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Compress JPG

Re-encode JPEG photos by quality or down to a size limit.

This page re-encodes JPEG to JPEG, which is what you need when the destination will take nothing else: an old content management system, a platform that only accepts photos, or a client who explicitly asked for .jpg.

Bear in mind that every recompression stacks up loss. Always start from the camera original, not from a copy that has already been through a messaging app or another compressor.

How to use it

  1. Drop in the images you want to slim down.
  2. Choose whether to fix the quality or a maximum size in kilobytes.
  3. Check the percentage-saved column and download whatever convinces you.

Frequently asked questions

What quality should I use?
Between 75 and 85 is where almost nobody can tell the result from the original on a screen. Below 60 you start to see blocks in gradients and around text.
Can I just say how much it should weigh?
Yes. Switch the target to “Maximum file size” and give it in kilobytes. The page tries different qualities until it finds the highest that fits, and resizes if it has to.
Is the EXIF data kept?
No. Re-encoding goes through a browser canvas, which only deals in pixels, so the date, camera model and GPS coordinates are lost along the way.

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