diff --git a/dev/data/templates/recipes.md b/dev/data/templates/recipes.md
index 84a404798444..6ee2d4bb6972 100644
--- a/dev/data/templates/recipes.md
+++ b/dev/data/templates/recipes.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 
-![Recipe Image](../../images/{{ recipe.image }})
+![Recipe Image](../../images/{{ recipe.slug }}/original.jpg)
 
 # {{ recipe.name }}
 {{ recipe.description }}
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index d9de087efdc7..bb545577b9a9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -1,35 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <v-app>
-    <v-app-bar clipped-left dense app color="primary" dark class="d-print-none">
-      <router-link v-if="!(isMobile && search)" to="/">
-        <v-btn icon>
-          <v-icon size="40"> mdi-silverware-variant </v-icon>
-        </v-btn>
-      </router-link>
-
-      <div v-if="!isMobile" btn class="pl-2">
-        <v-toolbar-title style="cursor: pointer" @click="$router.push('/')"
-          >Mealie
-        </v-toolbar-title>
-      </div>
-
-      <v-spacer></v-spacer>
-      <v-expand-x-transition>
-        <SearchBar
-          ref="mainSearchBar"
-          v-if="search"
-          :show-results="true"
-          @selected="navigateFromSearch"
-          :max-width="isMobile ? '100%' : '450px'"
-        />
-      </v-expand-x-transition>
-      <v-btn icon @click="search = !search">
-        <v-icon>mdi-magnify</v-icon>
-      </v-btn>
-
-      <SiteMenu />
-      <LanguageMenu />
-    </v-app-bar>
+    <TheAppBar />
     <v-main>
       <v-banner v-if="demo" sticky
         ><div class="text-center">
@@ -47,10 +18,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import SiteMenu from "@/components/UI/SiteMenu";
-import SearchBar from "@/components/UI/Search/SearchBar";
+import TheAppBar from "@/components/UI/TheAppBar";
 import AddRecipeFab from "@/components/UI/AddRecipeFab";
-import LanguageMenu from "@/components/UI/LanguageMenu";
 import Vuetify from "./plugins/vuetify";
 import { user } from "@/mixins/user";
 
@@ -58,23 +27,13 @@ export default {
   name: "App",
 
   components: {
-    SiteMenu,
+    TheAppBar,
     AddRecipeFab,
-    SearchBar,
-    LanguageMenu,
   },
 
   mixins: [user],
 
-  watch: {
-    $route() {
-      this.search = false;
-    },
-  },
   computed: {
-    isMobile() {
-      return this.$vuetify.breakpoint.name === "xs";
-    },
     demo() {
       const appInfo = this.$store.getters.getAppInfo;
       return appInfo.demoStatus;
@@ -102,9 +61,6 @@ export default {
     this.$store.dispatch("requestAppInfo");
   },
 
-  data: () => ({
-    search: false,
-  }),
   methods: {
     // For Later!
 
@@ -126,9 +82,6 @@ export default {
         this.darkModeSystemCheck();
       });
     },
-    navigateFromSearch(slug) {
-      this.$router.push(`/recipe/${slug}`);
-    },
   },
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/category.js b/frontend/src/api/category.js
index ef582c580478..0f8ecd3fd65c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/category.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/category.js
@@ -5,27 +5,27 @@ import { store } from "@/store";
 const prefix = baseURL + "categories";
 
 const categoryURLs = {
-  get_all: `${prefix}`,
-  get_category: category => `${prefix}/${category}`,
-  delete_category: category => `${prefix}/${category}`,
+  getAll: `${prefix}`,
+  getCategory: category => `${prefix}/${category}`,
+  deleteCategory: category => `${prefix}/${category}`,
 };
 
 export const categoryAPI = {
   async getAll() {
-    let response = await apiReq.get(categoryURLs.get_all);
+    let response = await apiReq.get(categoryURLs.getAll);
     return response.data;
   },
   async create(name) {
-    let response = await apiReq.post(categoryURLs.get_all, { name: name });
+    let response = await apiReq.post(categoryURLs.getAll, { name: name });
     store.dispatch("requestCategories");
     return response.data;
   },
   async getRecipesInCategory(category) {
-    let response = await apiReq.get(categoryURLs.get_category(category));
+    let response = await apiReq.get(categoryURLs.getCategory(category));
     return response.data;
   },
   async delete(category) {
-    let response = await apiReq.delete(categoryURLs.delete_category(category));
+    let response = await apiReq.delete(categoryURLs.deleteCategory(category));
     store.dispatch("requestCategories");
     return response.data;
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
index 97a4b08c4713..5eef791acf8f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api/recipe.js
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ export const recipeAPI = {
     const fd = new FormData();
     fd.append("image", fileObject);
     fd.append("extension", fileObject.name.split(".").pop());
-
     let response = apiReq.put(recipeURLs.updateImage(recipeSlug), fd);
-
     return response;
   },
 
