Compress an image to 500 KB

Five hundred kilobytes is a generous limit, and most pictures can fit it with almost no visible loss. It suits email, profile pictures and general form uploads.

Drop images here

Your files stay on your device. You can also paste or drag files in.

How to compress an image to 500 KB

  1. Add your picture.
  2. The target is already set to 500 KB. Change it if you need a different size.
  3. Press the button. The tool tries qualities and, if needed, smaller dimensions until the file fits.
  4. Download the result and check it before you upload it.

Good to know

  • A phone photo of 3 to 6 MB usually drops to 500 KB at a quality most people cannot distinguish from the original on a screen.
  • If your picture is a screenshot or graphic with flat colours, PNG may already be small. Check the original before converting.
  • For print, do not compress this hard. Keep the original for anything that will be printed.

Questions

Will I notice the difference at 500 KB?

On a phone or laptop screen, rarely. On a large monitor or a print, you might see softness in fine detail.

Is WEBP better here?

Usually. At the same size WEBP tends to look cleaner, as long as wherever you upload accepts it.

What if my file is already under 500 KB?

It is returned unchanged, so you never end up with a worse file for no reason.

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