Vikki Dawson

June 1, 2000

HTML Shrinker is a cool tool for getting the quickest download of your web pages.

I took one of my html review pages that I did for The TIEMdesign- The Graphic Design Magazine to test with. You can see the shrunk version here. It will load in a new window.

You have all the power to decide how your files are optimized.

You choose where the new optimized files are saved to and whether to save backup files and where to save the backed up files to.

I tested my file with images and without. The savings as far as file size was not changed.

You can opt to remove images, scripts, style sheets, non breaking spaces and fonts before shrinking a file. The above shows the savings I had when shrinking this file. If you don't like what you see, you can restore the file by clicking the "Restore" button.

The above dialog represents an additional shrinking after removing images from the file. The savings is small and reflects the image tags that were removed from the page.

You can batch optimize files saving time.

If you are into getting the best optimization and download times for your web pages then HTML Shrinker is a tool to have handy.

Features of the Light Version

• Reduces the size of your web and wap pages up to 35% without changing their layout
• Shrinks various web file types e.g. HTML, SHTML, JHTML, CFML, JS, CSS and PHP Files
• Shrinks plain html code, but also JavaScript, Php and VBscript code
• Respects comments from different html editors e.g. Dreamweaver, Pagemill, SourceSafe and leaves SSI commands untouched
• Select one or more files for shrinking
• The original files are automatically backed up by HTML Shrinker
• Restore option to bring back the original files
• Option to remove backups if they aren't needed anymore
• Clean up your html documents to make them slim for archiving or transferring them to your pocket computer
• Remove all images, scripts, styles or NB spaces to make the files even smaller if the layout of the pages isn't important
• Command to display the html source code and display and check the web pages in your browser
• Options dialog to deactivate or activate different shrinking options

Features of the Pro Version

• Reduces the size of your web and wap pages up to 50% without changing their layout
• Shrinks various web file types e.g. HTML, WML, WMLS, SHTML, JHTML, XML, CFML, JS, CSS, ASP, PL, PHP and TCL Files
• Shrinks plain html code, but also JavaScript, Perl, Php and VBscript code
• Respects comments from different html editors e.g. Dreamweaver, Pagemill, SourceSafe and leaves SSI commands untouched
• Select single files for shrinking or shrink a whole web site with one mouse click
• Shrink to a destination folder and keep the original files untouched
• Shrink files or folders directly from the Windows Explorer using the context menu
• Shrink files or folders by dragging and dropping them from the Windows Explorer
• Shrink files by using a script that controls HTML Shrinker or by using the DOS box
• Shrink html or script code on the clipboard
• Simulate the shrinking of files
• Analyze what elements will be removed
• The original files are automatically backed up by HTML Shrinker
• You can backup the original files to the same folder or select a different folder
• Restore option to bring back the original files
• Option to remove backups if they aren't needed anymore
• Clean up your html documents to make them slim for archiving or transferring them to your pocket computer
• Remove all images, scripts, styles, NB spaces or font tags to make the files even smaller if the layout of the pages isn't important
• Sites menu for quickly accessing root folders of different web sites on your hard drive
• Command to display the html source code and display and check the web pages in your browser
• Options dialog to deactivate or activate different shrinking options

Head on over to The Pluginsite to check out HTML Shrinker. There is a light version and a professional version. Download it and try it out.

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