@@ -87,4 +85,16 @@ export const recipeAPI = {
 
     return response.data;
   },
+
+  recipeImage(recipeSlug) {
+    return `/api/recipes/${recipeSlug}/image?image_type=original`;
+  },
+
+  recipeSmallImage(recipeSlug) {
+    return `/api/recipes/${recipeSlug}/image?image_type=small`;
+  },
+
+  recipeTinyImage(recipeSlug) {
+    return `/api/recipes/${recipeSlug}/image?image_type=tiny`;
+  },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanCard.vue
index f88e27c177ca..985f039aa48f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanCard.vue
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import utils from "@/utils";
 import SearchDialog from "../UI/Search/SearchDialog";
+import { api } from "@/api";
 export default {
   components: {
     SearchDialog,
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     getImage(slug) {
       if (slug) {
-        return utils.getImageURL(slug);
+        return api.recipes.recipeSmallImage(slug);
       }
     },
     setSlug(name, slug) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
index 5c297eb6dba9..278efd3fc34b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/MealPlan/MealPlanNew.vue
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export default {
     },
 
     getImage(image) {
-      return utils.getImageURL(image);
+      return api.recipes.recipeSmallImage(image);
     },
 
     formatDate(date) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/MobileRecipeCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/MobileRecipeCard.vue
index 9b436c076022..a11accdbb3d0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/MobileRecipeCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/MobileRecipeCard.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 <template>
-  <v-card hover :to="`/recipe/${slug}`" max-height="125">
+  <v-card
+    hover
+    :to="`/recipe/${slug}`"
+    max-height="125"
+    @click="$emit('selected')"
+  >
     <v-list-item>
       <v-list-item-avatar rounded size="125" class="mt-0 ml-n4">
         <v-img :src="getImage(image)"> </v-img>
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import utils from "@/utils";
+import { api } from "@/api";
 export default {
   props: {
     name: String,
@@ -35,7 +40,7 @@ export default {
 
   methods: {
     getImage(image) {
-      return utils.getImageURL(image);
+      return api.recipes.recipeSmallImage(image);
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeCard.vue
index 299f983ba74e..b71cf9308e00 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeCard.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipeCard.vue
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import utils from "@/utils";
+import { api } from "@/api";
 export default {
   props: {
     name: String,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default {
   },
   methods: {
     getImage(image) {
-      return utils.getImageURL(image);
+      return api.recipes.recipeSmallImage(image);
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipePrint.vue b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipePrint.vue
index f287532c8a6a..e23d700efdcd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipePrint.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Recipe/RecipePrint.vue
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@
 
 <script>
 import utils from "@/utils";
+import { api } from "@/api";
 
 export default {
   props: {
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     getImage(image) {
       if (image) {
-        return utils.getImageURL(image) + "?rnd=" + this.imageKey;
+        return api.recipes.recipeImage(image) + "?rnd=" + this.imageKey;
       }
     },
     generateKey(item, index) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchBar.vue
index b83fcbed419c..c781625d40b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchBar.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchBar.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
       >
       </v-text-field>
     </template>
-    <v-card v-if="showResults" max-height="500" :max-width="maxWidth"> 
+    <v-card v-if="showResults" max-height="500" :max-width="maxWidth">
       <v-card-text class="py-1">Results</v-card-text>
       <v-divider></v-divider>
       <v-list scrollable>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 <script>
 import Fuse from "fuse.js";
-import utils from "@/utils";
+import { api } from "@/api";
 
