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GetCompress
Lossless media compression without context switching
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Lossless media compression without context switching
535 followers
GetCompress is a lightweight desktop app that quickly compresses videos, images, GIFs, PDFs in batches: get up to 90% smaller files with minimal quality loss. Save your time & keep files safe with offline compression. Drag files in and out, no extra clicks. Available for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Wow, looks very cool! Curious, how do you handle already compressed formats like H.264/H.265 videos or modern image codecs (WebP/AVIF)? Is the gain mostly from re-encoding presets or do you use some additional optimization layer?
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@alex_gorodnitskiy thanks for an advanced question! To be honest, in many cases already optimized formats much less benefit from additional compression, but re-encoding with advanced params or Apple native codecs sometimes helps even further 👀
However, the main use-case for GetCompress is compressing any kind of media that is produced by any tool in your work, before uploading it or using elsewhere, so you can get WebP and AVIF or compressed MP4 safely & quickly in batches!
The context-switching pain is real - I'm always mid-workflow when I need to compress something and end up in some janky browser tool or hunting for a half-remembered app. Having this as a lightweight desktop app that stays offline makes a lot of sense to me. Quick question: does it handle RAW photo files? That's usually where most compression tools fall apart for me.
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@omri_ben_shoham1 hey, thank you for your question! Yes, GetCompress supports RAW format, and also some Apple native optimizations to handle it faster & with better quality ⚡
The "no extra clicks + offline" combo is the part that would actually get me to switch. Most compression tools either require cloud upload (privacy concern for client files) or have friction-heavy UIs. The 90% reduction claim is bold though - curious how it holds on video specifically, since most desktop compressors struggle past ~70% without visible artifacts at anything beyond 1080p. What codec are you using under the hood for video?
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@galdayan thanks for a detailed question!
The less optimized video is initially, the more it gets compressed, and 70% are passed regularly 🗜️
Not only codecs matter, but the additional compression params too (they might affect both speed and result file size), and you can choose codecs in 1 click, if you wish: it's H.264 by default (or Apple native VideoToolbox is used if you turn it on)
You can also quickly switch to WebM and OFTEN go past 90% compression without visible artifacts: WebM + AV1 is now widely supported and is a GOAT free format ⚡
Can you create a team license? where you can purchase multiple seats under one key?
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@luki_notlowkey hey, thanks a lot!
Surprisingly, images were much more tricky to ensure the "perfect production-grade compression" across all images, due to the number of extensions, edge cases, and some additional advanced algorithms to be introduced (e.g. a proper lossy PNG compression).
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@luki_notlowkey thanks for asking!
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@codingwisely hey, thanks a lot! Yes, the settings are very flexible, and your original files are very safe: they are deleted only if you turn on a special setting, otherwise the output file names will follow your desired pattern and will be placed into directory you specified.
Not totally sure I understood the main workflow, but the practical question for me is onboarding: can a small team get value before they clean up all their existing tools/data?
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@xiaosong001 hey, thanks a lot for your question! There is currently no free trial period but I guarantee refunds with no questions asked for 14 days. It means you can start by buying just one license, before cleaning up any existing tools, then proceed if it’s ok, or refund if you don’t like it (but I’d appreciate a chance to improve it quickly! no blockers though)