Comparison
A Squoosh alternative for batches of images in Google Drive
Squoosh and PixelCinch share an idea: compress images in the browser so they never leave your device. Squoosh does it one image at a time, from your computer. PixelCinch does it for whole folders, straight from Google Drive.
Squoosh and PixelCinch side by side
| Squoosh | PixelCinch | |
|---|---|---|
| Where your images go | Stay in your browser | Stay in your browser |
| Images at a time | One | As many as you select, including whole folders |
| Works on files in Google Drive | No — download and re-upload | Yes, in place, shared drives included |
| Fine-tuning per image | Detailed codec controls and side-by-side preview | One setting for the whole batch |
| HEIC from iPhone | Depends on the browser | Yes, in every browser |
| Price | Free | Free for 50 images a month |
Use Squoosh when
- You are tuning one image for a website and want to compare codecs
- The image is on your computer, not in Drive
- You want advanced encoder settings
Use PixelCinch when
- You have dozens or hundreds of images to shrink
- They are already in Google Drive or a shared drive
- You want the results saved back in the same folder
Questions
Is PixelCinch as private as Squoosh?
Yes, in the same way: images are processed in your browser and never sent to a PixelCinch server. The difference is that PixelCinch reads from and writes to Google Drive with your permission.
Can PixelCinch process a whole folder?
Yes. Pick a folder in Google’s file picker and every image inside joins the run.
Why not just use Squoosh one by one?
For a few images, do. For a folder of 300 phone photos, downloading, squooshing and re-uploading each one takes hours.
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Squoosh is a trademark of its owner. PixelCinch is not affiliated with it. Limits described here were checked in November 2026 and may change.