 export default {
   props: {
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ export default {
       );
     },
     getImage(image) {
-      return utils.getImageURL(image);
+      return api.recipes.recipeTinyImage(image);
     },
     selected(slug, name) {
       this.$emit("selected", slug, name);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchDialog.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchDialog.vue
index d4abcde8fe86..74c0e4b3ac0c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchDialog.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/Search/SearchDialog.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div class="text-center ">
-    <v-dialog v-model="dialog" class="search-dialog" width="600px" height="0">
+    <v-dialog v-model="dialog" width="600px" height="0" :fullscreen="isMobile">
       <v-card>
         <v-app-bar dark color="primary">
           <v-toolbar-title class="headline">Search a Recipe</v-toolbar-title>
@@ -9,13 +9,27 @@
           <SearchBar
             @results="updateResults"
             @selected="emitSelect"
-            :show-results="true"
+            :show-results="!isMobile"
             max-width="550px"
             :dense="false"
             :nav-on-click="false"
             :reset-search="dialog"
             :solo="false"
           />
+          <div v-if="isMobile">
+            <div v-for="recipe in searchResults.slice(0, 7)" :key="recipe.name">
+              <MobileRecipeCard
+                class="ma-1 px-0"
+                :name="recipe.item.name"
+                :description="recipe.item.description"
+                :slug="recipe.item.slug"
+                :rating="recipe.item.rating"
+                :image="recipe.item.image"
+                :route="true"
+                @selected="dialog = false"
+              />
+            </div>
+          </div>
         </v-card-text>
       </v-card>
     </v-dialog>
@@ -24,16 +38,32 @@
 
 <script>
 import SearchBar from "./SearchBar";
+import MobileRecipeCard from "@/components/Recipe/MobileRecipeCard";
 export default {
   components: {
     SearchBar,
+    MobileRecipeCard,
   },
   data() {
     return {
-      searchResults: null,
+      searchResults: [],
       dialog: false,
     };
   },
+  computed: {
+    isMobile() {
+      return this.$vuetify.breakpoint.name === "xs";
+    },
+  },
+  watch: {
+    "$route.hash"(newHash, oldHash) {
+      if (newHash === "#mobile-search") {
+        this.dialog = true;
+      } else if (oldHash === "#mobile-search") {
+        this.dialog = false;
+      }
+    },
+  },
   methods: {
     updateResults(results) {
       this.searchResults = results;
@@ -44,15 +74,22 @@ export default {
     },
     open() {
       this.dialog = true;
+      this.$router.push("#mobile-search");
+    },
+    toggleDialog(open) {
+      if (open) {
+        this.$router.push("#mobile-search");
+      } else {
+        this.$router.back(); // 😎 back button click
+      }
     },
   },
 };
 </script>
 
 <style scope>
-.search-dialog {
-  margin-top: 10%;
+.mobile-dialog {
   align-items: flex-start;
-  justify-content: center;
+  justify-content: flex-start;
 }
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/UI/TheAppBar.vue b/frontend/src/components/UI/TheAppBar.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1c556feb6a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/UI/TheAppBar.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <v-app-bar
+      v-if="!isMobile"
+      clipped-left
+      dense
+      app
+      color="primary"
+      dark
+      class="d-print-none"
+    >
+      <router-link v-if="!(isMobile && search)" to="/">
+        <v-btn icon>
+          <v-icon size="40"> mdi-silverware-variant </v-icon>
+        </v-btn>
+      </router-link>
+
+      <div v-if="!isMobile" btn class="pl-2">
+        <v-toolbar-title style="cursor: pointer" @click="$router.push('/')"
+          >Mealie
+        </v-toolbar-title>
+      </div>
+
+      <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+      <v-expand-x-transition>
+        <SearchBar
+          ref="mainSearchBar"
+          v-if="search"
+          :show-results="true"
+          @selected="navigateFromSearch"
+          :max-width="isMobile ? '100%' : '450px'"
+        />
+      </v-expand-x-transition>
+      <v-btn icon @click="search = !search">
+        <v-icon>mdi-magnify</v-icon>
+      </v-btn>
+
+      <SiteMenu />
+    </v-app-bar>
+    <v-app-bar
+      v-else
+      bottom
+      clipped-left
+      dense
+      app
+      color="primary"
+      dark
+      class="d-print-none"
+    >
+      <router-link to="/">
+        <v-btn icon>
+          <v-icon size="40"> mdi-silverware-variant </v-icon>
+        </v-btn>
+      </router-link>
+
+      <div v-if="!isMobile" btn class="pl-2">
+        <v-toolbar-title style="cursor: pointer" @click="$router.push('/')"
+          >Mealie
+        </v-toolbar-title>
+      </div>
+
+      <v-spacer></v-spacer>
+      <v-expand-x-transition>
+        <SearchDialog ref="mainSearchDialog" />
+      </v-expand-x-transition>
+      <v-btn icon @click="$refs.mainSearchDialog.open()">
+        <v-icon>mdi-magnify</v-icon>
+      </v-btn>
+
+      <SiteMenu />
+    </v-app-bar>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import SiteMenu from "@/components/UI/SiteMenu";
+import SearchBar from "@/components/UI/Search/SearchBar";
+import SearchDialog from "@/components/UI/Search/SearchDialog";
+import { user } from "@/mixins/user";
+export default {
+  name: "AppBar",
+
+  mixins: [user],
+  components: {
+    SiteMenu,
+    SearchBar,
+    SearchDialog,
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      search: false,
+      isMobile: false,
+    };
+  },
+  watch: {
+    $route() {
+      this.search = false;
+    },
+  },
+  computed: {
+    // isMobile() {
+    //   return this.$vuetify.breakpoint.name === "xs";
+    // },
+  },
+  methods: {
+    navigateFromSearch(slug) {
+      this.$router.push(`/recipe/${slug}`);
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style lang="scss" scoped>
+</style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/frontend/src/mixins/utilMixins.js b/frontend/src/mixins/utilMixins.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b9bf8504264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/mixins/utilMixins.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export const utilMixins = {
+  commputed: {
+    isMobile() {
+      return this.$vuetify.breakpoint.name === "xs";
+    },
+  },
+};
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/Planner.vue b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/Planner.vue
index 57df248a3835..2d472216d244 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/Planner.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/Planner.vue
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export default {
       return utils.getDateAsTextAlt(dateObject);
     },
     getImage(image) {
-      return utils.getImageURL(image);
+      return api.recipes.recipeTinyImage(image);
     },
 
