Hello, I have a question please. How are websites like https://pngoptimize.com (which provide image compression and optimization services online) created? What are the main tools or technologies (programming languages, libraries, or servers) usually used to build such platforms? And is it possible for a beginner to develop a similar website with practical steps?
On the off chance you’re not here to advertise the website you mentioned…
Are you referring to the website or the image compression and conversion algorithms? They’re separate things.
There’s nothing unusual about the website. It’s uninteresting, uncomplicated, and functional.
As for the image manipulation tools, JPEG, PNG, and WebP are all widely available algorithms that don’t require licensing. Anyone with the right skill set could easily incorporate them into a usable product for a website.
Websites like that usually combine a back-end language such as Python or Node.js with libraries that handle image compression, like Pillow or Sharp. The front end is just a simple form where users upload a file and get the optimized version back. As a beginner, you can start by writing a small script that compresses images locally, then connect it to a basic web page. Once that works, you can move on to hosting and scaling it online.