Shrink a photo under 50 KB without losing the face
Processed in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. Updated on 25 Oct 2026.Fifty kilobytes is what scholarship portals, university admission forms and many state government sites allow for a passport photograph. A face still reads at that size; fine background detail does not. Crop the photo in Resize Image first if the head is small in the frame, then let the target search find the best-looking file that lands under 50 KB.
If the head is small in the frame, crop the photo around the face first, so the 50 KB is spent on the face.
Choose the photo here; this page opens in Target size mode with 50 KB in the box.
Press Compress; it tries quality settings, and fewer pixels if needed, until the file is under 50 KB.
Compare Original and Compressed in Before / after, then press Download.
The original and compressed sizes are shown side by side, so you see what the limit cost before you download.
Compress Image shrinks JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, AVIF and iPhone HEIC photos so they load faster and pass upload limits, and shows you the result before you download it. Drag the handle across the preview to compare the original with the compressed version at full size.
People use it to get a photo under the 100 KB or 200 KB limit on passport, visa, exam and government portals, to lighten images before emailing them, and to make website pictures load quickly. Quality mode starts at 78, which is usually indistinguishable from the original on a screen. Target size mode is for when a form states a limit: it tries the picture at its own size first, and only if that cannot fit does it choose the mix of size and quality that looks most like the original, never smaller than 320 pixels on the long side. The file usually lands at 95 to 100% of the limit, so you get the best picture the limit allows rather than the smallest possible file.
Metadata such as GPS location and camera details is removed by default; switch it off if you need to keep it. If a file cannot be made smaller without visible damage, the tool keeps the original and tells you. Use Resize Image when a form sets pixel dimensions rather than a file size.
The rest of the article, and all 7 questions about Compress Image, are on the Compress Image page.
No. Compression runs in your browser using your own device's processor, so the file never leaves your computer or phone and there is nothing to delete from a server afterwards. That is why an ID photo, a signature or a medical scan is safe to compress here, and why the tool keeps working once the page has loaded even if the connection drops.
Add the image, switch to Target size, type 100 and press Compress. The tool first tries the picture at its own size; if it cannot fit, it chooses the mix of size and quality that looks most like the original, never smaller than 320 pixels on the long side. The file usually lands at 95 to 100% of 100 KB, and the row says if pixels were removed.
Yes, up to 20 files in one batch, each up to 50 MB. Every file gets its own row showing the size before, the size after and the percentage saved, and a total for the batch sits at the top. Download them one at a time, or take the whole batch as a single zip.
Photo ko chhota karne ke liye, add the image, switch to Target size and type the limit you need, for example 100 KB. The tool tries the photo at its own size first, then the mix of size and quality that looks closest to the original, never below 320 pixels, and lands close to the limit. Up to 20 files per batch, each up to 50 MB, and nothing is uploaded.
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