Compress an image to 200 KB
Already set to 200 KB. Drop a photo and it fits under the limit.
Files are processed on our servers and stay available to re-download for 7 days, then are deleted.
Typical for document and signature uploads rather than photos, and generous enough that a full-resolution image usually fits with quality to spare.
How it works
- Add your photos — Drag them in, click to browse, or paste. Several at once is fine — each is compressed separately.
- Set the target — Type a size in KB, or tap one of the presets. 20, 50, 100 and 200 KB cover most upload limits.
- Let it search — It tries the full-size image first and only shrinks the dimensions if quality alone cannot reach your target.
- Download — The result stays available to re-download for 7 days, then is deleted.
Why upload forms keep rejecting your photo
Exam boards, visa portals, job applications and government forms almost all cap the file you can upload, and the photo field is usually the tightest of the lot — 30 to 50 KB is common, and some ask for less. A photo straight off a phone is three to eight megabytes, so it fails by a factor of a hundred.
The limits exist because those systems store millions of submissions and were often built a long time ago. Arguing with them is not an option when there is a deadline, so the practical answer is to hit the number exactly.
How it gets there without wrecking the picture
Lowering JPEG quality is the first lever, and for targets around 100 KB and up it is usually the only one needed — the image keeps every one of its original pixels and just compresses harder.
Below that, quality alone runs out. No amount of compression takes a 12-megapixel photo to 20 KB while keeping 12 megapixels, so the image also has to get smaller in dimensions. This works outward from full size, trying each step only when the one before it could not fit, so you keep the largest image that satisfies the limit rather than the smallest file that technically works.
Which format to choose
JPEG for photographs and for anything going into an upload form — it is what those forms expect, and it reaches small targets most gracefully.
WebP if the destination is a web page: it holds quality better at the same size. PNG is lossless, which means the only way it can shrink is by losing pixels, so it will hit a small target at a much lower resolution than JPEG would. The tool says so when you pick it.
Common questions
- Can it hit an exact size like 50 KB?
- It lands at or just under the target — 49.4 KB for a 50 KB request is typical. It never goes over, because the point is to satisfy a limit.
- Will my photo be resized?
- Only if it has to be. Targets of about 100 KB and up usually keep the full original width; smaller targets need the dimensions to come down too, and the result tells you what it did.
- Can I compress several photos at once?
- Yes. Drop them all in and each is compressed to the same target.
- Does it work with iPhone HEIC photos?
- Yes. HEIC is decoded first, then compressed like any other image.
- Is there a watermark or a sign-up?
- Neither. No account, no email, no watermark.
- What if it cannot reach my target?
- It tells you rather than handing back a file that misses the limit. Very small targets on very detailed images are the usual cause — try a slightly larger number.