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Compress images, convert formats and compress PDF files online
A practical guide to the Data Lynx Tools services: how to compress images, change their dimensions, convert their formats, create ICO files and favicons, compress PDF files, and prepare images and documents for specific sizes such as 500KB.
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Image compression
Learn how to reduce image size while keeping the best balance between quality and file size.
Format conversion
A guide to the different image formats and when to use JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and others.
PDF files
Learn how to compress PDF files and scanned documents and reduce their size.
ICO files
Learn about ICO files and how to create favicons and multi-size icons.
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Practical guides to help you understand how to handle images and PDF files and choose the right way to process your files.
How do you reduce an image to less than 500KB?
A practical guide to why images grow in size and how to shrink them using the right quality, dimensions and format while keeping the best possible clarity.
JPG or PNG or WebP or AVIF?
A practical guide to the most common image formats, comparing their uses and choosing the right one based on quality, size, transparency and the web.
Tools alone are not enough
An image compression tool helps you get the task done, but understanding why file sizes and formats differ, and how compression works, helps you pick the right setting and get a better result.
That is why the Knowledge Center combines practical tools with educational content, so a user can move from understanding a problem straight to solving it.