diff --git a/rklipd/src/database.rs b/rklipd/src/database.rs
index 5e97ba8..3b79d75 100644
--- a/rklipd/src/database.rs
+++ b/rklipd/src/database.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::models::{ClipboardData, ClipboardEntry, Image};
+use image::codecs::jpeg::JpegEncoder;
 use image::codecs::png::PngEncoder;
 use image::{ExtendedColorType, ImageEncoder};
 use rusqlite::Connection;
@@ -49,12 +50,16 @@ impl Database {
                     let img_path = img.file_path(&self.dir_path);
 
                     let file = fs::File::create(&img_path)?;
-                    let encoder = PngEncoder::new(file);
+                    let rgb_pixels: Vec<u8> = raw_pixels
+                        .chunks_exact(4)
+                        .flat_map(|rgba| [rgba[0], rgba[1], rgba[2]])
+                        .collect();
+                    let encoder = JpegEncoder::new_with_quality(file, 70);
                     encoder.write_image(
-                        raw_pixels,
+                        &rgb_pixels,
                         img.width,
                         img.height,
-                        ExtendedColorType::Rgba8,
+                        ExtendedColorType::Rgb8,
                     )?;
                 }
                 ("image", img.id.to_string())
diff --git a/rklipd/src/models.rs b/rklipd/src/models.rs
index bbfa4d0..c06e0ad 100644
--- a/rklipd/src/models.rs
+++ b/rklipd/src/models.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ impl Image {
     pub fn file_path(&self, base_dir: &str) -> PathBuf {
         std::path::Path::new(base_dir)
             .join("images")
-            .join(format!("{}.png", self.id))
+            .join(format!("{}.jpg", self.id))
     }
 
     pub fn load_bytes(&self, dir_path: &str) -> io::Result<Vec<u8>> {