Convert and compress images

Switch between PNG, JPEG and WebP, set the quality, or ask for a maximum file size.

Run it free Use it from the API

$0.001

per run in the cloud

$0

on your own machine

Target file size

Ask for under 200 KB and the quality is picked for you.

Transparency handled

Pick the background color when a format has no alpha.

Private

Runs on your computer, no upload.

Reference

Inputs and parameters

The same on every surface: the desktop app, Claude through MCP and the API. Unknown parameters are refused, so a typo never runs with a default.

Inputs

Name	Type	Limits	Notes
image required	image	30 MB, 40 MP	Source image

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Accepted	Notes
format	enum	webp	png, jpeg, webp
quality	int	85	1 to 100	JPEG/WebP quality.
lossless	bool	false	true, false	WebP lossless.
max_kb	int	·	10 to 50000	Lower the quality until the file fits (JPEG/WebP).
background	string	#ffffff	^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$	Fill for transparent pixels when the format has no alpha (JPEG).

Outputs

imageimage

API

Run Convert / compress from the API

curl https://imference.com/tools/convert \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $IMFERENCE_API_KEY" \
  -F image=@image.png

Files go in multipart fields named after the inputs; JSON works too, with {"inputs": {...}, "params": {...}} and https URLs or base64 data: URIs. The answer is a request_id: poll GET /status?request_id=... until it returns the outputs. Pay per call from a wallet instead at POST /ondemand/tools/convert. A run that fails is refunded to your credits. Details in the reference.

Specs

The details

Price: $0.001 · 1 credit
Runs: Local and cloud
License: No model weights
Tool id: convert 1.0.0
MCP tool: convert

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