diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 25e003a..70fa1e4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -31,6 +31,141 @@
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+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "darwin"
+      ]
+    },
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+        "@ffmpeg-installer/linux-x64": "4.1.0",
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+    "node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/linux-arm": {
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+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
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+      ]
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+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "linux"
+      ]
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+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "linux"
+      ]
+    },
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ffmpeg-installer/linux-x64/-/linux-x64-4.1.0.tgz",
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+        "x64"
+      ],
+      "dev": true,
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "linux"
+      ]
+    },
+    "node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/win32-ia32": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ffmpeg-installer/win32-ia32/-/win32-ia32-4.1.0.tgz",
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+      "cpu": [
+        "ia32"
+      ],
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "win32"
+      ]
+    },
+    "node_modules/@ffmpeg-installer/win32-x64": {
+      "version": "4.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@ffmpeg-installer/win32-x64/-/win32-x64-4.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Drt5u2vzDnIONf4ZEkKtFlbvwj6rI3kxw1Ck9fpudmtgaZIHD4ucsWB2lCZBXRxJgXR+2IMSti+4rtM4C4rXgg==",
+      "cpu": [
+        "x64"
+      ],
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
+      "os": [
+        "win32"
+      ]
+    },
+    "node_modules/@types/fluent-ffmpeg": {
+      "version": "2.1.27",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/fluent-ffmpeg/-/fluent-ffmpeg-2.1.27.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-QiDWjihpUhriISNoBi2hJBRUUmoj/BMTYcfz+F+ZM9hHWBYABFAE6hjP/TbCZC0GWwlpa3FzvHH9RzFeRusZ7A==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
       "version": "20.11.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.11.5.tgz",
@@ -198,6 +333,12 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/async": {
+      "version": "0.2.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-0.2.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-eAkdoKxU6/LkKDBzLpT+t6Ff5EtfSF4wx1WfJiPEEV7WNLnDaRXk0oVysiEPm262roaachGexwUv94WhSgN5TQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "node_modules/balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/balanced-match/-/balanced-match-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -746,6 +887,31 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/fluent-ffmpeg": {
+      "version": "2.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fluent-ffmpeg/-/fluent-ffmpeg-2.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Be3narBNt2s6bsaqP6Jzq91heDgOEaDCJAXcE3qcma/EJBSy5FB4cvO31XBInuAuKBx8Kptf8dkhjK0IOru39Q==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "async": "^0.2.9",
+        "which": "^1.1.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/fluent-ffmpeg/node_modules/which": {
+      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/which/-/which-1.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HxJdYWq1MTIQbJ3nw0cqssHoTNU267KlrDuGZ1WYlxDStUtKUhOaJmh112/TZmHxxUfuJqPXSOm7tDyas0OSIQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "isexe": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "which": "bin/which"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fsevents": {
       "version": "2.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fsevents/-/fsevents-2.3.3.tgz",
@@ -1734,6 +1900,11 @@
       "license": "ISC",
       "bin": {
         "zblog-toolchain": "bin/index.js"
+      },
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg": "^1.1.0",
+        "@types/fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.27",
+        "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.3"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/@zblog/toolchain/package.json b/packages/@zblog/toolchain/package.json
index e173676..6ee73d9 100644
--- a/packages/@zblog/toolchain/package.json
+++ b/packages/@zblog/toolchain/package.json
@@ -13,5 +13,10 @@
     "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json"
   },
   "author": "",
-  "license": "ISC"
-}
+  "license": "ISC",
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg": "^1.1.0",
+    "@types/fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.27",
+    "fluent-ffmpeg": "^2.1.3"
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/file-loader.ts b/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/file-loader.ts
index 77b2990..640b273 100644
--- a/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/file-loader.ts
+++ b/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/file-loader.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import { IPluginBuilder, Plugin } from "./typings.js";
 import { copyFile } from "./toolchain-helpers.js";
+import { path } from "@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg";
+import ffmpeg from "fluent-ffmpeg";
 
 type Options = {
   files: { path: string; menuEntry?: boolean; nameOverride?: string }[];
+  imageWidth?: number;
 };
 
