When a form says “maximum 200 KB” it means it. The tool below compresses a photo to the exact limit you set: pick 50, 100, 200, 500 KB or 1 MB, or type your own value, and it lowers quality and dimensions step by step until the file fits, honestly telling you when a target is impossible.
Compress images →Why forms reject your photo
Public administration portals, job applications and exam registrations often set strict attachment limits, sometimes as low as 100 or 200 KB. A phone photo easily weighs 3 to 5 MB. Renaming the file or zipping it does not help: what counts is the compressed weight of the image itself.
Compress to an exact target
- Open the compression tool below and choose your photo.
- Pick the target size: 50, 100, 200, 500 KB, 1 MB or a custom value.
- Start the compression. The tool reduces quality first and dimensions only if needed, keeping the proportions.
- Check the final weight and the percentage saved, then download the result.
When the target is impossible
A very small target on a very detailed photo can be unreachable without destroying the image. In that case the tool says so instead of pretending success, and gives you the smallest honest result. If the limit is strict, try cropping the photo first: fewer pixels means fewer kilobytes.
JPG, PNG and transparency
JPG and WebP compress by adjusting quality. PNG is different: it is a lossless format, so reaching a small target usually requires shrinking the dimensions, and its transparency is kept. If the destination accepts JPG, converting a PNG photo to JPG is often the easiest way to hit a tight limit.
Keep your originals. Conversion creates a new copy; metadata, HDR and extra frames are not retained.
Questions, answered
Will the photo look bad at 100 KB?
It depends on the photo. A portrait or a document photo usually survives 100–200 KB very well; a detailed landscape will soften. The tool shows the final weight before you download, so try the target you need and judge the preview.
Does the tool keep my photo private?
Yes. Compression runs in your browser: the photo is never uploaded, and only the copy you download exists outside the original.
What if I need exactly 200 KB, not less?
Forms set a maximum, not an exact size: anything at or under the limit is accepted. The tool stops as soon as the file fits the target, keeping the best quality possible under it.
Can I compress several photos to the same limit?
Yes. Load a batch and the same target applies to every photo, then download the results one by one or as a ZIP.
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