     editPlan(id) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/ThisWeek.vue b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/ThisWeek.vue
index a361ba0e16e1..e8279d319f80 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/ThisWeek.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/MealPlan/ThisWeek.vue
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
 <script>
 import { api } from "@/api";
-import utils from "@/utils";
 export default {
   data() {
     return {
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ export default {
       else return 0;
     },
     getImage(image) {
-      return utils.getImageURL(image);
+      return api.recipes.recipeImage(image);
     },
   },
 };
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Recipe/ViewRecipe.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Recipe/ViewRecipe.vue
index 506b7eb22230..adb64ba14bea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Recipe/ViewRecipe.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Recipe/ViewRecipe.vue
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <v-card v-else id="myRecipe">
       <v-img
         height="400"
-        :src="getImage(recipeDetails.image)"
+        :src="getImage(recipeDetails.slug)"
         class="d-print-none"
         :key="imageKey"
       >
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 
 <script>
 import { api } from "@/api";
-import utils from "@/utils";
 import VJsoneditor from "v-jsoneditor";
 import RecipeViewer from "@/components/Recipe/RecipeViewer";
 import RecipeEditor from "@/components/Recipe/RecipeEditor";
@@ -160,7 +159,7 @@ export default {
     },
     getImage(image) {
       if (image) {
-        return utils.getImageURL(image) + "?rnd=" + this.imageKey;
+        return api.recipes.recipeImage(image) + "&rnd=" + this.imageKey;
       }
     },
     deleteRecipe() {
diff --git a/frontend/src/store/modules/userSettings.js b/frontend/src/store/modules/userSettings.js
index 352c89c43438..7c01b12e1174 100644
--- a/frontend/src/store/modules/userSettings.js
+++ b/frontend/src/store/modules/userSettings.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const actions = {
 
   async refreshToken({ commit, getters }) {
     if (!getters.getIsLoggedIn) {
-      commit("setIsLoggedIn", false); // This is to be here... for some reasons?  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
+      commit("setIsLoggedIn", false); // This has to be here... for some reasons?  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
       console.log("Not Logged In");
       return;
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/index.js b/frontend/src/utils/index.js
index 925f94534258..e292d90624b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/index.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ const monthsShort = [
 
 export default {
   getImageURL(image) {
-    return `/api/recipes/${image}/image`;
+    return `/api/recipes/${image}/image?image_type=small`;
   },
   generateUniqueKey(item, index) {
     const uniqueKey = `${item}-${index}`;
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 4eba5010f2e1..595fe19996ec 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ setup: ## Setup Development Instance
 
 backend: ## Start Mealie Backend Development Server
 	poetry run python mealie/db/init_db.py && \
+	poetry run python mealie/services/image/minify.py && \
 	poetry run python mealie/app.py
 
 
diff --git a/mealie/core/config.py b/mealie/core/config.py
index b349d0337f19..5bcfe1982d81 100644
--- a/mealie/core/config.py
+++ b/mealie/core/config.py
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@ LOGGER_FILE = DATA_DIR.joinpath("mealie.log")
 
