Compress to size
Compress an image to 500KB
Get any photo under half a megabyte — ideal for email attachments and cloud quotas.
How to compress image to 500kb
Add your image
Drag in or tap to choose a JPG, PNG or WebP. Batches work too.
Confirm 500KB
The target is preset to 500KB — change it if your form needs a different cap.
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We keep the highest quality that still fits and hand it back instantly.
About this tool
Half a megabyte is a comfortable target for email attachment limits, messaging apps and cloud storage plans where every photo adds up. This tool finds the lightest touch of compression that still lands under 500KB, so the result is nearly indistinguishable from the original.
It's a good default when you just want to shave excess size off a phone photo without thinking about quality trade-offs — the loss at this budget is minimal.
Questions
Does my image get uploaded?
No. Everything runs locally in your browser — the file never leaves your device.
Can I target a size other than 500KB?
Yes, change the target field to any KB value your form requires.
Which formats are supported?
JPG, PNG and WebP — the output keeps your original format. Note that PNG is lossless, so very tight targets rely on downscaling rather than quality reduction.