diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..952787e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/src/__pycache__
+Round-Trees-*.zip
diff --git a/Round-Trees-8.0.zip b/Round-Trees-8.0.zip
deleted file mode 100644
index d51e9c7..0000000
Binary files a/Round-Trees-8.0.zip and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/gen_pack.py b/gen_pack.py
index d953275..a62f2fe 100644
--- a/gen_pack.py
+++ b/gen_pack.py
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import shutil
 import time
 from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 
+import src.json_utils
+from src.json_utils import dumpJson, minifyJsonFiles, minify
+
 # Utility functions
 def printGreen(out): print("\033[92m{}\033[00m".format(out))
 def printCyan(out): print("\033[96m{}\033[00m" .format(out))
@@ -20,6 +23,8 @@ def autoGen(jsonData, args):
     print("Generating assets...")
     if (os.path.exists("./assets")): shutil.rmtree("./assets")
     copy_tree("./base/assets/", "./assets/")
+    if minify: minifyJsonFiles()
+
     filecount = 0
     unpackMods()
     scanModsForLogs()
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ def generateBlockstateAndModel(mod_namespace, block_name, texture_end, texture_s
 
     # Write blockstate file
     with open(block_state_file, "w") as f:
-        json.dump(block_state_data, f, indent=4)
+        dumpJson(block_state_data, f)
 
 
     # Create models folder if it doesn't exist already
@@ -131,7 +136,7 @@ def generateBlockstateAndModel(mod_namespace, block_name, texture_end, texture_s
             }
         }
     with open(block_model_file, "w") as f:
-        json.dump(block_model_data, f, indent=4)
+        dumpJson(block_model_data, f)
 
 def generateItemModel(mod_namespace, block_name):
     # Create models folder if it doesn't exist already
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ def generateItemModel(mod_namespace, block_name):
         "parent": f"{mod_namespace}:block/{block_name}1"
     }
     with open(item_model_file, "w") as f:
-        json.dump(item_model_data, f, indent=4)
+        dumpJson(item_model_data, f)
 
 def writeMetadata(args):
     edition = args.edition
@@ -181,10 +186,12 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     parser.add_argument('version', type=str)
     parser.add_argument('edition', nargs="*", type=str, default="§cCustom Edition", help="Define your edition name")
+    parser.add_argument('--minify', '-m', action='store_true', help="Minify all JSON output files")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     print(args)
     print()
+    if args.minify: src.json_utils.minify = True
 
     # Loads overrides from the json file
     f = open('./input/overrides.json')
diff --git a/src/json_utils.py b/src/json_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dea74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import os
+import json
+
+minify = False
+
+def minifyJsonFiles(rootDir="./assets"):
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(rootDir):
+        for infile in files:
+            if infile.endswith(".json"):
+                minifyExistingJson(root, infile)
+def minifyExistingJson(root, infile):
+    with open(os.path.join(root, infile), "r") as rf:
+        data = json.load(rf)
+        with open(os.path.join(root, infile), "w") as wf:
+            json.dump(data, wf, separators=(',', ':'))
+
+def dumpJson(data, f):
+    json.dump(data, f, separators=(',', ':')) if minify else json.dump(data, f, indent=4)