Compress an image to 10 KB

Get any photo under 10 KB with the best quality possible. Nothing is uploaded.

Drop images here or tap to choose

JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC · up to 20 files · 25.00 MB each

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When you need a 10 KB image

10 KB is the minimum end of many signature upload ranges on exam and government forms — some portals reject files smaller than this.

Getting the best quality at 10 KB

At 10 KB only small, simple images survive well. Crop a signature tightly on a plain white background and keep it a few hundred pixels wide so the strokes stay crisp.

Common upload limits on official forms

Many passport, visa and exam portals reject a file by size, not by how it looks. Limits people commonly report:

Form or portalReported size limit
UK passport photo50 KB – 10 MB
Canada visa photo200 KB – 5 MB
New Zealand visa photo500 KB – 3 MB
US DV lottery photomax 240 KB
Exam signatures (e.g. SSC)10 – 20 KB

These figures come from public guides and change often — always check the official instructions for your specific form before uploading.

Watch out for minimum sizes too

Some portals set a minimum as well as a maximum — a signature that must be "between 10 KB and 20 KB" will be rejected at 8 KB just as surely as at 25 KB. If your form gives a range, aim for the middle of it. You can set any exact target on the custom size page.

If the target can't be reached

Very small or already-optimized images sometimes can't be squeezed to an exact size without visible damage. When that happens we tell you plainly instead of quietly shrinking the dimensions or pretending it worked — you'll always know the real size of the file you download.

Other sizes: 15 KB · 20 KB · 25 KB · 30 KB · 50 KB · 100 KB · 200 KB · 500 KB · custom size

How to use the compress to target size

  1. Add your images.
  2. Enter the maximum size in KB.
  3. We lower quality first, then dimensions only if needed.
  4. Check the result — we clearly flag any file that couldn't fit.

How we hit the target

We search for the highest quality that fits under your limit. If even low quality is too big, we shrink the dimensions step by step. We stop before the image becomes unusably small and tell you honestly if the target wasn't reached.

Output format

Results are saved as JPG (best compatibility) or WebP (smaller). Transparent areas become white in JPG.

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