 class AppDirectories:
     def __init__(self, cwd, data_dir) -> None:
-        self.DATA_DIR = data_dir
-        self.WEB_PATH = cwd.joinpath("dist")
-        self.IMG_DIR = data_dir.joinpath("img")
-        self.BACKUP_DIR = data_dir.joinpath("backups")
-        self.DEBUG_DIR = data_dir.joinpath("debug")
-        self.MIGRATION_DIR = data_dir.joinpath("migration")
-        self.NEXTCLOUD_DIR = self.MIGRATION_DIR.joinpath("nextcloud")
-        self.CHOWDOWN_DIR = self.MIGRATION_DIR.joinpath("chowdown")
-        self.TEMPLATE_DIR = data_dir.joinpath("templates")
-        self.USER_DIR = data_dir.joinpath("users")
-        self.SQLITE_DIR = data_dir.joinpath("db")
-        self.RECIPE_DATA_DIR = data_dir.joinpath("recipes")
-        self.TEMP_DIR = data_dir.joinpath(".temp")
+        self.DATA_DIR: Path = data_dir
+        self.WEB_PATH: Path = cwd.joinpath("dist")
+        self.IMG_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath("img")
+        self.BACKUP_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath("backups")
+        self.DEBUG_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath("debug")
+        self.MIGRATION_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath("migration")
+        self.NEXTCLOUD_DIR: Path = self.MIGRATION_DIR.joinpath("nextcloud")
+        self.CHOWDOWN_DIR: Path = self.MIGRATION_DIR.joinpath("chowdown")
+        self.TEMPLATE_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath("templates")
+        self.USER_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath("users")
+        self.SQLITE_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath("db")
+        self.RECIPE_DATA_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath("recipes")
+        self.TEMP_DIR: Path = data_dir.joinpath(".temp")
 
         self.ensure_directories()
 
diff --git a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
index e391b95baac3..b044a80a9031 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/recipe/recipe_crud_routes.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from enum import Enum
+
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, File, Form, HTTPException
 from fastapi.responses import FileResponse
 from mealie.db.database import db
@@ -5,7 +7,7 @@ from mealie.db.db_setup import generate_session
 from mealie.routes.deps import get_current_user
 from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe, RecipeURLIn
 from mealie.schema.snackbar import SnackResponse
-from mealie.services.image_services import read_image, write_image
+from mealie.services.image.image import IMG_OPTIONS, delete_image, read_image, write_image
 from mealie.services.scraper.scraper import create_from_url
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
@@ -72,20 +74,35 @@ def delete_recipe(
 
     try:
         db.recipes.delete(session, recipe_slug)
+        delete_image(recipe_slug)
     except:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=SnackResponse.error("Unable to Delete Recipe"))
 
     return SnackResponse.error(f"Recipe {recipe_slug} Deleted")
 
 
+class ImageType(str, Enum):
+    original = "original"
+    small = "small"
+    tiny = "tiny"
+
+
 @router.get("/{recipe_slug}/image")
-async def get_recipe_img(recipe_slug: str):
+async def get_recipe_img(recipe_slug: str, image_type: ImageType = ImageType.original):
     """ Takes in a recipe slug, returns the static image """
-    recipe_image = read_image(recipe_slug)
+    if image_type == ImageType.original:
+        which_image = IMG_OPTIONS.ORIGINAL_IMAGE
+    elif image_type == ImageType.small:
+        which_image = IMG_OPTIONS.MINIFIED_IMAGE
+    elif image_type == ImageType.tiny:
+        which_image = IMG_OPTIONS.TINY_IMAGE
+
+    recipe_image = read_image(recipe_slug, image_type=which_image)
+    print(recipe_image)
     if recipe_image:
         return FileResponse(recipe_image)
     else:
-        return
+        raise HTTPException(404, "file not found")
 
