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Life & fun · January 10, 2021

JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built with WebAssembly

Browser-based, privacy-aware JPEG optimizer

JPEG.rocks – Privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built with WebAssembly launched on January 10, 2021 with 61 votes, #791 of 3,157 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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JPEG.rocks is a privacy-aware JPEG optimizer built with WebAssembly that runs in the browser. It allows users to compress and optimize JPEG images while keeping all processing local to their device, ensuring no image data is sent to external servers. The tool is designed for anyone needing to reduce image file sizes without compromising privacy, making it suitable for web developers, content creators, and general users handling photo files.

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