Once you’re done editing your photos, it’s important to export them in a way that keeps your website fast and responsive. In this lesson, we’ll walk through how to export your images from Photopea in a lightweight format optimized for the web.

📥 Why This Matters

When images are too large in file size, they slow down your website, leading to:

• A bad user experience

• Lower SEO rankings

• Increased bounce rates (especially on mobile)

So it’s essential to export correctly!

🪄 Step-by-Step: Exporting Your Image for the Web

🔹 1. Go to File → Export As…

Once your editing is done:

• Click File

• Hover over Export As

You’ll see a few file format options depending on your image type.

🔹 2. Choose the Right File Format

Here’s what to choose:

For most photos on your website (hero images, team images, blog photos), JPEG is the best choice because it balances quality and file size.

🔹 3. Set the Quality to 80%

In the export settings:

• Change Quality to 80%

  • You can do this by typing in “80” or sliding the quality bar

  • This keeps the image looking good but greatly reduces file size

You’ll also see a preview of your final image size.

🔹 4. Click “Save”

• Choose where to save the image on your computer

• Your browser will download the compressed image

📏 Example:

Let’s say your original image was 2.4 MB.
After exporting at 80% quality, it might reduce to 123 KB — a huge difference in loading speed without much visual loss.

✅ Recap

⚡ Bonus Tip:

For even faster loading, consider running your images through TinyPNG.com or ImageOptim for additional compression.