diff --git a/pixstrip-core/src/executor.rs b/pixstrip-core/src/executor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3549247
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixstrip-core/src/executor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::time::Instant;
+
+use crate::encoder::OutputEncoder;
+use crate::error::{PixstripError, Result};
+use crate::loader::ImageLoader;
+use crate::operations::resize::resize_image;
+use crate::pipeline::ProcessingJob;
+use crate::types::ImageFormat;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct ProgressUpdate {
+    pub current: usize,
+    pub total: usize,
+    pub current_file: String,
+    pub succeeded_so_far: usize,
+    pub failed_so_far: usize,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct BatchResult {
+    pub total: usize,
+    pub succeeded: usize,
+    pub failed: usize,
+    pub cancelled: bool,
+    pub total_input_bytes: u64,
+    pub total_output_bytes: u64,
+    pub errors: Vec<(String, String)>,
+    pub elapsed_ms: u64,
+}
+
+pub struct PipelineExecutor {
+    cancel_flag: Arc<AtomicBool>,
+}
+
+impl PipelineExecutor {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            cancel_flag: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_cancel(cancel_flag: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> Self {
+        Self { cancel_flag }
+    }
+
+    pub fn execute<F>(&self, job: &ProcessingJob, mut on_progress: F) -> Result<BatchResult>
+    where
+        F: FnMut(ProgressUpdate) + Send,
+    {
+        let start = Instant::now();
+        let total = job.sources.len();
+        let loader = ImageLoader::new();
+        let encoder = OutputEncoder::new();
+
+        let mut result = BatchResult {
+            total,
+            succeeded: 0,
+            failed: 0,
+            cancelled: false,
+            total_input_bytes: 0,
+            total_output_bytes: 0,
+            errors: Vec::new(),
+            elapsed_ms: 0,
+        };
+
+        for (i, source) in job.sources.iter().enumerate() {
+            if self.cancel_flag.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                result.cancelled = true;
+                break;
+            }
+
+            let file_name = source
+                .path
+                .file_name()
+                .and_then(|n| n.to_str())
+                .unwrap_or("unknown")
+                .to_string();
+
+            on_progress(ProgressUpdate {
+                current: i + 1,
+                total,
+                current_file: file_name.clone(),
+                succeeded_so_far: result.succeeded,
+                failed_so_far: result.failed,
+            });
+
+            match self.process_single(job, source, &loader, &encoder) {
+                Ok((input_size, output_size)) => {
+                    result.succeeded += 1;
+                    result.total_input_bytes += input_size;
+                    result.total_output_bytes += output_size;
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    result.failed += 1;
+                    result.errors.push((file_name, e.to_string()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        result.elapsed_ms = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64;
+        Ok(result)
+    }
+
+    fn process_single(
+        &self,
+        job: &ProcessingJob,
+        source: &crate::types::ImageSource,
+        loader: &ImageLoader,
+        encoder: &OutputEncoder,
+    ) -> std::result::Result<(u64, u64), PixstripError> {
+        let input_size = std::fs::metadata(&source.path)
+            .map(|m| m.len())
+            .unwrap_or(0);
+
+        // Load image
+        let mut img = loader.load_pixels(&source.path)?;
+
+        // Resize
+        if let Some(ref config) = job.resize {
+            img = resize_image(&img, config)?;
+        }
+
+        // Determine output format
+        let output_format = if let Some(ref convert) = job.convert {
+            let input_fmt = source.original_format.unwrap_or(ImageFormat::Jpeg);
+            convert.output_format(input_fmt)
+        } else {
+            source.original_format.unwrap_or(ImageFormat::Jpeg)
+        };
+
+        // Determine quality
+        let quality = job.compress.as_ref().map(|c| match c {
+            crate::operations::CompressConfig::Preset(preset) => {
+                encoder.quality_for_format(output_format, preset)
+            }
+            crate::operations::CompressConfig::Custom {
+                jpeg_quality,
+                png_level: _,
+                webp_quality,
+                avif_quality: _,
+            } => match output_format {
+                ImageFormat::Jpeg => jpeg_quality.unwrap_or(85),
+                ImageFormat::WebP => webp_quality.map(|q| q as u8).unwrap_or(80),
+                _ => 85,
+            },
+        });
+
+        // Determine output path
+        let output_path = job.output_path_for(source, Some(output_format));
+
+        // Ensure output directory exists
+        if let Some(parent) = output_path.parent() {
+            std::fs::create_dir_all(parent).map_err(PixstripError::Io)?;
+        }
+
+        // Encode and save
+        encoder.encode_to_file(&img, &output_path, output_format, quality)?;
+
+        let output_size = std::fs::metadata(&output_path)
+            .map(|m| m.len())
+            .unwrap_or(0);
+
+        Ok((input_size, output_size))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Default for PipelineExecutor {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pixstrip-core/src/lib.rs b/pixstrip-core/src/lib.rs
index dd4f864..01259d6 100644
