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M8 Smart Image
Free local WebP converter & automated AI alt text generator
Boost WordPress speed and accessibility for free! M8 Smart Image converts JPEGs & PNGs to WebP locally on your server (saving 40-80% storage)—no paid SaaS subscriptions required. It also integrates Google Gemini and OpenAI vision models to automatically generate SEO-friendly, descriptive alt text for your images on upload. Includes a premium admin dashboard, safe file backups, and a background bulk optimizer. 100% free, private, and open source.
Hello Product Hunters! 👋
I'm the creator of Mak8it Smart Image (M8 Smart Image).
As a web developer, I got tired of seeing plugins lock basic image compression behind paywalls and monthly SaaS fees. Your web server is already fully capable of converting images to WebP—you shouldn't have to pay a middleman to do it.
Additionally, manual alt-text writing is tedious, but crucial for SEO and accessibility (WCAG). I built this plugin to combine local, free WebP optimization with state-of-the-art vision models (Google Gemini & OpenAI) using your own API keys—giving you maximum power with zero markup costs.
Key Highlights:
✅ 100% free and open-source
✅ Local WebP conversion (GD & Imagick support)
✅ Seamless opt-in Gemini / OpenAI vision models for alt text
✅ Original image backups (with one-click restoration)
✅ Premium, responsive dashboard with background bulk optimizer
I'd love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or feature requests. Let me know what you think in the comments! 👇
Thank you for your support!
About M8 Smart Image on Product Hunt
“Free local WebP converter & automated AI alt text generator”
M8 Smart Image was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #66 on the daily leaderboard. Boost WordPress speed and accessibility for free! M8 Smart Image converts JPEGs & PNGs to WebP locally on your server (saving 40-80% storage)—no paid SaaS subscriptions required. It also integrates Google Gemini and OpenAI vision models to automatically generate SEO-friendly, descriptive alt text for your images on upload. Includes a premium admin dashboard, safe file backups, and a background bulk optimizer. 100% free, private, and open source.
On the analytics side, M8 Smart Image competes within SEO, WordPress, Developer Tools and GitHub — topics that collectively have 616.1k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how M8 Smart Image performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted M8 Smart Image?
M8 Smart Image was hunted by Mujtaba Haider. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of M8 Smart Image including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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