Compress an image to 200KB

Drop a photo in and it comes out at or under 200 KB — in your browser, so it is never uploaded anywhere.

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What 200 KB is usually for

200 KB is a common cap for uploaded document scans, and for email attachments where a mail server rejects anything larger.

What you'll actually get at this size

At 200 KB you're essentially not losing anything a human will notice on a single photo. If you're still overshooting it, the file is almost certainly bigger in pixels than it needs to be — a phone camera shoots at 4000+ pixels wide, and no upload form wants that.

If your form gives a range, use both numbers. Portals often say "between 20 KB and 50 KB". Most compressors honour only the ceiling, hand you a file far under the floor, and the form rejects it for being too small. And if you also resize to the exact pixel size the form wants, the photo often lands under the minimum naturally — at which point compressing harder cannot help, because shrinking is the wrong direction. The tool below takes both ends of the range, and will raise the file back up to clear the floor.

Frequently asked questions

Why is my photo 3 MB in the first place?

Because phone cameras shoot for printing, not uploading — 4000+ pixels wide. File size follows pixel count, so the fix is rarely 'more compression': halving the pixel width cuts the size roughly by four, with no visible loss on a screen.

Is 200 KB enough quality for a document I'm emailing?

Yes — at 200 KB a single photo or page scan loses essentially nothing a human will notice. It is a common attachment cap precisely because it is the point where files are small without looking compressed.

My screenshot won't go under 200 KB — why?

It is probably a PNG. Screenshots with photos or gradients in them make enormous PNGs, because PNG preserves every pixel losslessly. Converting to JPEG collapses the size; keep PNG only for screenshots that are mostly text and flat colour, where it stays small and crisp.