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InstaLight

My photos weighed as much as Instagram's limit, so I made a compressor.

OPENED
MAY 2026
FOR
Me, instead of paying for an app
SOURCE
Public on GitHub

Code on GitHub

Dark InstaLight window with source and destination folders, crop, JPEG quality and max width options, Compress now and Export as ZIP buttons, and a before-and-after preview.
InstaLight: source, destination, crop, quality and a before-and-after preview.

ROUTE · L7 Workshop · 3 stations

  1. MAR 2025 · In service VibeLoader
  2. YOU ARE HERE InstaLight
  3. AUG 2026 · In service ByteHauler

Why it exists

It compresses and prepares photos before uploading: smaller files, a max width, centered crops for the feed (1:1, 4:5) and stories (9:16), and an approximate size cap in KB. It has a before-and-after preview, exports to ZIP and also runs from the command line.

How it's built

  • Python
  • Pillow
  • PyInstaller