Linux Tools – JpegOptim to Compress/ Optimize Image Files

April 6, 2020 6701 Views

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Jpegoptim allows you to compress/optimize image files from the command line in linux.

WARNING: by default Jpegoptim modifies the source file

JpegOptim: https://www.mankier.com/1/jpegoptim
Install Jpegoptim on Ubuntu

sudo apt-get install jpegoptim
Resize Image (overwrites source)

jpegoptim –size=50k image.jpg
Saves Converted Image into Different Folder

jpegoptim –size=50k –dest=outputFolder image.jpg
Overwrites Files on Output Folder

jpegoptim –size=100k –dest=outputFolder -o image.jpg
Resize Multiple Images at Once

jpegoptim –size=50k image1.jpg image2.jpg image3.jpg

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