Compress an image to 200 KB
I built this page for forms that refuse an image over 200 KB. Choose a picture and I find the best quality that still fits under 200 KB.
Your picture stays on your device. PNG, JPG, WebP and AVIF work.
Leave it empty to keep the original size. A smaller width is applied before compressing.
The result is a JPG, so transparent areas are filled with white.
- Final size
- Dimensions
- Quality used
How it works, and what stays on your device
I built this page on the encoder your browser already has. It saves the picture as a JPG at different qualities and keeps the highest one that stays under 200 KB, within 3% of it when the picture allows. All of it happens on your device and the file is never uploaded.
The result is always a JPG, because JPG lets me set the quality. PNG, JPG, WebP and AVIF pictures can go in. JPG cannot hold transparency, so transparent areas are filled with white.
I count 1 KB as 1,024 bytes and 1 MB as 1,048,576 bytes, so 200 KB is the limit your result stays under.
Frequently asked questions
Is my picture uploaded?
No. The picture is opened and compressed in your browser and never leaves your device. I do not receive it, and the page makes no request that carries it.
How close to 200 KB will the file be?
It never goes over 200 KB. I look for the highest quality that fits, and when the picture allows it the file ends up within 3% below 200 KB. Quality moves in whole steps, and when the next step would already pass the limit I reduce the width a little instead, so the size lands in that window. The result shows the final size and dimensions.
What if the picture cannot get that small?
Quality alone has a floor. When even the lowest quality is over the limit, the page says so and offers to shrink the dimensions too. You can also set a maximum width yourself before compressing.
Does the format change?
Yes. The result is a JPG whatever you put in, and transparent areas become white. A picture that is already under the limit is kept exactly as it is.
Is 1 KB 1,000 or 1,024 bytes?
I count 1,024 bytes, the binary kilobyte. A form that counts 1,000 bytes to the KB may see the file as slightly over, so shrink the width a little more in that case.