 export class FileLoader implements IPluginBuilder {
@@ -11,13 +14,24 @@ export class FileLoader implements IPluginBuilder {
     this.options = options;
   }
   build(): Plugin {
+    ffmpeg.setFfmpegPath(path);
     return async (builderContext) => {
       const { menuManifest } = builderContext;
       const { files } = this.options;
       files.forEach((file) => {
         const fileName =
           file.nameOverride ?? file.path.split("/").pop() ?? file.path;
-        copyFile(file.path, `${builderContext.outputDirectory}/${fileName}`);
+        const isImage = fileName.match(/\.(png|jpe?g|gif|webp)$/);
+        if (isImage) {
+          console.log("Processing image", file.path);
+          ffmpeg(file.path)
+            .output(`${builderContext.outputDirectory}/${fileName}`)
+            .size(`${this.options.imageWidth ?? 200}x?`)
+            .run();
+        } else {
+          console.log("Copying file", file.path);
+          copyFile(file.path, `${builderContext.outputDirectory}/${fileName}`);
+        }
         if (file.menuEntry) {
           menuManifest.push({
             name: fileName,
diff --git a/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/markdown-loader.ts b/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/markdown-loader.ts
index 83f09d6..38d7171 100644
--- a/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/markdown-loader.ts
+++ b/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/markdown-loader.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ import {
 } from "./toolchain-helpers.js";
 import { toHtml } from "./markdown-parser.js";
 import { IPluginBuilder, MenuManifest, Plugin } from "./typings.js";
+import { path } from "@ffmpeg-installer/ffmpeg";
+import ffmpeg from "fluent-ffmpeg";
 
 type MarkdownLoaderManifestOptions = {
   notesRootPath: string;
   noteFileName: string;
   assetsDirectoryName: string;
+  imageWidth?: number;
 };
 
 type MarkdownLoaderManifest = {
@@ -51,13 +54,27 @@ const createMarkdownLoaderManifest = ({
 
 const copyAssetsToOutputDirectory = (
   manifest: MarkdownLoaderManifest,
-  outputDirectory: string
+  outputDirectory: string,
+  options: MarkdownLoaderOptions
 ) => {
-  manifest.forEach((m) =>
-    m.assetFiles.forEach((asset) =>
-      copyFile(asset.path, `${outputDirectory}/${m.name}_${asset.name}`)
-    )
-  );
+  ffmpeg.setFfmpegPath(path);
+  manifest.forEach((m) => {
+    return m.assetFiles.forEach((asset) => {
+      const isImage = asset.path.match(/\.(png|jpe?g|gif|webp)$/);
+      if (isImage) {
+        console.log("Processing image", asset.path);
+        ffmpeg(asset.path)
+          .output(`${outputDirectory}/${m.name}_${asset.name}`)
+          .size(`${options.imageWidth ?? 200}x?`)
+          .run();
+      } else {
+        return copyFile(
+          asset.path,
+          `${outputDirectory}/${m.name}_${asset.name}`
+        );
+      }
+    });
+  });
 };
 
 const writeMarkdownAsHtmlToOutputDirectory = (
@@ -85,6 +102,7 @@ type MarkdownLoaderOptions = {
   noteFileName: string;
   noteHtmlTemplatePath: string;
   markdownHtmlReplacementTag: string;
+  imageWidth?: number;
 };
 export class MarkdownLoader implements IPluginBuilder {
   options: MarkdownLoaderOptions;
@@ -115,7 +133,8 @@ export class MarkdownLoader implements IPluginBuilder {
       );
       copyAssetsToOutputDirectory(
         markdownManifest,
-        builderContext.outputDirectory
+        builderContext.outputDirectory,
+        this.options
       );
     };
   }
diff --git a/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/markdown-parser.ts b/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/markdown-parser.ts
index 4bb875b..6f2fb92 100644
--- a/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/markdown-parser.ts
+++ b/packages/@zblog/toolchain/src/markdown-parser.ts
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ class ImageLink extends Symbol {
   }
 
   render() {
-    return `<img src="${this.link}" alt="${this.alt}"/>`;
+    return `<img src="${this.link}" alt="${this.alt}" loading="lazy"/>`;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 1207dcc..fe5a073 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ new ToolchainBuilder(paths)
       markdownHtmlReplacementTag: "{{markdown}}",
       noteFileName: "note.md",
       noteHtmlTemplatePath: `src/templates/note.html`,
+      imageWidth: 800,
     }),
     new FileLoader({
       files: [