Problem
People need passport crops, social sizes, and lighter JPEGs/WebPs without trusting an upload-based compressor with photos and EXIF.
Constraints
No server upload, smooth quality slider, useful presets, batch ZIP and PDF — and a product URL that matches GlassPad.
Role
Solo product and build: compression workflow, crop UI, GlassPad handoff, and Glass branding.
How it works
- Dedicated app at glasscompress.madushka.com with the same liquid-glass look as the rest of the Glass toolkit
- Phone photos (including HEIC) open directly in the browser — no upload step
- Interactive crop with passport and social presets; flip and mirror for quick fixes
- Live size preview while adjusting quality; batch ZIP and multi-page PDF export
- GlassPad handoff, built-in help, and installable as a PWA
- Legacy /tools/compress/ URL redirects to the product subdomain
Privacy / data flow
Images stay in your browser — nothing is uploaded to compress them. Re-encoding strips location and camera metadata by default. Batch sessions are capped at 20 images.
Outcome & lessons
GlassCompress extends the Glass toolkit beside GlassPad: same privacy story, product subdomain, and liquid-glass UI. The lesson: live size feedback and an always-visible Download control matter as much as the compression itself.