Drop your file here
or choose a file · PDF, JPG, PNG, WebP, TIFF, BMP or HEIC
- Deleted automatically
- Free, no watermark
- Quality kept where possible
Getting an iPhone photo under 1 MB as a JPG
Converting a HEIC to JPG roughly doubles its size, so a photo that was 2 MB on your phone can land at 4 MB or more, over a 1 MB upload limit.
We convert and shrink in one step, keeping the most resolution that fits. A 12-megapixel iPhone photo under 1 MB usually keeps around 2,600 pixels on its long side, plenty for a form, a listing or a profile.
Tips
- On an iPhone, uploading straight from Safari usually hands the site a JPG already. This is for HEIC files that have reached a computer, by AirDrop, iCloud or email.
- If the form also asks for exact pixel dimensions, open Exact size in pixels before you compress.
- We remove camera metadata such as GPS location from the JPG, which also keeps where you took the photo private.
How it works
- 1
Drop your file
A PDF or an image. It goes over an encrypted connection and nowhere else.
- 2
Pick your limit
Choose the size the form asks for. We start with a cleanup that changes nothing you can see.
- 3
Download it
If it needs more, we find the gentlest quality setting that still fits, and delete everything soon after.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up and no watermark.
What happens to my file?
It is processed on our server and deleted automatically: the original 5 minutes after the run finishes, the compressed file after 10. A file you upload but never compress is deleted within 30 minutes. You can also delete everything right away with Delete now.
Will it look worse?
We try a lossless cleanup first, which does not change how the file looks. Only if that is not enough do we lower image quality, and we pick the gentlest setting that still fits your size.
What if my file cannot get that small?
You get the smallest version we could make and a clear note saying so, instead of a file that silently misses the limit.
Why does the size page aim a little under its limit?
Some sites count a kilobyte as 1000 bytes and others as 1024. We aim under the stricter one, so a 200 KB page aims for 200,000 bytes and the file passes either way.