How to compress an image
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Open Compress image online freeWhen to compress a photo
School portals, visa sites, and job forms often cap uploads at 200 KB to 2 MB. A phone photo can be 4–8 MB. Compress the image first. If you need several photos as one attachment, convert them to PDF after.
Step-by-step: compress an image
- Open Compress image on LitePDF Pro.
- Upload the JPG, PNG, or WebP file.
- Pick Extreme, Recommended, or Less.
- Download and check the new file size.
- If a form still rejects it, run Extreme once more or resize the image.