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Smaller files. Ready to send.

Compress images and videos locally on Windows. Manual controls are free; Pro adds video size targets.

Get it free on Microsoft StorePro pricing and terms

Available in Microsoft Store

Current desktop previews with sample media. Select the screenshot to enlarge it.

Current CompressThing desktop preview with a mixed media queue

Made for files with somewhere to go.

  • Discord
  • Email
  • Client work
  • Web uploads
  • Storage limits

01One queue

See the job before you run it.

Keep images and videos together in one queue. Review each source file and choose where the finished copies go.

Current CompressThing desktop preview with a mixed media queue

02Free and Pro

Free to compress. Pro to hit a size.

The same panel in its two modes. Manual is in the free download; Target size is the Pro license.

Free · Manual

Set the quality. Keep moving.

Choose video format, resolution, and quality. For images, select a format and adjust quality in Manual mode.

Current CompressThing desktop preview with a mixed media queue

Pro · Target size

Pick your target.

Choose Discord, Email, Web, or a custom video size limit. Keep the output you need in view.

CompressThing Pro preview with video destination and maximum size controls

03On your PC

Your files stay on your computer.

CompressThing processes media locally. Your files aren’t uploaded to a conversion service.

  • Local processing
  • Choose your output folder
  • No upload queue
CompressThing Settings with the Downloads output folder, remembered compression settings, the File Explorer action, and the Pro run-in-background option

04Pricing

One download. One optional license.

Pro pricing and terms
Price
$9.99 USD
One purchase for one person on up to three PCs.
Billing
One-time purchase
Updates within the purchased major version are included; future major versions may be sold separately.
Download
Free in Microsoft Store
Manual image and video compression works without a Pro license.

Source for the bundled media engine is published on GitHub. Media engine source code

Make room for what you’re sending.

Get free manual compression for images and videos. Pro video size targets are licensed separately.

Get it free on Microsoft StorePro pricing and terms

Available in Microsoft Store