 
 @router.put("/{recipe_slug}/image")
diff --git a/mealie/services/backups/exports.py b/mealie/services/backups/exports.py
index 52dffa018b44..86220ae8585c 100644
--- a/mealie/services/backups/exports.py
+++ b/mealie/services/backups/exports.py
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ class ExportDatabase:
                     f.write(content)
 
     def export_images(self):
-        for file in app_dirs.IMG_DIR.iterdir():
-            shutil.copy(file, self.img_dir.joinpath(file.name))
+        shutil.copytree(app_dirs.IMG_DIR, self.img_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
 
     def export_items(self, items: list[BaseModel], folder_name: str, export_list=True):
         items = [x.dict() for x in items]
diff --git a/mealie/services/backups/imports.py b/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
index 77842f86012a..2b8bf33e5533 100644
--- a/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
+++ b/mealie/services/backups/imports.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from mealie.schema.restore import CustomPageImport, GroupImport, RecipeImport, S
 from mealie.schema.settings import CustomPageOut, SiteSettings
 from mealie.schema.theme import SiteTheme
 from mealie.schema.user import UpdateGroup, UserInDB
+from mealie.services.image import minify
 from pydantic.main import BaseModel
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
@@ -108,7 +109,13 @@ class ImportDatabase:
         image_dir = self.import_dir.joinpath("images")
         for image in image_dir.iterdir():
             if image.stem in successful_imports:
-                shutil.copy(image, app_dirs.IMG_DIR)
+                if image.is_dir():
+                    dest = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(image.stem)
+                    shutil.copytree(image, dest, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+                if image.is_file():
+                    shutil.copy(image, app_dirs.IMG_DIR)
+
+        minify.migrate_images()
 
