Make an image smaller without losing the point

Choose a format for the image

JPEG and WebP offer adjustable lossy quality for photos. PNG is useful when you need transparency and crisp graphics, but can be larger for photographs. A quality slider does not change PNG encoding quality.

Resize before chasing quality

If the image is much wider than its intended display, reduce the longest edge. Avoid making an image so small that it looks soft at its final display size. Use Image Resizer when you need an exact canvas size.

Compare the result

Inspect text, faces and fine edges with the comparison slider. Review the resulting file size. Changing format does not always make a file smaller; the compressor can keep the original when re-encoding is not beneficial.

An example to work from

For a large photo going into an article, try a 1600-pixel longest edge and WebP at quality 82. Inspect the result at its intended display size, then adjust quality if you see lost detail.

Before you finish

Keep your original, check transparency and download the successful results individually or as a ZIP.