Top 10 Free Javascript Compressors

If you don’t already, you really should get in the habit of compressing your Javascript.

In a survey of ten top U.S. web sites, minification achieved a 21% file size reduction.

This can allow your website to load up to 80% faster! Save bandwidth, hosting fees and decrease load time all at once.

Here is a list of the top 10 free Javascript compressors:

1. MinifyJS.com Javascript Compressor – Really cool and easy to use to minify Javascript. The interface is well laid out and intuitive to use for even the beginner programmer; additionally there is a drop down selector where you can choose advanced compression options for your code, such as: Char sets, fast/slow mode, numeric compression, high ASCII compression and whether or not to use Javascript obfuscation.
2. JSCompress.com – This cool utility lets you choose between two very different forms of compressing, JSMin or Packer by Dean Edwards; thus allowing you to compare which method has the smallest file size.
3. JavascriptCompressor.com – One of the more popular tools used by programmers plus it has forums where you can discuss all your compression desires!
4. MinifyJavascript.com Javascript Compressor – A simple and straight forward utility with great compression tutorials and optional advanced compression settings.
5. Yahoo! YUI Compressor – Since Yahoo! basically coined the term “minify,” it is only proper that have their own utility, beware though, intermediate programming knowledge required.
6. Google Minify – Just because Google out its name on it, doesn’t make it easy to use or understand; this application if for expert users only. Also works with CSS.
7. ShrinkSafe– The Dojo Toolkit, a different and interesting approach to code compression.
8. Huffman Javascript Compression – Another very basic Javascript compressor, no bells and whistles just straight minifying.
9. Code and Coffee – Great compressor for beginners; Select from 3 levels of compression (high, medium and low) then click compress and you’re on your way to a faster website.
10. Creativyst JS Compressor – Sure it is a bare bones utility, but hey it does what it advertises.

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