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Squeezels vs Squoosh
Google's free browser tool and a Mac app built around the same kinds of encoders.
Download on theMac App StoreFree download · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Mac with Apple silicon
The short answer
Squoosh is a superb free tool for fine-tuning a single image in the browser, with every codec setting exposed. Squeezels is for doing the same to hundreds of images at once, without leaving your Mac.
Side by side
| Feature | Squeezels | Squoosh |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on | Mac (Apple silicon, macOS 14+) | Any modern web browser |
| Price | Free: 30 images a day. Pro: $1.99/mo, $9.99/yr or $14.99 once | Free |
| Images stay on your computer | ✓Yes, processed on your Mac | ✓Yes, processed in your browser |
| Compress JPEG & PNG | ✓Yes (mozjpeg, lossless oxipng) | ✓Yes (MozJPEG, OxiPNG) |
| WebP & AVIF | ✓Yes (libwebp, libavif) | ✓Yes |
| HEIC (iPhone photos) | ✓Yes | ~Only where your browser can open it |
| Convert between formats | ✓Yes, with Pro: anything macOS opens → JPEG, PNG, HEIC, WebP, AVIF | ✓Yes, one image at a time |
| Batch: many files and folders | ✓Yes, one image per CPU core | ✕No, one image at a time (the CLI was retired) |
| Resize | ✓Yes: 4096, 2560, 1920 or 1280 px | ✓Yes, per image |
| Strip EXIF & GPS | ✓Yes, on by default | ~Not documented |
| Drop on the menu bar | ✓Yes | ✕No |
| Open source | ✕No (encoders are open source) | ✓Yes (Apache 2.0) |
Facts about Squoosh checked in October 2026, from: Squoosh on GitHub, Squoosh v2 announcement. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.
Choose Squoosh if…
- You're tuning one important image and want every encoder setting at your fingertips.
- You're on Windows, Linux or a Chromebook.
- You want it free, with no limits.
Choose Squeezels if…
- You have more than a handful of images: Squeezels takes whole folders and works on one image per core.
- You want sensible defaults (quality 80%, metadata stripped) instead of setting each image up by hand.
- You want to drop files on the Dock or the menu bar and be done.
- You want an app that's actively developed. Squoosh's code hasn't changed since August 2024.
FAQ
Squeezels vs Squoosh: questions
The web app works on one image at a time. Google's batch command-line tool was removed from the project. Squeezels compresses and converts whole folders at once.
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Download on theMac App StoremacOS 14 Sonoma or later · Mac with Apple silicon