How to Compress a PNG Without Losing Quality

Short summary

PNG files are large because the format is lossless and preserves every pixel exactly. The practical way to shrink them is re-encoding to WebP at ~90% quality, which retains transparency while cutting file size 60–90%, or falling back to JPG when maximum compatibility is required. The author also promotes FileForge Tools, a free client-side file conversion suite.

• •PNG is lossless so there is no quality slider; re-encode to WebP or JPG instead
• •WebP at ~90% quality preserves transparency and sharp edges while shrinking files 60–90%
• •Use JPG only when the destination cannot accept WebP, since JPG drops transparency

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