Compress++ vs Sami Media Optimizer

Compress down your photo library to free up space for more photos! Preserves photo albums associations, name, location, camera information and all other metadata. Your compressed photos will just take less space on your device, depending on the settings - 2x-10x times smaller. Complete privacy - all the processing is done on your device and no photo or data leaves out.

RECLAIM YOUR STORAGE SPACE Is your device running out of space? Sami helps you optimize photos, videos, and PDFs with intelligent compression keeping the memories while freeing up gigabytes of storage. NEW IN SAMI 2: A MEDIA TOOLBOX - Convert & Combine: turn images, video, audio, animations, PDFs and comic archives into other formats, or combine a folder of images into one animation or PDF - Visually lossless: Sami picks the smallest quality for each photo and video that still looks the same as the original - New formats: WebP and AVIF images, AV1 video encoded on your device, and MP3 audio - Edit Tags: titles, artwork, chapters and subtitles for video and music, with optional online lookup using your own keys - Live Photos: take them apart, make new ones, or turn them into animations - Flash Movies: play .swf files with sound and record them at up to 4K PREVIEW BEFORE YOU COMMIT Never guess about quality. See exactly how your optimized media will look with side-by-side comparisons. Inspect details before saving. Your photos, your control. SMART TASK SYSTEM Create custom optimization tasks for specific albums, folders, or file types. Target exactly the media you want with filters for dates, file sizes, and more. Sami optimizes only what you choose. AUTOMATE EVERYTHING Set tasks to run automatically on a schedule or trigger them from Apple Shortcuts. Optimize new photos daily, compress videos before backups, or run tasks when you arrive home. Set it and forget it. FULL SHORTCUTS & SIRI SUPPORT Sami's whole job system is scriptable from the Shortcuts app: create optimization tasks with real filters (media types, age, minimum size, quality, video codec and resolution caps), list your tasks, check their status, and queue them to run. The Optimize Media action runs photos, videos, and PDFs straight through Sami's optimizers with the preference profile you choose and hands the optimized files to the next action. You can even read or change Sami's settings from a shortcut, and your tasks show up in Spotlight search. WORKS WITH YOUR MEDIA - Apple Photos library integration - Any folder on your device - Drag and drop support on Mac and iPad - Photos, videos, and PDF documents - Estimate savings before optimizing FUN & INTUITIVE Media optimization doesn't have to be boring. Sami features a delightfully playful interface with smooth animations and clear visualizations that make managing your library enjoyable. UNIVERSAL APPLE APP One purchase works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with full feature parity. FEATURES - Side-by-side preview comparisons - Apple Photos library access - Custom folder optimization - Automated task scheduling - Full Apple Shortcuts & Siri integration - Tasks searchable from Spotlight - PDF compression support - Format conversion and combining - Tag, chapter and subtitle editing - Live Photo and Flash movie tools - Drag and drop files - Storage savings estimation - Batch processing - Quality control settings, or visually lossless per file - Universal app (iOS + macOS) - No subscription required PERFECT FOR - Freeing up device storage - Creating reference versions of media - Archiving old photos at lower quality - Preparing media for sharing or upload - Keeping document libraries lean - Automated photo library maintenance IMPORTANT NOTE Sami uses lossy compression to achieve space savings. There will be some quality loss in optimized media. The side-by-side preview feature helps you evaluate if the quality trade-off meets your needs. Always keep backups of important media. Download Sami today and take control of your device storage with smart, automated media optimization.