Compress Photo

Make a photo’s file much smaller while it still looks the same.

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Drop photos here

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.jpg, .png and .webp · as many as you like · nothing leaves your device

How compressing works

Drop photos in and each one comes out as a smaller JPG. The slider sets the balance: further left gives a smaller file, further right keeps more detail. Move it and every photo on the page is redone at once. If a photo can't get any smaller, you keep the original.

How to use it

  1. Drop your photos onto the box, or press Choose photos.
  2. Look at the size shown on each card. It says how much smaller the file is.
  3. Move the Quality slider. Left gives a smaller file, right keeps more detail. Every photo updates.
  4. Press Save, or Save all as one zip, when you are happy.

Questions people ask

How does it make the file smaller?

It saves the photo again as a JPG at the quality you choose. A lower quality throws away more fine detail, so the file gets smaller.

Which quality setting should I use?

Most photos look fine at the starting setting of 75%. Try moving the slider down until you can just see a difference, then nudge it back up.

What if the file is already small?

If saving it again would make a JPG bigger than it was, the tool keeps your original and tells you so.

What about PNG or WebP pictures?

They come out as JPGs. Any see-through area turns white, because JPG cannot be see-through.

Does this change how many pixels the photo has?

No, only how much detail is stored. For a much smaller file, first make the photo smaller with Resize photo, then compress it.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. Everything happens on your own device.