Compress Image Under 2MB
Get a photo or screenshot under 2 MB as a JPG. Quality comes down first; size only if it has to.
Target: 2.00 MB
What this page is for
Job portals, visa forms, school applications and HR systems often refuse a photo over 2 MB, and a phone photo is usually 3 to 8 MB. This page steps JPEG quality down first, then dimensions, and stops at the first version that fits.
You see the final size and dimensions before you download, and you can do several photos at once.
The rule: 2 MB, as bytes
There is no universal standard, but 2 MB is the most common image limit on application portals, often with JPG required. We treat 2 MB as 2,000,000 bytes, which also satisfies portals that mean 2,097,152.
The output is always JPG. Transparent areas in PNGs are filled with white, because JPG has no transparency.
Worked example
12 megapixel iPhone photo, 4032 x 3024, 4.1 MB. At JPEG quality 74 it usually lands just under 2 MB at full size, so no resizing is needed.
For the 500 KB setting the same photo drops to around 2000 px wide, which still prints sharply at postcard size.
How to use it
- Pick the cap the form states.
- Tap Choose photos; you can select several.
- Tap Compress image.
- Check each result line for the size and dimensions.
- Download.
Questions
Does it work with HEIC photos from an iPhone?
In Safari, yes, because Safari reads HEIC. In other browsers, run them through the HEIC to JPG page first.
Does it remove location data?
Yes. Re-encoding through the browser drops the photo metadata, including GPS location and camera details.
Why not just resize to a smaller size?
Dropping quality a little removes far more bytes than shrinking dimensions, and keeps the photo sharp. Size is only reduced when quality alone cannot get there.
Can I do many photos at once?
Yes. Select several and each one gets its own result and download.
Is anything uploaded?
No.
Related tools
Sizes and results are estimates produced by your own browser. A file that fits the cap is not a guarantee that the destination will accept it: services change their limits, and some check more than size. On iPhone and iPad, Safari limits memory and codecs, so large files can fail there that work on a computer. Keep your original file.