Save for Web

GIMP Save for Web is a very handy tool with the help of which you can optimize JPEG, GIF and PNG images in a better way. It reduces the image size by removing the unnecessary metadata without having much effect on the image quality

Gimp - Save for Web Plugin

The GIMP save for web plugin is a handy tool that can help you optimize JPEG, GIF and PNG images. It's easy to use as it offers an image preview and has settings to remove EXIF info along with reducing quality, cropping and resizing images.

Let's see how you can install and use the 'Save for Web' plugin in Gimp.

Step 1: Download the save for web zip file from here: http://registry.gimp.org/node/33

Step 2: Unzip the file and copy the resulting webexport.exe file in your GIMP plugins directory.

If you don't know where your Gimp plugin's directory is, go to 'Edit > Preferences > Folders > Plugins'. You should be able to see one or more locations here. Go to these locations and if you can find existing plugins there. If yes, that's the folder you want to paste your webexport.exe in.

For me it was this folder under program files: C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\lib\gimp\2.0\plug-ins

In my other machine the folder was: C:\Users\Username\.gimp-2.8\plug-ins

Step 4: To access the program, close and reopen Gimp, go to File > Save for Web and you should be able to see a dialog box with a image preview where you can make the required adjustments to your image.