The Honeycomb Image Compressor is an image compression tool inspired by nature's most efficient structure: the hexagon. Unlike traditional image compression methods that rely on square or rectangular grids, this technique applies a hexagonal grid system to reduce file sizes while maintaining visual quality. This repository contains a Django-based implementation of the compressor.

• Hexagonal grid-based compression for smoother image quality
• Reduced file sizes without significant quality loss
• Django-powered web interface for uploading and compressing images
• Supports multiple image formats
• Efficient processing with OpenCV and NumPy

• Click on the Code button at the top right of the GitHub page
• Select Download ZIP
• Extract the ZIP file to your preferred directory

Open a terminal or command prompt and move into the extracted folder:

cd path/to/honeycomb_compressor-main

python -m venv venv

source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use: venv\Scripts\activate

pip install -r requirements.txt

python manage.py migrate

python manage.py runserver

• Open your browser and go to http://127.0.0.1:8000/
• Upload an image through the web interface
• The system applies the hexagonal compression algorithm
• Download the compressed image