Compress JPEG
Shrink JPG photos by 50–80% in your browser. Choose a quality preset, watch the size drop live, then download one file or a ZIP. Nothing uploads.
Drop JPGs or click to upload
JPG, PNG or WebP — output is a compressed JPEG
Why Compress JPEG Files at All
Big JPEGs slow everything down. A 6 MB phone photo takes seconds to load on mobile, bloats email attachments, and eats storage.
Images are about half of a typical web page's weight. Compress your JPEGs and the whole page gets faster, which also helps your Core Web Vitals.
Smaller files mean cheaper hosting, faster uploads, and photos that finally fit under a site's attachment limit. You don't need a smaller picture — just a lighter file.
What Does It Mean to Compress a JPEG?
To compress a JPEG is to re-encode the image at a lower quality setting so the file uses fewer bytes, trading detail you usually can't see for a much smaller size.
JPEG is a lossy format — every save throws away some data. A good JPEG compressor removes the data your eye won't miss first, so the file shrinks while the photo still looks right.
Quality runs from 1 to 100. At 100 the file is huge; at 20 it looks blocky. The sweet spot for photos is 70–80, which typically cuts size 50–70% with no visible loss.
How to Compress JPEG Images in 3 Steps
Compressing a JPEG here takes seconds.
Add your JPGs
Drag in one photo or a whole folder. Everything is read locally — your files never upload.
Pick a preset or drag the slider
Choose Light, Recommended, or Extreme, or fine-tune the quality slider. The preview and size update instantly.
Download or ZIP
Grab a single compressed JPEG, or batch-compress everything and download one ZIP.
Pro tip: Need to hit an exact size instead? Compress to a precise ceiling with compress to 50 KB.
What Makes This JPEG Compressor Different
Most tools hide the result until the end. Here the before/after size and the percentage saved update as you drag the slider, so you compress the JPEG to exactly the size you want.
Re-encoding a JPEG on the canvas drops all EXIF metadata — GPS location, camera model, timestamps. Compressing here quietly protects your privacy and shaves extra bytes.
One JPEG compressor, every job:
- Shrink photos for the web
- Fit email attachment limits
- Speed up page load
- Batch-compress a folder
- Strip EXIF / GPS data
- Free up storage
Where a Smaller JPEG Helps
Compressing your JPEGs pays off everywhere a file travels.
Faster web pages
Lighter JPEGs load quicker and lift Core Web Vitals, especially on mobile connections.
Email & uploads
Slip under attachment caps and upload-size limits without sending a giant file.
Storage & backups
Compressed JPEGs take a fraction of the space, so drives and cloud plans last longer.
Compress JPEG vs a Server Uploader
| This tool | Typical uploader | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Your browser | Uploads to a server |
| Quality control | Presets + slider | Auto only, or none |
| See savings live | Before/after % | Only at the end |
| EXIF / GPS | Stripped | Often kept |
| Batch + ZIP | Yes | Sometimes |
| Privacy | Files never leave | Stored, then deleted |
| Cost | Free, no limit | Free-tier limits |
Server compressors also add a round-trip: your photo uploads, waits in a queue, and comes back. Compressing the JPEG locally is instant and private.
Private by Design
Your photos can be personal, and their EXIF data can reveal where they were taken. This JPEG compressor never uploads them.
Compression runs with the Canvas API on your own device, and the re-encode strips EXIF automatically. Close the tab and nothing remains.
No upload
Files are read and compressed locally. They never touch our servers.
EXIF stripped
GPS, camera and timestamp metadata are removed as the JPEG is re-encoded.
No limits
Unlimited images, no watermark, completely free.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Compress your JPEGs now
Shrink JPG photos by 50–80% in your browser — free, private, and instant.
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