What is file friction?

File friction is the hassle that arises when files are too large, in the wrong format, hard to share, contain metadata or need to be adapted before they can be used. Krymp Index measures how much of that friction is removed in Sweden each month.

Is the data anonymous?

Yes. Krymp Index aggregates only totals from anonymous sessions. No files, IP addresses, account info or personal data are included. Buckets with fewer than 25 runs are suppressed.

May I use the numbers?

Yes. Krymp Index is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Cite 'krymp.hasty.se/en/index-report' as the source and please link back.

How often is Krymp Index updated?

Every 15 minutes we recompute the index from the latest rolling 30-day window. The JSON and CSV exports use the same data.

Krymp Index · How Sweden shrinks its files

Krymp Index

Name: Krymp Index
Creator: Krymp
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Our rolling measurement of file friction — the hassle of large files, the wrong format, leaked metadata and hard-to-share artifacts. Anonymous, aggregated, quotable. Refreshed every 15 minutes.

Friction Index (30 days)

100/100

+53 vs. the previous 30 days

The score weighs five dimensions — data (25%), time (30%), protection (20%), sharing (15%) and creativity (10%) — against a 12-month rolling average baseline.

Data saved

3.1 GB

+3.0 GB last 30 d

Time freed

3 person-days

+5 person-days last 30 d

Protected files

1,077

+2,382 last 30 d

Shareable artifacts

351

+357 last 30 d

Creative works

120

+442 last 30 d

Quotable stats

Click to copy. Source line is added automatically.

Most-used tools (lifetime)

1
Bildkomprimering672 runs
Local1.5 GB saved
2
Bildformat344 runs
LocalShare141.2 MB saved
3
Beskriv bild99 runs
Creative
4
Formatkonvertering22 runs
Local24.8 MB saved
5
Videokomprimering11 runs
Local185.5 MB saved
6
Ta bort bakgrund10 runs
LocalCreative
7
Färgextraktion10 runs
LocalCreative
8
Videoformat4 runs
LocalShare1.2 GB saved
9
GIF-verktyg1 runs
LocalShareCreative
10
Ta bort metadata1 runs
Local

Ready-made article angles

Raw data

Krymp Index is published under CC-BY 4.0. Grab the full index in machine-readable form:

JSON CSV

Method & anonymity

No files, IP addresses or personal data are stored. Only aggregated totals from anonymous sessions. Buckets with fewer than 25 events are suppressed. Read the full methodology.

Generated 10 June 2026 · first event 30 April 2026.

CO₂ saved

The saved bandwidth equals about 0 kg CO₂e that Swedish networks, data centres and storage never had to handle.

Source: 0.06 kg CO₂e/GB, Carbon Trust (2021).

This week's movers

Percent change — last 7 days vs. the previous 7.

Shareable artifacts-100% · falling
Creative works-100% · falling
Data saved-88% · falling
Time freed-74% · falling
Protected files-66% · falling

Embed the index

Put a live Krymp badge on your site or press room — refreshes automatically.

<img src="https://krymp.hasty.se/embed/krymp-index/score.svg?lang=en" alt="Krymp Index" width="260" height="72" />

Press images per dimension

Ready-made 1200×630 images for articles, social channels and presentations. Numbers refresh automatically.

Data saved
Time freed
CO₂ avoided
Compressions
Local-only data

Files that never got uploaded

Local tools have processed 4.2 GB on users' devices — neither the file nor its contents ever left the browser.

Krymp by industry

Lifetime split of runs (and saved data where measurable).

Marketing1,117 runs · 1.6 GB saved
Dev & web22 runs · 24.8 MB saved
Design20 runs
Media & podcast15 runs · 1.4 GB saved
Office & admin2 runs · 143 B saved

How we calculate

Data saved = bytes_in − bytes_out for tools whose primary purpose is compression.
Time freed = runs × per-tool time estimate (in-house measurement or documented industry baseline).
Protected files = runs for tools that execute locally or actively strip metadata/PII.
Shareable artifacts = runs for tools that produce QR codes, short links, audiograms or channel-ready exports.
Creative works = runs for tools that replace a designer or editor step.
Friction Index normalises the last 30 days against lifetime/12 and weighs the five dimensions 25/30/20/15/10.

Limitations & caveats

Time estimates are conservative averages — individual flows may take more or less.
Buckets with fewer than 25 events are suppressed so single sessions can't be re-identified.
Local runs are measured via in-browser bytes_in; if JavaScript is blocked, no event is recorded.
The industry map is our best guess based on a tool's primary purpose — many tools are used across industries.
The 0.06 kg/GB CO₂ figure is an industry median; real emissions vary with energy mix and routing.

Trends

This week's hottest tools, formats and devices.

Our impact

CO₂ and bandwidth savings over time.

Press room

Logos, quotes and free-to-use assets.