Compressio

About Compressio was originally my final college project. Сompressio is a Python-based program that uses the PyQt framework for it’s GUI. I also used multithreading and Pillow libraries It is pretty simple: Select a folder containing images you need to compress Select where to save all the images after compressing Choose level of compression using a slider. This is applicable only to JPEG, as PNG is a lossless format. The coolest thing I’m proud of is compressio’s speed. Hundreads of images can be compressed in 10-20 seconds. Furthermore, you will not spot any significant difference in quality. ...

03-03-2023 · 2 min · 229 words

SearX instance

SearX (or it’s fork SearXNG) is a free and open-source metasearch engine. Unlike traditional search engines, SearX: Respects your privacy by removing private data from search requests, as well as requests going to the result pages Searching using multiple (metasearch) search engines, such as Google, DuckDuckGo, Qwant, Wikidata; there are dozens. This gives you much more information and does not trap you in a filter bubble Hackable. Don’t like my defaults? Change anything you like. All changes are stored in your browser cookies and belong to you. When creating my own instance, I tried to focus on both usability and privacy. I keep zero logs about your activity, some of the engines were modded for better experience, e.g. Google’s engine now uses mobile UI by default to prevent my instance from being banned. ...

03-03-2023 · 1 min · 154 words