Compress JPEG Images for Squarespace

Squarespace websites are visually driven — large, beautiful images are central to the design. Properly compressed images maintain visual quality while dramatically improving page load speed. The most widely used lossy image format, ideal for photographs and complex images with millions of colors. Use ImageSmith to compress your JPEG images to the ideal file size for Squarespace — target under 20,000KB for optimal performance. Processing is fully browser-based — no server uploads, no privacy risk.

Recommended format

JPEG

Max file size

20,000KB

Dimensions

2500px max width for full-bleed sections

Upload JPEG at quality 80–85 for optimal quality-to-size ratio
Squarespace uses 2500px as the display maximum — match this for full-bleed images
Optimize all gallery images before upload to reduce page weight
PNG for logos with transparent backgrounds

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