Compress photo to 50 KB
Shrink any photo to under 50 KB — or 20, 100, 200 KB — with the size checked before you download. Everything happens in your browser: your photo is never uploaded.
How to compress a photo to 50 KB
- Choose a photo or drop it into the frame — several at once is fine.
- Pick the target your portal asks for: 20, 50, 100 or 200 KB.
- Download the JPG. The size limit is already verified — the green check tells you it fits.
Why portals reject photos over 50 KB
Application portals — especially Indian government and exam sites like SSC, UPSC and IBPS, but also visa systems, job boards and school forms — set hard upload limits: photos of 20–50 KB, signatures of 10–20 KB, documents under 100 or 200 KB. A photo straight from a phone camera is 2–8 megabytes, fifty times over the limit, and the portal rejects it without saying how to fix it.
This tool compresses in the order that preserves the most detail: it first lowers JPEG quality step by step, and only reduces the pixel dimensions when quality alone cannot reach the target. The result line shows the final size and dimensions, and the limit is verified before you download — so the upload check passes on the first try. PNG and WebP inputs are converted to JPEG (that is what makes very small sizes possible), and transparency is filled with white.
FAQ
How do I compress a photo to 50 KB without losing quality?
Quality is lowered gradually first; dimensions shrink only if quality alone is not enough. That order keeps the most detail possible for the target size, and the 50 KB limit is checked before download.
Can it compress a photo to 20 KB for SSC and other exam portals?
Yes — pick the 20 KB target. Indian exam portals typically require photos of 20–50 KB and signatures of 10–20 KB; check your portal's exact limit and pick the matching target.
Is my photo uploaded to a server?
No. The photo is compressed entirely inside your browser. It never leaves your device and nothing is stored.
Will the photo dimensions change?
Only if necessary. The tool keeps the original width and height while lowering JPEG quality; dimensions are reduced only when the target cannot be reached otherwise, and the result line shows the final pixel size.
Does it work with PNG files?
Yes — PNG and WebP are converted to JPEG, which is what makes very small sizes possible; transparency becomes white. If your form requires PNG specifically, note that PNG cannot be compressed as small as JPEG.