Compress an image to 50KB

A 50 KB cap shows up on job portals, small avatars, and email attachments that must stay light. Drop your image in and it's compressed to land at or under 50 KB while keeping the picture as clean as possible at that size — all on your own device, nothing uploaded.

Images are compressed to at or under your target, and never leave your device.

Drag & drop your images here, or choose them below

How it works

  1. Drag your photos in, or choose them from your device.
  2. The target is preset to 50 KB — change it any time.
  3. Download each compressed image once it's ready.

What to expect at 50 KB

50 KB comfortably holds an image around 600x600 to 800x800 for most photos. This is the point where a picture stops looking obviously compressed at normal viewing size, though zooming in will still show softening in busy areas. It suits avatars, small in-page images, and forms that ask for something under 50 or 60 kilobytes.

Which format to choose

For photographs, JPG is the safe choice, and WebP is usually 25–35% smaller again at the same visible quality — worth picking if whatever you are uploading to accepts it, as a few older forms still don't. For screenshots, charts, logos and anything containing text, PNG keeps edges crisp where JPG smears them into a grey haze; the file will be larger, so give it a more generous target. If your image needs a transparent background, use PNG or WebP — JPG has no transparency and will flatten it onto white.

Compress to another size

Questions

How do I compress an image to 50KB?
Add your image, and the tool trims quality and size until it's at or under 50 KB, then download the result. Compress again any time if you need a different target.
Which format hits 50KB best?
JPG and WebP reach small targets like 50 KB most reliably; PNG is better for graphics but harder to shrink to tiny sizes. You can convert format here while compressing.
Are my images private?
Yes — every image is processed in your browser and never sent to a server, so your files stay on your device.