The Smart Way to Shrink Photos
JPEG is already a compressed format — but almost every JPG in circulation carries far more data than its use requires. Cameras and phones save at maximum quality for editing headroom; a photo destined for a website, WhatsApp or an online form doesn't need any of that. Re-encoding with this JPG compressor at 75% quality typically cuts files by 50–70% with no difference visible at normal size.
Understanding the Quality Slider
- 90% (Light): archival-grade — differences require zooming to individual pixels.
- 75% (Medium): the industry sweet spot used by most websites. Recommended default.
- 50% (Strong): minor softness in fine textures; excellent for thumbnails and chat sharing.
- 25% (Extreme): visible artifacts up close, but tiny files — for strict size limits.
Target Size: Built for Forms and Portals
Government portals, job applications, visa forms and exam registrations are notorious for hard limits: "photo must be under 50 KB." Guessing slider values is miserable — so don't. Enter the KB target (or tap a quick-target chip) and the tool automatically searches quality levels, then scales dimensions if needed, until your photo fits. We also have dedicated pages for the most common limits: 20 KB, 50 KB and 100 KB.
Pro Tips for Smaller JPGs
Resize before you compress — a 4000px camera photo shown at 800px wastes 96% of its pixels; set "Max width" to your real display size for massive savings. And for the modern web, consider converting JPG to WebP: another 25–35% smaller at equal quality.