Reduce Image Size Without Losing Quality
The short answer
Set the quality around 80 percent and the file usually drops to a third of its size or less, with no change you can see on a screen. Going lower saves more but starts to blur edges. The tool shows the new size and the picture, so you choose when it is good enough.
PNG photos are saved as JPG or WebP so they get smaller.
Lower quality makes a smaller file.
Your files stay on your device. This tool runs entirely in your browser and nothing is uploaded to a server.
How to: Reduce Image Size Without Losing Quality
- 1Choose your photo.
- 2Move the quality control to about 80 and look at the new size.
- 3Zoom in on a face or on text. If it looks clean, keep it; if not, move the control up a little.
- 4Save the new file and use it wherever the original was too big.
At a glance
- A good start
- Quality about 80 percent
- Typical saving
- A third to a tenth of the original size
- Not changed
- The pixel size stays the same unless you resize it
Frequently asked questions
Does compressing damage my original photo?
No. The tool makes a new file and leaves your original untouched, so you can try several settings and keep the best one.
Why does a PNG not get much smaller?
PNG keeps every pixel exactly, so it is large for photos. Choose JPG as the result and the file shrinks a lot, at the price of tiny, invisible changes.