Compress Image to 20 KB

Reduce any photo to 20 KB or less — no upload, no watermark, 100% private

100% private — images are compressed inside your browser and never uploaded to any server.

How to Compress an Image to 20 KB

Choose your image above and click Compress — the tool automatically finds the highest possible quality that fits under 20 KB. It first tunes JPEG compression quality with a binary search, and only reduces the image dimensions if the size target can't be met by quality alone. You see the original size, the final size and the output dimensions, then download the result with one click. Multiple images can be processed in the same batch.

The 20 KB limit appears on government job portals, exam registrations and visa forms — especially for signature and passport-photo uploads. Most phone photos are 2–5 MB, over 100× too large, which is why portals keep rejecting them. The output is a standard JPG that every form portal, email system and website accepts.

Completely private — no upload

Unlike most online compressors, this tool never sends your photo to a server. Compression happens inside your browser using the canvas API, so personal photos, ID images and documents stay on your device from start to finish. There's no watermark, no signup and no file limit per day.

Frequently Asked Questions

Choose the image above and click Compress — the tool automatically finds the best quality under 20 KB. If a photo is very large, its dimensions are reduced just enough to hit the target.
The tool always uses the highest quality that fits the size limit. For typical photos the result looks nearly identical at normal viewing sizes; only extreme reductions on very detailed images show visible softening.
Around 200×230 px for passport photos and 140×60 px for signatures — the sizes most government portals specify. The tool reduces dimensions automatically if needed to reach 20 KB.
No. Compression runs entirely in your browser — your photo never leaves your device. That makes it safe for ID photos, documents and personal pictures.