--- a/pixstrip-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/pixstrip-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod discovery;
 pub mod encoder;
 pub mod error;
+pub mod executor;
 pub mod loader;
 pub mod operations;
 pub mod pipeline;
diff --git a/pixstrip-core/tests/executor_tests.rs b/pixstrip-core/tests/executor_tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a66189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pixstrip-core/tests/executor_tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+use pixstrip_core::executor::PipelineExecutor;
+use pixstrip_core::operations::*;
+use pixstrip_core::pipeline::ProcessingJob;
+use pixstrip_core::types::*;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
+use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+fn create_test_jpeg(path: &std::path::Path) {
+    let img = image::RgbImage::from_fn(200, 150, |x, y| {
+        image::Rgb([(x % 256) as u8, (y % 256) as u8, 128])
+    });
+    img.save_with_format(path, image::ImageFormat::Jpeg).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn setup_test_dir() -> (tempfile::TempDir, std::path::PathBuf, std::path::PathBuf) {
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let input = dir.path().join("input");
+    let output = dir.path().join("output");
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&input).unwrap();
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&output).unwrap();
+    (dir, input, output)
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn execute_single_image_resize() {
+    let (_dir, input, output) = setup_test_dir();
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("photo.jpg"));
+
+    let mut job = ProcessingJob::new(&input, &output);
+    job.add_source(input.join("photo.jpg"));
+    job.resize = Some(ResizeConfig::ByWidth(100));
+
+    let executor = PipelineExecutor::new();
+    let result = executor.execute(&job, |_| {}).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(result.succeeded, 1);
+    assert_eq!(result.failed, 0);
+    assert!(output.join("photo.jpg").exists());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn execute_resize_and_convert() {
+    let (_dir, input, output) = setup_test_dir();
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("photo.jpg"));
+
+    let mut job = ProcessingJob::new(&input, &output);
+    job.add_source(input.join("photo.jpg"));
+    job.resize = Some(ResizeConfig::ByWidth(100));
+    job.convert = Some(ConvertConfig::SingleFormat(ImageFormat::WebP));
+
+    let executor = PipelineExecutor::new();
+    let result = executor.execute(&job, |_| {}).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(result.succeeded, 1);
+    assert!(output.join("photo.webp").exists());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn execute_multiple_images() {
+    let (_dir, input, output) = setup_test_dir();
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("a.jpg"));
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("b.jpg"));
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("c.jpg"));
+
+    let mut job = ProcessingJob::new(&input, &output);
+    job.add_source(input.join("a.jpg"));
+    job.add_source(input.join("b.jpg"));
+    job.add_source(input.join("c.jpg"));
+    job.resize = Some(ResizeConfig::ByWidth(50));
+
+    let executor = PipelineExecutor::new();
+    let result = executor.execute(&job, |_| {}).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(result.succeeded, 3);
+    assert_eq!(result.failed, 0);
+    assert_eq!(result.total, 3);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn execute_collects_progress() {
+    let (_dir, input, output) = setup_test_dir();
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("photo.jpg"));
+
+    let mut job = ProcessingJob::new(&input, &output);
+    job.add_source(input.join("photo.jpg"));
+    job.resize = Some(ResizeConfig::ByWidth(100));
+
+    let updates = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Vec::new()));
+    let updates_clone = updates.clone();
+
+    let executor = PipelineExecutor::new();
+    executor.execute(&job, move |update| {
+        updates_clone.lock().unwrap().push(update);
+    }).unwrap();
+
+    let updates = updates.lock().unwrap();
+    assert!(!updates.is_empty());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn execute_with_cancellation() {
+    let (_dir, input, output) = setup_test_dir();
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("a.jpg"));
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("b.jpg"));
+
+    let mut job = ProcessingJob::new(&input, &output);
+    job.add_source(input.join("a.jpg"));
+    job.add_source(input.join("b.jpg"));
+    job.resize = Some(ResizeConfig::ByWidth(100));
+
+    let cancel = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(true)); // cancel immediately
+    let executor = PipelineExecutor::with_cancel(cancel);
+    let result = executor.execute(&job, |_| {}).unwrap();
+
+    // With immediate cancellation, fewer images should be processed
+    assert!(result.succeeded + result.failed <= 2);
+    assert!(result.cancelled);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn batch_result_tracks_sizes() {
+    let (_dir, input, output) = setup_test_dir();
+    create_test_jpeg(&input.join("photo.jpg"));
+
+    let mut job = ProcessingJob::new(&input, &output);
+    job.add_source(input.join("photo.jpg"));
+    job.compress = Some(CompressConfig::Preset(QualityPreset::Low));
+
+    let executor = PipelineExecutor::new();
+    let result = executor.execute(&job, |_| {}).unwrap();
+
+    assert!(result.total_input_bytes > 0);
+    assert!(result.total_output_bytes > 0);
+}