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Dev tools · August 11, 2013

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Kraken.io – image optimization service

We are delighted to introduce new, fully-rewritten Kraken.io featuring: - Outstanding image optimization - Intuitive, easy-to-use API - Significantly improved lossy optimization techniques - Support for Google’s WebP compression algorithm - Support for SVG file optimization - Comprehensive paid plans for API usage designed to please everyone - Free, unlimited 7-day trial on all of our plans - The free Web Interface, featuring more beauty with Retina graphics - Rackspace Cloud Files and Amazon S3 integration - Integration libraries for PHP, Ruby and Node.js

Kraken.io – image optimization service launched on August 11, 2013 with 93 votes, #22 of 475 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 13 years on.

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Kraken.io is an image optimization and compression service that reduces file sizes for JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG, AVIF, HEIC, and PDF formats. It serves designers, developers, and website owners looking to improve load times and reduce bandwidth usage. The service offers an intuitive web interface and API with integration libraries for PHP, Ruby, and Node.js, plus connections to Amazon S3 and Rackspace Cloud Files. Users can try all paid plans free for seven days.

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Kraken.io Image Optimizer and Compressor for JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG, AVIF, HEIC and PDF.

Kraken.io is a robust, ultra-fast image optimizer and compressor with best-in-class algorithms. We'll save you bandwidth and storage space and will dramatically improve your website’s load times. We like to think the only way to get your image files smaller after optimizing them with Kraken.io is to delete them. Designers, Developers, WordPress and Magento users - even enthusiasts all over the world use Kraken.io Done with your page or layout? No you're not! Run them through Kraken.io, then you're really done. Optimize, compress and resize images from within your applications using our fully-featured and easy-to-use API. Are you a WordPress or Magento user? Get our official plugins and and…from kraken.io

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