The Friction
File limits tend to appear during uploads, emails, pitch decks, and website work. Existing compression tools often add ads, caps, registration, or privacy concerns.
Case Study
Compress-it
Compress-it started from recurring file-size friction and grew from a browser utility into a desktop direction for heavier media workflows.
LiveShrink images and videos for upload limits
The Constraints
I needed a practical tool despite not coming from a formal coding background. Browser-based processing also has real performance boundaries, especially around larger media.
The Solution & Build
With AI as the engineering partner, I mapped the compression flow, used browser-side processing for images, and treated bigger video and large-file needs as a desktop app direction.
The Impact
Compress-it reduced my own weekly operational friction and changed the scope of what I could build: from using tools to shaping the toolchain around the workflow.