Compress Photo Online Free

The longest side can be the width of a landscape photograph or the height of a portrait. A 4000 × 3000 image starts at 1600 × 1200; a 3000 × 4000 image starts at 1200 × 1600. A source already measuring 1200 × 900 keeps those starting dimensions. One scale factor is applied to both sides, with rounding to whole pixels, so the preset preserves the shape rather than stretching a face or object.

The fields become populated after you select a file. You can edit them with the aspect ratio locked or disable resizing if you want the target search to start from the original dimensions. Even then, a strict byte budget may require automatic scaling. Use Resize Image when exact pixel dimensions are the priority. Review the final dimensions rather than assuming the starting fields describe the finished download.

JPEG and WebP compression can discard information to create smaller files. The compressor tries settings, measures the bytes and searches for a higher quality that still fits the maximum. A detailed landscape, a smooth studio portrait and a night photograph may need different tradeoffs at the same budget. The result shows whether the target was reached; if it was missed, the available download is a best attempt rather than a compliant 300KB file.

Inspect faces, hair, foliage and gradients instead of judging quality from a percentage alone. Look for softened edges, blocks or lost texture at the intended viewing size. If the image is for a stricter form, Compress JPG to 200KB opens that specific limit. If you need room for several photos in a message, Compress Image for Email explains how to budget for the whole group of attachments.

This page accepts JPG, JPEG, PNG and WebP. It keeps the supported input format initially, and offers JPG, PNG or WebP output after the image is opened. For a photograph without transparency, compare JPEG when broad file compatibility matters. A PNG photograph can contain many distinct colors, so reducing its palette may change gradients. PNG and WebP can retain transparency; switching to JPG places transparent regions on a white background.

Use Image to JPG when format conversion is your main task, including preparing a supported JPEG from a different source. HEIC and AVIF are not direct inputs on this page and need their corresponding conversion tools first. Keep the format required by the destination rather than choosing a small file it cannot read. Changing a filename’s extension does not change the encoding or make an unsupported photo compatible.

Compression works locally in your browser without signup, payment or an image upload to a processing server. Select one photo, wait for the result and download a separate copy. There is no batch processing or automatic replacement of photos in your library. On a phone, keep the tab open while the image is processed; very large sources may use more memory and take longer than smaller pictures.

If a source already meets the byte target and its format and dimensions need no change, it is returned untouched, including its metadata. Otherwise you receive a newly encoded copy. Avoid repeatedly compressing that copy, because repeated JPEG saves can accumulate damage. Return to the original for another attempt and keep it for future edits or printing. A clear, appropriately sized photo is a better outcome than the smallest file with missing detail.