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Compress Image to 200KB Online
Modern phone cameras produce 3 to 10 MB photos. FitKB brings them under 200 KB for job portals, marketplaces and email, usually without changing the dimensions you can see on screen.
Your photo
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Result
The compressed photo appears here. The Download button below turns on when it is ready.
- New size
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- Exact
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- Limit
- 200,000 bytes
- Dimensions
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- Quality
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- Saved
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How to use the Compress Image to 200KB
Choose your photo
Tap the upload area to pick a photo from your gallery or camera, drag a file onto it, or paste an image. JPG, PNG and WebP all work.
Keep 200 KB as the limit
The size limit is already set to 200 KB. Change it if your form asks for something else. You can also cap the width and height.
Let FitKB find the best quality
The tool re-encodes the photo several times in your browser and keeps the sharpest version that is still under the limit. It only shrinks the dimensions when quality alone is not enough.
Check and download
Compare the before and after sizes, zoom into the preview, then tap Download. The file name includes the limit so you can find it in your downloads.
Output specification
These are the starting settings for this page. You can change every one of them in the Settings panel above.
| Size limit | 200 KB or less (200,000 bytes) |
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| Output format | JPEG (WebP optional) |
| Dimensions | Original, shrunk only if needed |
| Typical result | About 1200 to 1800 px wide for a normal photo |
| Processing | In your browser, nothing uploaded |
Methodology, privacy and accuracy
- Runs on your device. The photo is decoded and re-encoded with the browser's Canvas API. It is never uploaded, so passport photos and signatures stay private.
- How the size is reached. FitKB tries the highest JPEG quality first, then binary-searches the quality until the file is at or under the limit. Dimensions are reduced only when quality alone cannot reach it, and never for fixed-size photos.
- Safe for strict forms. The limit is applied as KB × 1000 bytes, so the file passes whether a portal counts 1 KB as 1000 or 1024 bytes. Metadata such as GPS location is not copied into the new file.
- Tested. The size search and crop calculations are covered by automated tests.
- Last reviewed: .
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take?
Usually one to three seconds on a phone. Very large photos take longer because the browser encodes them several times to find the best quality under the limit.
Does it remove location data?
Yes. The new file is drawn from pixels only, so EXIF metadata such as GPS coordinates and camera details is not copied.
Are my photos uploaded to a server?
No. The photo is decoded, resized and compressed inside your browser with the Canvas API. Nothing is uploaded, so ID photos and signatures never leave your phone or computer.
Why is the result a little under the KB limit instead of exactly on it?
Upload forms reject files that are even one byte over the limit, and some count 1 KB as 1000 bytes while others use 1024. FitKB stays at or under the limit times 1000 bytes, which passes both checks, and picks the highest quality that fits.
Can I use photos from an iPhone (HEIC)?
Yes in Safari, and when you pick a photo through the iPhone photo picker it is usually converted to JPG automatically. If another browser cannot open a HEIC file, export it as JPG (Share, then Save as JPEG) and try again.
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