Compress an image to under 50 KB
50 KB is a common limit for passport-style photos and scanned signatures on online forms. Drop the image in and get the best JPG that fits, made on your own device.
Saved as JPG, without the location and camera details.
Getting a photo or signature under 50 KB
At 50 KB there is room for a clear face or a signature, not for a whole phone photo at full size. The page first tries the full picture at a lower quality, and when that is not enough it makes the picture smaller, a step at a time, until it fits.
Cropping first helps more than anything else: every pixel you remove leaves more of the 50 KB for the ones that matter. For a signature, dark ink on plain white paper, photographed in good light, compresses far better than a gray, shadowed page.
FAQ
Who asks for images under 50 KB?
Exam, visa and recruitment forms, most often for a passport-style photo or a scanned signature. Check whether the form also asks for exact pixel dimensions, and pick a longest side to match.
Will a photo still look right at 50 KB?
A face or a signature does; a wide landscape shot loses its fine detail. Crop to what the form needs first, since fewer pixels leave more room for quality. If the target is out of reach, the page says what the smallest possible was.
Are my images uploaded?
No. Every image is compressed inside your browser, and nothing about it, not even its name, is sent anywhere.
Converting whole folders on a Mac?
Image Converter turns whole folders of photos into JPG, PNG or HEIC at the quality you choose, and lets you decide whether the camera details and location travel with the copies. It does not aim for a file size; for that, this page is the tool.
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