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mod_pagespeed 2.1 is here — open source (Apache-2.0): the module you know, plus the optimizer worker

Deduplicate inlined images

Images

Replaces repeated inlined images with a reference to the first copy.

Filter inline_images,dedup_inlined_images · Filter docs

A module filter.

Both frames render identically — that's the goal. The win is in the bytes and requests below, not the look. They're served live by the mod_pagespeed module on demo-httpd-1.1.modpagespeed.com; the optimized frame applies only this filter. Right after a cache purge it may briefly match the original while the worker rewrites it — reload to see the result.

Measured impact

HTML size

982 B 901 B
−8%

Run this on your own site

This is one of 49 filters the mod_pagespeed module applies in place — self-hosted on Apache, nginx, and IIS. Install and run it: it optimizes right away and adds an the optimized response headers shown above. Open source under the Apache License 2.0 — free in development and in production.