diff --git a/apps/web/desktop/ipc/calls/gzip.js b/apps/web/desktop/ipc/calls/gzip.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9c240b10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/desktop/ipc/calls/gzip.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+This file is part of the Notesnook project (https://notesnook.com/)
+
+Copyright (C) 2022 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+import zlib from "node:zlib";
+import utils from "node:util";
+
+const gzipAsync = utils.promisify(zlib.gzip);
+const gunzipAsync = utils.promisify(zlib.gunzip);
+
+export async function gzip(args) {
+  const { data, level } = args;
+  return (await gzipAsync(data, { level })).toString("base64");
+}
+
+export async function gunzip(args) {
+  const { data } = args;
+  return (await gunzipAsync(Buffer.from(data, "base64"))).toString("utf-8");
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/desktop/ipc/calls/index.js b/apps/web/desktop/ipc/calls/index.js
index 4dc408377..4af981a88 100644
--- a/apps/web/desktop/ipc/calls/index.js
+++ b/apps/web/desktop/ipc/calls/index.js
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import getZoomFactor from "./getZoomFactor";
 import selectDirectory from "./selectDirectory";
+import { gunzip, gzip } from "./gzip";
 
 const calls = {
   getZoomFactor,
-  selectDirectory
+  selectDirectory,
+  gunzip,
+  gzip
 };
 
 export const getCall = function getAction(callName) {
diff --git a/apps/web/desktop/ipc/index.js b/apps/web/desktop/ipc/index.js
index 4f96ccf5f..309f6805a 100644
--- a/apps/web/desktop/ipc/index.js
+++ b/apps/web/desktop/ipc/index.js
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@ ipcMain.on("fromRenderer", async (event, args) => {
 });
 
 ipcMain.handle("fromRenderer", async (event, args) => {
-  logger.info("Call requested by renderer", args);
-
   const { type } = args;
+  logger.info("Call requested by renderer", type);
   const call = getCall(type);
   if (!call) return;
 
diff --git a/apps/web/desktop/preload.js b/apps/web/desktop/preload.js
index 78cc0ccb5..60d75e30f 100644
--- a/apps/web/desktop/preload.js
+++ b/apps/web/desktop/preload.js
@@ -62,5 +62,18 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("native", {
       buttonLabel,
       defaultPath
     });
+  },
+  gzip: ({ data, level }) => {
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke("fromRenderer", {
+      type: "gzip",
+      data,
+      level
+    });
+  },
+  gunzip: ({ data }) => {
+    return ipcRenderer.invoke("fromRenderer", {
+      type: "gunzip",
+      data
+    });
   }
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/package-lock.json b/apps/web/package-lock.json
index cca4f4db4..db451da39 100644
--- a/apps/web/package-lock.json
+++ b/apps/web/package-lock.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         "cronosjs": "^1.7.1",
         "dayjs": "^1.10.4",
         "event-source-polyfill": "^1.0.25",
-        "fflate": "^0.7.2",
+        "fflate": "^0.7.4",
         "file-saver": "^2.0.5",
         "framer-motion": "^4.1.17",
         "hash-wasm": "^4.9.0",
diff --git a/apps/web/package.json b/apps/web/package.json
index 7dac8048f..d1df9d61b 100644
--- a/apps/web/package.json
+++ b/apps/web/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "cronosjs": "^1.7.1",
     "dayjs": "^1.10.4",
     "event-source-polyfill": "^1.0.25",
-    "fflate": "^0.7.2",
+    "fflate": "^0.7.4",
     "file-saver": "^2.0.5",
     "framer-motion": "^4.1.17",
     "hash-wasm": "^4.9.0",
diff --git a/apps/web/src/global.d.ts b/apps/web/src/global.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9833dac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/global.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+This file is part of the Notesnook project (https://notesnook.com/)
+
+Copyright (C) 2022 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+declare interface Window {
+  native: {
+    static gzip({
+      data,
+      level
+    }: {
+      data: string;
+      level: number;
+    }): Promise<string>;
+    static gunzip({ data }: { data: string }): Promise<string>;
+    static selectDirectory({
+      title,
+      buttonLabel,
+      defaultPath
+    }: {
+      title?: string;
+      buttonLabel?: string;
+      defaultPath?: string;
+    }): Promise<string>;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/interfaces/storage.ts b/apps/web/src/interfaces/storage.ts
index a64a27c34..c4ef98236 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/interfaces/storage.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/interfaces/storage.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const APP_SALT = "oVzKtazBo7d8sb7TBvY9jw";
 
 export class NNStorage {
   database: LocalForage;
+
   constructor(name: string, persistence: DatabasePersistence = "db") {
     const drivers =
       persistence === "memory"
diff --git a/apps/web/src/utils/compressor.ts b/apps/web/src/utils/compressor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..992d73f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/utils/compressor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+This file is part of the Notesnook project (https://notesnook.com/)
+
+Copyright (C) 2022 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
+// @ts-ignore
+import Worker from "worker-loader?filename=static/workers/compressor.worker.[hash].js!./compressor.worker";
+import type { Compressor as CompressorWorker } from "./compressor.worker";
+import { wrap, Remote } from "comlink";
+import { isDesktop } from "./platform";
+
+export class Compressor {
+  private worker!: globalThis.Worker;
+  private compressor!: Remote<CompressorWorker>;
+
+  constructor() {
+    if (!isDesktop()) {
+      this.worker = new Worker();
+      this.compressor = wrap<CompressorWorker>(this.worker);
+    }
+  }
+
+  async compress(data: string) {
+    if (isDesktop()) return await window.native.gzip({ data, level: 6 });
+
+    return await this.compressor.gzip({ data, level: 6 });
+  }
+
+  async decompress(data: string) {
+    if (isDesktop()) return await window.native.gunzip({ data });
+
+    return await this.compressor.gunzip({ data });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/utils/compressor.worker.ts b/apps/web/src/utils/compressor.worker.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ee5298fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/utils/compressor.worker.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+This file is part of the Notesnook project (https://notesnook.com/)
+
+Copyright (C) 2022 Streetwriters (Private) Limited
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+import { expose } from "comlink";
+import { gzipSync, gunzipSync } from "fflate";
+import { fromBase64, toBase64 } from "@aws-sdk/util-base64-browser";
+
+const module = {
+  gzip: ({ data, level }: { data: string; level: number }) => {
+    return toBase64(
+      gzipSync(new TextEncoder().encode(data), {
+        level: level as any
+      })
+    );
+  },
+  gunzip: ({ data }: { data: string }) => {
+    return new TextDecoder().decode(gunzipSync(fromBase64(data)));
+  }
+};
+
+expose(module);
+export type Compressor = typeof module;
diff --git a/apps/web/tsconfig.json b/apps/web/tsconfig.json
index 01ddaf231..7c3fd9dca 100644
--- a/apps/web/tsconfig.json
+++ b/apps/web/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
     "maxNodeModuleJsDepth": 5,
     "noEmit": true
   },
-  "include": ["src"]
+  "include": ["src", "global.d.ts"]
 }