A variety of free software is available to webmasters who wish to compress their website files. A wide variety of optimization tools are available for webmasters looking to reduce bandwidth by compressing the files on their website. Depending on the type of file, you may be able to achieve a 90 percent reduction rate with compression which, in turn, will save a tremendous amount of bandwidth.
FirebugFirebug is a Web development tool that not only inspects HTML and offers a JavaScript debugger but also shows what files can be compressed on the website. Only available as an extension for Firefox, Firebug is free open-source software. Once installed, Firebug can be opened from the "Tools" drop-down menu. The webmaster should click on "Analyze Performance" and wait for a detailed report as to what the development tool recommends regarding compression of files and images.GzipGzip is another open-source software application that provides file compression. The free program can be downloaded from the Gzip website, which offers detailed instructions as to how to set up and operate the software.OthersAdditional compression software is available, including 7-Zip, IZArc, WinRAR, PeaZip and the Unarchiver. References
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