Question 1

How do I compress an image to 200 KB?

Accepted Answer

Drop your image on this page. The 200 KB target is already switched on, so the result appears straight away — then just download it. If you also need specific dimensions or a different format, turn those requirements on and they are applied in the same pass.

Question 2

Will the result be exactly 200 KB?

Accepted Answer

It is guaranteed to be at or under 200 KB, never over. Landing on the figure exactly is not possible with a lossy encoder, so we always err below the limit — which is what an upload form is checking anyway.

Question 3

Who asks for 200 KB?

Accepted Answer

200 KB is a typical limit for e-commerce product photos and marketplace listings, where the platform wants a usable image that still loads quickly on mobile.

Question 4

What if my photo cannot reach 200 KB?

Accepted Answer

Quality is lowered first; if even the lowest useful quality is still too large, the image is scaled down and the search runs again. If the target is genuinely unreachable you get the smallest result we could produce, clearly labelled, rather than a silent failure.

Question 5

Is my image uploaded to a server?

Accepted Answer

No. The whole process runs in your browser using the Canvas API, off the main thread in a Web Worker. The file never leaves your device, so there is nothing for us to see, store or delete.