Compress an image to 200KB
200 KB is a common size limit on upload forms. Drop your image below and the compressor will find the highest quality that still fits. For most photos the change is hard to see; detailed scenes and screenshots show it sooner, and the result panel tells you when 200 KB couldn't be reached cleanly.
Your images stay on your device. Compression happens in your browser and files are never uploaded to our servers.
Where a 200 KB limit shows up
Checking the form's own rules
Upload forms set limits in kilobytes but don't always say whether a KB is 1,000 bytes or 1,024. This compressor uses 1,024, so 200 KB here is 204,800 bytes. If a form rejects a file the compressor calls 200 KB, aim for about 190 KB instead.
Email attachments
A few 200 KB photos add up to only a few megabytes, so they're far easier to attach to one email than full-size camera photos. The exact attachment limit depends on your email provider.
Website and blog images
A 200 KB image is light enough to load quickly on a slow connection and still sharp at typical blog-post widths. Oversized camera photos are one of the most common reasons a page loads slowly.
Questions about this size
Will a 200 KB image still look good?+
It depends on the photo. Portraits and simple scenes usually hold up well at 200 KB. Detailed landscapes and screenshots with small text show compression sooner. The result panel shows the quality level the compressor used, so you can judge the output yourself.
Is 200 KB the same as 200,000 bytes?+
Not quite. The compressor counts 1 KB as 1,024 bytes, so 200 KB is 204,800 bytes. If a form counts 1 KB as 1,000 bytes and rejects the file, set the target to about 190 KB and compress again.
What does 'Best possible result' mean?+
It means the image couldn't reach 200 KB without losing too much visual quality. The result is the smallest file we could produce that still looks reasonable. Try a slightly larger target, or crop out parts of the image you don't need and compress again.
What if my image is a screenshot with lots of text?+
PNG keeps text edges sharp, but it has no quality setting, so to reach 200 KB the compressor has to reduce the image's dimensions. Try WebP under Advanced options as well, and keep whichever result is clearer at the size you need.