     def import_themes(self):
         themes_file = self.import_dir.joinpath("themes", "themes.json")
diff --git a/dev/data/img/.gitkeep b/mealie/services/image/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from dev/data/img/.gitkeep
rename to mealie/services/image/__init__.py
diff --git a/mealie/services/image/image.py b/mealie/services/image/image.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a352de6a207d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/services/image/image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import shutil
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Union
+
+import requests
+from fastapi.logger import logger
+from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
+from mealie.services.image import minify
+
+
+@dataclass
+class ImageOptions:
+    ORIGINAL_IMAGE: str = "original*"
+    MINIFIED_IMAGE: str = "min-original*"
+    TINY_IMAGE: str = "tiny-original*"
+
+
+IMG_OPTIONS = ImageOptions()
+
+
+def read_image(recipe_slug: str, image_type: str = "original") -> Path:
+    """returns the path to the image file for the recipe base of image_type
+
+    Args:
+        recipe_slug (str): Recipe Slug
+        image_type (str, optional): Glob Style Matcher "original*" | "min-original* | "tiny-original*"
+
+    Returns:
+        Path: [description]
+    """
+    print(image_type)
+    recipe_slug = recipe_slug.split(".")[0]  # Incase of File Name
+    recipe_image_dir = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(recipe_slug)
+
+    for file in recipe_image_dir.glob(image_type):
+        return file
+
+    return None
+
+
+def write_image(recipe_slug: str, file_data: bytes, extension: str) -> Path.name:
+    try:
+        delete_image(recipe_slug)
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    image_dir = Path(app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(f"{recipe_slug}"))
+    image_dir.mkdir()
+    extension = extension.replace(".", "")
+    image_path = image_dir.joinpath(f"original.{extension}")
+
+    if isinstance(file_data, bytes):
+        with open(image_path, "ab") as f:
+            f.write(file_data)
+    else:
+        with open(image_path, "ab") as f:
+            shutil.copyfileobj(file_data, f)
+
+    minify.migrate_images()
+
+    return image_path
+
+
+def delete_image(recipe_slug: str) -> str:
+    recipe_slug = recipe_slug.split(".")[0]
+    for file in app_dirs.IMG_DIR.glob(f"{recipe_slug}*"):
+        return shutil.rmtree(file)
+
+
+def scrape_image(image_url: str, slug: str) -> Path:
+    if isinstance(image_url, str):  # Handles String Types
+        image_url = image_url
+
+    if isinstance(image_url, list):  # Handles List Types
+        image_url = image_url[0]
+
+    if isinstance(image_url, dict):  # Handles Dictionary Types
+        for key in image_url:
+            if key == "url":
+                image_url = image_url.get("url")
+
+    filename = slug + "." + image_url.split(".")[-1]
+    filename = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(filename)
+
+    try:
+        r = requests.get(image_url, stream=True)
+    except:
+        logger.exception("Fatal Image Request Exception")
+        return None
+
+    if r.status_code == 200:
+        r.raw.decode_content = True
+
+        write_image(slug, r.raw, filename.suffix)
+
+        filename.unlink()
+
+        return filename
+
+    return None
diff --git a/mealie/services/image/minify.py b/mealie/services/image/minify.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..418ae60247f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/services/image/minify.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
+from PIL import Image, UnidentifiedImageError
+
+
+def minify_image(image_file: Path, min_dest: Path, tiny_dest: Path):
+    """Minifies an image in it's original file format. Quality is lost
+
+    Args:
+        my_path (Path): Source Files
+        min_dest (Path): FULL Destination File Path
+        tiny_dest (Path): FULL Destination File Path
+    """
+    try:
+        img = Image.open(image_file)
+        basewidth = 720
+        wpercent = basewidth / float(img.size[0])
+        hsize = int((float(img.size[1]) * float(wpercent)))
+        img = img.resize((basewidth, hsize), Image.ANTIALIAS)
+        img.save(min_dest, quality=70)
+
+        tiny_image = crop_center(img)
+        tiny_image.save(tiny_dest, quality=70)
+
+    except UnidentifiedImageError:
+        pass
+
+
+def crop_center(pil_img, crop_width=300, crop_height=300):
+    img_width, img_height = pil_img.size
+    return pil_img.crop(
+        (
+            (img_width - crop_width) // 2,
+            (img_height - crop_height) // 2,
+            (img_width + crop_width) // 2,
+            (img_height + crop_height) // 2,
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def sizeof_fmt(size, decimal_places=2):
+    for unit in ["B", "kB", "MB", "GB", "TB", "PB"]:
+        if size < 1024.0 or unit == "PiB":
+            break
+        size /= 1024.0
+    return f"{size:.{decimal_places}f} {unit}"
+
+
+def move_all_images():
+    for image_file in app_dirs.IMG_DIR.iterdir():
+        if image_file.is_file():
+            if image_file.name == ".DS_Store":
+                continue
+            new_folder = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(image_file.stem)
+            new_folder.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            image_file.rename(new_folder.joinpath(f"original{image_file.suffix}"))
+
+
+def migrate_images():
+    print("Checking for Images to Minify...")
+
+    move_all_images()
+
+    # Minify Loop
+    for image in app_dirs.IMG_DIR.glob("*/original.*"):
+        min_dest = image.parent.joinpath(f"min-original{image.suffix}")
+        tiny_dest = image.parent.joinpath(f"tiny-original{image.suffix}")
+
+        if min_dest.exists() and tiny_dest.exists():
+            continue
+
+        minify_image(image, min_dest, tiny_dest)
+
+        org_size = sizeof_fmt(image.stat().st_size)
+        dest_size = sizeof_fmt(min_dest.stat().st_size)
+        tiny_size = sizeof_fmt(tiny_dest.stat().st_size)
+        print(f"{image.name} Minified: {org_size} -> {dest_size} -> {tiny_size}")
+
+    print("Finished Minification Check")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    migrate_images()
diff --git a/mealie/services/image_services.py b/mealie/services/image_services.py
deleted file mode 100644
index df793c40ef28..000000000000
--- a/mealie/services/image_services.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-import shutil
-from pathlib import Path
-
-import requests
-from fastapi.logger import logger
-from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
-
-
-def read_image(recipe_slug: str) -> Path:
-    if app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(recipe_slug).is_file():
-        return app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(recipe_slug)
-
-    recipe_slug = recipe_slug.split(".")[0]
-    for file in app_dirs.IMG_DIR.glob(f"{recipe_slug}*"):
-        return file
-
-
-def write_image(recipe_slug: str, file_data: bytes, extension: str) -> Path.name:
-    delete_image(recipe_slug)
-
-    image_path = Path(app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(f"{recipe_slug}.{extension}"))
-    with open(image_path, "ab") as f:
-        f.write(file_data)
-
-    return image_path
-
-
-def delete_image(recipe_slug: str) -> str:
-    recipe_slug = recipe_slug.split(".")[0]
-    for file in app_dirs.IMG_DIR.glob(f"{recipe_slug}*"):
-        return file.unlink()
-
-
-def scrape_image(image_url: str, slug: str) -> Path:
-    if isinstance(image_url, str):  # Handles String Types
-        image_url = image_url
-
-    if isinstance(image_url, list):  # Handles List Types
-        image_url = image_url[0]
-
-    if isinstance(image_url, dict):  # Handles Dictionary Types
-        for key in image_url:
-            if key == "url":
-                image_url = image_url.get("url")
-
-    filename = slug + "." + image_url.split(".")[-1]
-    filename = app_dirs.IMG_DIR.joinpath(filename)
-
-    try:
-        r = requests.get(image_url, stream=True)
-    except:
-        logger.exception("Fatal Image Request Exception")
-        return None
-
-    if r.status_code == 200:
-        r.raw.decode_content = True
-
-        with open(filename, "wb") as f:
-            shutil.copyfileobj(r.raw, f)
-
-        return filename
-
-    return None
diff --git a/mealie/services/meal_services.py b/mealie/services/meal_services.py
index 46ff1fca0d6b..7f5aaefa5c2c 100644
--- a/mealie/services/meal_services.py
+++ b/mealie/services/meal_services.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def get_todays_meal(session: Session, group: Union[int, GroupInDB]) -> Recipe:
     Returns:
         Recipe: Pydantic Recipe Object
     """
-    session = session if session else create_session()
+    session = session or create_session()
 
