Turn a photo of several megabytes into a file measured in kilobytes
Processed in your browser. Nothing is uploaded. Updated on 25 Oct 2026.A photo from a phone camera is usually 3 to 8 MB, and upload forms ask for a few hundred kilobytes at most. One megabyte is 1,024 kilobytes, so a 4 MB photo is 4,096 KB, and a 100 KB target keeps about one byte in forty-one.
Choose the photo of several MB; Target size is set to 100 KB, and 1 MB counts as 1,024 KB.
Type the size in KB that your form states into the Target size box if it is not 100.
Press Compress; each row shows the old size next to the new one.
Press Download to save the smaller photo to your phone or computer.
Enter the size your form states in Target size mode: the photo keeps its own size if it fits, and otherwise gets the mix of size and quality that looks most like it. Nothing leaves your phone while it works.
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, by default. Camera model, capture date and GPS coordinates are stripped from the output, because a photo posted or emailed with its location intact says where you live. Turn the metadata switch off if you need to keep the EXIF data, for example when the shooting details matter for a portfolio or an insurance claim.
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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