🖼️ Local Image Compressor, 🔗See the User Manual

A lightweight Flask + JavaScript web app that lets you compress images locally on your own computer.
No data leaves your system — all processing happens on your machine for maximum speed, privacy, and control.

You can use the repo in the following way⬇️

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Simple and responsive web interface
• ⚡ Fast JPEG compression using Pillow (Python)
• 🔒 100% local processing — no internet required
• 🧠 Easy to set up and run

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🧩 Tech Stack

• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Backend: Python (Flask)
• Compression Engine: Pillow (PIL)
• Deployment (optional): GitHub Pages + ngrok

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📂 Folder Structure

local-image-compressor
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|--static
|    |--index.html
|--requirements.txt
|--server.py

⚙️ Installation & Setup

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/meshbykartick/local-image-compressor.git
cd local-image-compressor

pip install -r requirements.txt

or, in your terminal run-

pip install flask flask-cors pillow

▶️ Run the Server

python server.py

You’ll see output like:

 Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000

Now, open your browser and visit http://127.0.0.1:5000

You can now upload an Image and then download the compressed file.

👨‍💻 Author

Kartick Samanta 🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/meshbykartick/