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About Compress PNG to 100KB – Transparent & Lossless Reducer
Compress PNG graphics to 100 KB or less with transparent choices: preserve lossless PNG format or convert to modern WebP.
The image is decoded and processed locally in your browser; it is not uploaded to Navorika.
How to use this tool
- 1Select a PNG image with or without transparency.
- 2Choose Mode A (Preserve PNG) or Mode B (Smaller File via WebP).
- 3The engine re-encodes the image and downscales dimensions only if necessary to stay under 100 KB.
- 4Download your 100 KB image.
Understanding the result
Canvas PNG encoding is lossless, meaning quality sliders have no effect on raw PNG byte size.
Mode A adjusts pixel dimensions to hit 100 KB losslessly, while Mode B uses lossy WebP to preserve transparency at full dimensions.
Important limitations
- Complex PNG screenshots with text may lose sharpness if dimensional downscaling is required in Mode A.
- Color quantization (8-bit indexed PNG) is not executed in browser canvas.
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Frequently asked questions
Why cannot PNG be compressed with a quality slider?
PNG is a strictly lossless compression format. HTML5 Canvas ignores quality arguments for image/png. File size can only be reduced by downsizing dimensions or converting to WebP.
Does Mode B keep transparency?
Yes. When converting to WebP in Mode B, full alpha transparency is preserved.
Are files processed locally?
Yes. Processing runs entirely on your device with no server upload.
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