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Getting Started

Get Compresto setup and running in minutes.

Setup guide

Install and activate Compresto

Install Ghostscript

Required for PDF compression

How-To Guides

Learn how to compress different file types with step-by-step instructions.

Compress video

Compress image

Compress GIF

Convert video to GIF

Extract MP3 from video

Compress PDF

Compress EPUB

Pause and resume

Workflow

Speed up repeat work and automate compression.

Presets

Save and reuse compression settings

Per-file settings

Override settings for individual files

Drop zone

Quick drag-and-drop compression

Folder monitoring

Auto-compress files in watched folders

Clipboard compression

Compress files as soon as you copy them

Compression history

See everything you’ve compressed

Customization

Fine-tune Compresto to match your workflow.

App language

English, German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Video codec

Choose H.264, H.265, or VP9

Hardware acceleration

Use GPU for faster encoding

AI renaming

Auto-rename images with OpenAI or offline with Ollama

File metadata

Keep EXIF, dates, and Finder tags

CPU cores limit

Video FPS

Notifications

Sleep after compression

Confetti

Integrations

Extend Compresto with automation and third-party tools.

Deep linking

Trigger compression via URL scheme

Raycast extension

Compress files from Raycast

API Reference

Integrate image compression into your applications.

API documentation

REST API for programmatic image compression

Happy compressing, and welcome to the Compresto community!