Make JPG images smaller for email and uploads. Pick a compression level or a target size in KB.
or drop, paste, or choose from cloud
Type the size you need and the app compresses towards it. The box takes a number and a unit, so 100 KB, 50 KB, 200 KB, and a size in MB are all valid targets.
Upload forms are the reason this matters. Exam portals, visa applications, job boards, and government sites often cap a photo at a fixed number of kilobytes and reject anything above it.
The app aims for the number you set. Ask for a very small size on a large photograph and it gets there, with more visible loss than a gentle setting would cost.
The setting is called Compress to target file size. Type the number, then pick KB or MB beside it.
Four named levels cover most jobs: Less compression, Recommended compression, Extreme compression, and Lossless compression. Recommended compression is the one the page starts on.
Three more modes take a number instead of a level. Compress to target file size takes a size, Compress to a percentage of the original size takes a value from 1 to 99, and Set the quality manually takes a value from 1 to 100.
One mode applies at a time. Picking a new one replaces the last choice instead of stacking on top of it, so the setting that runs is always the one on screen.
JPG is a lossy format. Every save throws away detail the eye is least likely to miss, and that is how the file gets small in the first place.
This has two consequences for a photograph. A strong setting can leave visible artifacts around sharp edges and flat areas of color, and a JPG that has already been saved several times has less detail left to give.
Less compression keeps most of the original detail and takes less off the file size. Lossless compression keeps the quality of the file you uploaded, so it is the safe pick when the photo still has to print well.
JPG on WikipediaA photo from a phone or a camera carries more than the picture. EXIF fields hold the camera model, the date, the settings used, and often the GPS position where the shot was taken.
Turn on Remove metadata and those fields come off while the image is compressed. The file gets a little smaller, and the location of your home stops travelling with the photo you post.
The picture itself is untouched by the option. It removes the fields around the image, not the pixels in it.
Portals for exams, visas, and job applications set a hard ceiling in kilobytes. Type that number as the target size and the photo goes through on the first try.
Mail providers cap an attachment at a few megabytes, and a folder of camera photos rarely fits. Compress the set first, then attach the smaller copies.
Large JPG files slow a page down for readers on mobile data. Smaller images load sooner, and the modes let you decide how much detail to trade for that.
Add up to 5 images without an account, or 10 with a free account. Every file in the job runs on the same setting.
The app runs on this page. You can compress a JPG without signing up, and a free account only raises the limits.
File processing is fully automated, so there is no human interaction with the files. Uploads are not used to train AI models.
Upload your image file, whether it is a JPG, PNG, TIFF, or camera RAW image.
Pick a compression level, or type the target file size you need in KB.
Adjust the image quality to optimize your result. (optional)
Click "Start" to begin the compression.
Yes. Up to 5 images per job with no account, and 10 once you register, which is also free. Each file can be up to 50 MB, and the paid plans raise all three.
Yes. Pick Compress to target file size, type 100, and leave the unit on KB. The app compresses the image towards that size, and the same box takes 50 KB, 200 KB, or a size in MB.
It can. JPG is a lossy format, so a strong setting can leave visible artifacts. Less compression keeps most of the detail, and Lossless compression keeps the quality of the file you uploaded.
Upload the image, pick a compression level or a target size in KB, then press Start. The smaller JPG comes back as a download.
JPG and JPEG images, and other image files such as PNG, TIFF, and camera RAW. An upload that is already JPG, PNG, or GIF keeps its own format, and anything else comes back as a JPG.
No. The output format select starts on Auto, which keeps the format of the file you uploaded. Pick JPG there when you want the image converted as well as compressed.
Yes. Add the whole set and the job runs them on one setting, so a folder of camera photos takes one pass instead of one upload each.
Processing is automated from end to end, so no person looks at an upload. The download link cannot be guessed, and the files are not used to train AI models.
JPG suits photographs, where a small loss of detail is hard to see. PNG suits screenshots, logos, and images with text or flat color, where lossy compression shows first at the edges.