     if isinstance(group, int):
         group: GroupInDB = db.groups.get(session, group)
diff --git a/mealie/services/scraper/scraper.py b/mealie/services/scraper/scraper.py
index 4ba9028e7f3d..4518270524b4 100644
--- a/mealie/services/scraper/scraper.py
+++ b/mealie/services/scraper/scraper.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import requests
 import scrape_schema_recipe
 from mealie.core.config import app_dirs
 from fastapi.logger import logger
-from mealie.services.image_services import scrape_image
+from mealie.services.image.image import scrape_image
 from mealie.schema.recipe import Recipe
 from mealie.services.scraper import open_graph
 from mealie.services.scraper.cleaner import Cleaner
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index ca38853c4039..6b7165056be5 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -606,6 +606,14 @@ category = "dev"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=2.7, !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pillow"
+version = "8.2.0"
+description = "Python Imaging Library (Fork)"
+category = "dev"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.6"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pluggy"
 version = "0.13.1"
@@ -1154,7 +1162,7 @@ python-versions = "*"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "1.1"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "a6c10e179bc15efc30627c9793218bb944f43dce5e624a7bcabcc47545e661e8"
+content-hash = "32bff6a472fd8564106e2cfa20161a47d271d89ed44a5f2f2483f419fe259c92"
 
 [metadata.files]
 aiofiles = [
@@ -1603,6 +1611,41 @@ pathspec = [
     {file = "pathspec-0.8.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:aa0cb481c4041bf52ffa7b0d8fa6cd3e88a2ca4879c533c9153882ee2556790d"},
     {file = "pathspec-0.8.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:86379d6b86d75816baba717e64b1a3a3469deb93bb76d613c9ce79edc5cb68fd"},
 ]
+pillow = [
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-cp36-cp36m-macosx_10_10_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:dc38f57d8f20f06dd7c3161c59ca2c86893632623f33a42d592f097b00f720a9"},
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:a013cbe25d20c2e0c4e85a9daf438f85121a4d0344ddc76e33fd7e3965d9af4b"},
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-cp36-cp36m-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:8bb1e155a74e1bfbacd84555ea62fa21c58e0b4e7e6b20e4447b8d07990ac78b"},
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-cp36-cp36m-manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:c5236606e8570542ed424849f7852a0ff0bce2c4c8d0ba05cc202a5a9c97dee9"},
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-cp36-cp36m-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:12e5e7471f9b637762453da74e390e56cc43e486a88289995c1f4c1dc0bfe727"},
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:5afe6b237a0b81bd54b53f835a153770802f164c5570bab5e005aad693dab87f"},
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-cp37-cp37m-macosx_10_10_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:cb7a09e173903541fa888ba010c345893cd9fc1b5891aaf060f6ca77b6a3722d"},
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+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:3b570f84a6161cf8865c4e08adf629441f56e32f180f7aa4ccbd2e0a5a02cba2"},
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+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-pp37-pypy37_pp73-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:22fd0f42ad15dfdde6c581347eaa4adb9a6fc4b865f90b23378aa7914895e120"},
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0-pp37-pypy37_pp73-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:e98eca29a05913e82177b3ba3d198b1728e164869c613d76d0de4bde6768a50e"},
+    {file = "Pillow-8.2.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:a787ab10d7bb5494e5f76536ac460741788f1fbce851068d73a87ca7c35fc3e1"},
+]
 pluggy = [
     {file = "pluggy-0.13.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:966c145cd83c96502c3c3868f50408687b38434af77734af1e9ca461a4081d2d"},
     {file = "pluggy-0.13.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:15b2acde666561e1298d71b523007ed7364de07029219b604cf808bfa1c765b0"},
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cdb3721fde25..68dd7b38c6a5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pytest-cov = "^2.11.0"
 mkdocs-material = "^7.0.2"
 flake8 = "^3.9.0"
 coverage = "^5.5"
+Pillow = "^8.2.0"
 
 [build-system]
 requires = ["poetry-core>=1.0.0"]