Free alternative
A free Squoosh alternative
An open-source image compression web app, from Google Chrome Labs, that compresses and compares images with different codecs in the browser. Anyfile is a free alternative for many of the same jobs: it opens, edits and converts files in your browser, and nothing is uploaded.
Squoosh and Anyfile, side by side
| Squoosh | Anyfile | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | No price or paid plan is listed on Squoosh’s site or repository. The project is open source, with its code published under the Apache License 2.0. Source | Free, funded by optional donations |
| Free version | Not stated on their pages | Everything is free |
| Free limits | Not stated on their pages | No daily limits; size limits per kind of file (for example 100 MB pictures, 300 MB PDFs) |
| Are files uploaded? | No. Squoosh says it does not send your image to a server and that all image compression happens locally. It does use Google Analytics to collect basic visitor data, the before and after image size values and, for the installed app (PWA), the type and time of installation. Source | No: files are opened and converted in your browser |
| How long files are kept | Not stated on their pages | Never stored: nothing is uploaded |
| Account needed | Not stated on their pages | No |
| Ads | Not stated on their pages | None |
| Platforms | A web app that runs in the browser. Its privacy notes also refer to installing it as a PWA (progressive web app). Source | Any current browser on a computer, tablet or phone; installable as an app |
| Formats | The app’s source code lists encoders for MozJPEG, OxiPNG, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL (beta), WebP v2 (unstable) and QOI, plus the browser’s own JPEG, PNG and GIF encoders; decoders for AVIF, JPEG XL, QOI, WebP and WebP v2; and resize and colour-reduction (quantize) processors. Source | 202 file extensions in 17 editors, with 639 one-click conversions |
Facts about Squoosh come from its own pages, checked on 2026-10-22. Prices and limits change, so follow each source for today’s.
When Squoosh is the better choice
Squoosh is the better choice when you want to fine-tune one image’s codec settings (MozJPEG, WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL and others) and compare the result with the original side by side. Anyfile suits compressing and converting several pictures in one go, without codec-level controls.