PhotoHero

Compress an Image to 500KB

A comfortable ceiling for email attachments and most web uploads, with very little visible quality loss. Free, no account needed.

Target size: under 500KBWe keep the highest quality that still fits — no slider to fiddle with.

Drop a photo here or click to upload

Compresses to under 500KB — up to 15MB

Other target sizes

Questions, answered

How do you get the file under 500KB?+

We search for the highest image quality that still fits under 500KB, and only reduce the resolution if quality alone can't get there — so you get the best-looking file that meets the limit, not a needlessly destroyed one.

What if my photo can't reach 500KB?+

You still get the smallest version we could produce, and we tell you it fell short — so you can decide whether it's close enough rather than being handed an error.

Is my photo stored anywhere?+

No. The image is compressed in memory and never saved.

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