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Compress image to KB

Make a photo smaller than 50 KB, 100 KB or any size a form asks for, on your device. Free, with no account or uploads.

Choose the size it must be under. The quality is lowered only as far as needed, then the picture made smaller if it still does not fit.

Drop a photo to make it fit a size limit

Or choose one from your computer or phone. Photos from any camera work, iPhone photos too, and so do screenshots. You can also paste one.

Stays on your device. Free, no account.

How it works and help

How it works

  1. 1Add your photoDrop it in, choose it, or paste it.
  2. 2We make it smallerStraight away, keeping what your eye can see.
  3. 3Check and downloadSlide across the picture to compare, then save it.
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A little help along the way

Watch the tour, or follow the same six steps below. Every option is explained underneath, including those under More options.

1 min 23 s, no sound. On-screen captions describe each step; the same steps are written out here.
  1. Add a photoDrop it on the page, choose it, paste it with ⌘V or Ctrl+V, or try the example. Photos from any phone or camera work, iPhone photos too, and so do screenshots and graphics.
  2. Compare before you downloadIt is made smaller straight away. Slide across the picture, or use the arrow keys, to see before on the left and after on the right. Zoom to 100% or 200% for fine detail.
  3. Say what it is forSending makes the smallest file, for email and chat. Everyday, the usual, keeps what the eye can see. Printing or keeping keeps almost every detail.
  4. Set a size limit, if you need oneWhen a form or a site only takes files up to a size, turn on Must be under a size and pick 2 MB, 1 MB, 500 KB, 200 KB or your own. As much quality as fits is kept.
  5. More options, when you want themFile type, size, crop and turn, quality by hand and expert settings wait under More options, with the exact numbers under Details.
  6. DownloadCheck the new size and how close it looks, then download. Your photo never leaves your device.

Questions people ask

How does it get a photo under the limit?
It looks for the highest quality that still fits. If no quality fits, it makes the picture smaller step by step and says the new size.
Can it make a photo larger, to reach a minimum such as 20 KB?
No. It only makes files smaller. If a form asks for at least a size, choose a higher limit or the Printing or keeping answer.
How do I know it still looks good?
The result says how close it looks, measured against the original, and you can slide across the picture to compare before you download.
Is 100 KB the only choice?
No. It starts at 100 KB because forms often ask for it; type any figure in KB or MB, or pick 200 KB, 500 KB, 1 MB or 2 MB.

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