Privacy Architecture
How ByteSlim guarantees your files never leave your device — private by architecture, not by promise. There is no file-receiving server in our processing pipeline.
The processing flow
- File API — your browser reads the .pptx locally
- Web Worker / WASM — images and structure optimized on-device
- Local Blob — the result stays in browser memory
- Download — you save a new copy; the original is untouched
At no point does a file transfer step exist between steps 1 and 4.
Verify it yourself in 30 seconds
- Open ByteSlim and press F12 to open browser DevTools
- Go to the Network tab
- Drop a PPTX into the compressor and let it finish
- No request carries your file — the only traffic is loading page assets
The compressor shows a live "Network: 0 file uploads" status while you work.
What we collect — and don't
- We never receive your files, file names, or file contents — they are processed entirely inside your browser tab
- No accounts, so no profile is built about you
- Anonymous page analytics only: aggregated, anonymous page-view statistics (browser type, coarse region, referrer) — never file data
- Compression always produces a new copy; your original file is never modified