ApowerCompress

High-quality images or videos take up a lot of disk space, which can be a problem if you need to store them on a limited-capacity drive or upload them somewhere. ApowerCompress provides a simple and straightforward solution to this issue. As the name suggests, the software is capable of compressing files to make them smaller and fit wherever you intend to store or upload them. It finds a decent balance between compression strength and quality, so you will still be able to enjoy a good-looking picture, even after it's been cut down to a more manageable size.

ApowerCompress is free to try, without any serious limitations. It works on all popular Windows platforms, and it doesn't use a significant amount of resources. You can install the software quickly and easily, and you don't have to meet any special requirements before you can run it.

Compressing files is quite easy. Just drop them over the software's user interface and click a button. Of course, there are a few tweaks you can make before starting the operation. The software has a simple and elegant user interface, which allows you to go through the entire process on the fly. All the controls you need are located right in front of you, so you don't have to waste time looking around for a particular button or bring up additional menus.

There are three sections on the software's interface, but with similar controls and layouts. Each section is dedicated to a specific file type, namely images, videos and PDFs. Imported files are listed together with their original sizes, and you will also see the new sizes and compression ratio in the same list, once you complete a compression job.

Once you load your files onto the interface, you can set a higher or lower compression strength to find a balance between size and quality. Also, the software lets you set a different resolution for videos, which you can select directly in the list, in the "Output resolution" column. What's more, you can decide to convert images to JPG and videos to MP4, if they're in different formats, or you can just leave them in their original format.

If you need your files to be smaller, you can definitely count ApowerCompress to shrink them down without sacrificing too much from their original quality.