diff --git a/.github/test/Dockerfile-alpine b/.github/test/Dockerfile-alpine
index c037dc6c..44fc34d2 100644
--- a/.github/test/Dockerfile-alpine
+++ b/.github/test/Dockerfile-alpine
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ RUN \
     file \
     nodejs \
     poppler-utils \
-    python3 && \
+    python3 \
+    # OpenCV dependencies for image processing
+    glib \
+    libsm \
+    libxext \
+    libxrender && \
   echo "**** pip3 install test of changedetection.io ****" && \
   python3 -m venv /lsiopy  && \
   pip install -U pip wheel setuptools && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 144f5b4e..c4877b39 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,id=pip,sharing=locked,target=/tmp/pip-cache \
   --cache-dir=/tmp/pip-cache \
   -r /requirements.txt
 
+# Copy installed packages from system Python to /dependencies for final image
+ARG PYTHON_VERSION
+RUN mkdir -p /dependencies && \
+    cp -r /usr/local/lib/python${PYTHON_VERSION}/site-packages/* /dependencies/
+
 
 # Playwright is an alternative to Selenium
 # Excluded this package from requirements.txt to prevent arm/v6 and arm/v7 builds from failing
diff --git a/changedetectionio/processors/image_ssim_diff/difference.py b/changedetectionio/processors/image_ssim_diff/difference.py
index feba8d2b..7adbd753 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/processors/image_ssim_diff/difference.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/processors/image_ssim_diff/difference.py
@@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ def generate_diff_image_opencv(img_bytes_to, diff_mask):
     # Convert back to PIL Image
     diff_img = Image.fromarray(result_array.astype(np.uint8))
 
-    # Save to bytes as PNG (faster rendering than JPEG for diff images)
+    # Save to bytes as JPEG (smaller and faster than PNG for diff visualization)
     buf = io.BytesIO()
-    diff_img.save(buf, format='PNG', optimize=True)
+    diff_img.save(buf, format='JPEG', quality=85, optimize=True)
     diff_bytes = buf.getvalue()
 
     # Explicit memory cleanup - close files and buffers, delete large objects
@@ -264,14 +264,17 @@ def generate_diff_image_pixelmatch(diff_array):
         diff_array: RGBA diff array from pixelmatch (4D numpy array)
 
     Returns:
-        bytes: PNG image with highlighted differences
+        bytes: JPEG image with highlighted differences
     """
-    # Convert diff array to PIL Image
+    # Convert diff array to PIL Image (RGBA)
     diff_img = Image.fromarray(diff_array.astype(np.uint8), mode='RGBA')
 
-    # Save to bytes as PNG
+    # Convert RGBA to RGB for JPEG (JPEG doesn't support transparency)
+    diff_img = diff_img.convert('RGB')
+
+    # Save to bytes as JPEG (smaller and faster than PNG)
     buf = io.BytesIO()
-    diff_img.save(buf, format='PNG', optimize=True)
+    diff_img.save(buf, format='JPEG', quality=85, optimize=True)
     diff_bytes = buf.getvalue()
 
     # Explicit memory cleanup - close files first, then delete
diff --git a/changedetectionio/processors/image_ssim_diff/templates/image_ssim_diff/diff.html b/changedetectionio/processors/image_ssim_diff/templates/image_ssim_diff/diff.html
index 92bd169b..5d212795 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/processors/image_ssim_diff/templates/image_ssim_diff/diff.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/processors/image_ssim_diff/templates/image_ssim_diff/diff.html
@@ -157,7 +157,16 @@
             <div style="color: #666; font-size: 0.9em; margin-bottom: 1em;">
                 {{ from_version|format_timestamp_timeago }}
             </div>
-            <img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ img_from_b64 }}" alt="Previous screenshot">
+            <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">
+                <a href="#" onclick="downloadImage('img-from', '{{ from_version }}'); return false;" style="color: #0078e7; text-decoration: none; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.3em; font-size: 0.85em;" title="Download previous snapshot">
+                    <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" style="display: inline-block;">
+                        <path d="M8 12L3 7h3V1h4v6h3z"/>
+                        <path d="M1 14h14v2H1z"/>
+                    </svg>
+                    Download
+                </a>
+            </div>
+            <img id="img-from" src="data:image/png;base64,{{ img_from_b64 }}" alt="Previous screenshot">
         </div>
 
         <!-- Panel 2: To (Current) -->
@@ -166,16 +175,32 @@
             <div style="color: #666; font-size: 0.9em; margin-bottom: 1em;">
                 {{ to_version|format_timestamp_timeago }}
             </div>
-            <img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ img_to_b64 }}" alt="Current screenshot">
+            <div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0.5em;">
+                <a href="#" onclick="downloadImage('img-to', '{{ to_version }}'); return false;" style="color: #0078e7; text-decoration: none; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.3em; font-size: 0.85em;" title="Download current snapshot">
+                    <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" style="display: inline-block;">
+                        <path d="M8 12L3 7h3V1h4v6h3z"/>
+                        <path d="M1 14h14v2H1z"/>
+                    </svg>
+                    Download
+                </a>
+            </div>
+            <img id="img-to" src="data:image/png;base64,{{ img_to_b64 }}" alt="Current screenshot">
         </div>
 
         <!-- Panel 3: Difference (with red highlights) -->
         <div class="screenshot-panel diff">
             <h3>Difference Visualization</h3>
-            <div style="color: #d32f2f; font-size: 0.9em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-weight: bold;">
-                Red = Changed Pixels
+            <div style="color: #d32f2f; font-size: 0.9em; margin-bottom: 1em; font-weight: bold; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 1em;">
+                <a href="#" onclick="downloadImage('diff-image', '{{ to_version }}_diff'); return false;" style="color: #0078e7; text-decoration: none; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.3em;" title="Download difference image">
+                    <svg width="16" height="16" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" style="display: inline-block;">
+                        <path d="M8 12L3 7h3V1h4v6h3z"/>
+                        <path d="M1 14h14v2H1z"/>
+                    </svg>
+                    Download
+                </a>
+                <span>Red = Changed Pixels</span>
             </div>
-            <img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ diff_image_b64 }}" alt="Difference visualization with red highlights">
+            <img id="diff-image" src="data:image/jpeg;base64,{{ diff_image_b64 }}" alt="Difference visualization with red highlights">
         </div>
     </div>
 
@@ -215,4 +240,41 @@
     {% endif %}
 </div>
 
+<script>
+function downloadImage(imageId, filename) {
+    // Get the image element
+    const img = document.getElementById(imageId);
+    const base64Data = img.src;
+
+    // Convert base64 to blob
+    const byteString = atob(base64Data.split(',')[1]);
+    const mimeString = base64Data.split(',')[0].split(':')[1].split(';')[0];
+
+    const ab = new ArrayBuffer(byteString.length);
+    const ia = new Uint8Array(ab);
+    for (let i = 0; i < byteString.length; i++) {
+        ia[i] = byteString.charCodeAt(i);
+    }
+
+    const blob = new Blob([ab], { type: mimeString });
+
+    // Determine file extension from MIME type
+    const extension = mimeString.includes('jpeg') ? '.jpeg' : '.png';
+
+    // Create download link
+    const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+    const a = document.createElement('a');
+    a.href = url;
+    a.download = filename + extension;
+    document.body.appendChild(a);
+    a.click();
+
+    // Cleanup
+    setTimeout(() => {
+        document.body.removeChild(a);
+        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    }, 100);
+}
+</script>
+
 {% endblock %}