Portals and chat apps reject multi-megabyte phone photos. Client-side compression lets you shrink JPG, PNG, and WebP while keeping EXIF choices and privacy in your hands — without dropping shots onto a random upload converter.
Which settings actually shrink image file size?
Start by lowering max dimensions for phone photos (for example 1600px on the long edge) before aggressive quality reduction. Resize first, then compress. Convert HEIC to JPG if the input is from an iPhone.
How to compress images online without uploading
Open Compress Image, drop files, choose dimensions/quality as the tool allows, download, and verify the portal still accepts the visual quality.
- Open Compress Image
- Drop JPG, PNG, or WebP files
- Adjust size/quality settings
- Download and spot-check before upload
Does image compression remove GPS and EXIF metadata?
Phone photos often embed GPS and device metadata. If you are posting publicly, strip EXIF after (or before) compress with Remove EXIF. Compression alone does not guarantee metadata removal.
When should you compress a PDF instead of an image?
If the portal wants a PDF under 100–200 KB, build or keep a PDF and use Compress PDF target mode. Image compress is for photo fields and chat uploads.
Do image pixels leave your device during compress?
SortMyFile compresses in your browser. There is no upload server for this utility’s pixel data.
Try it now
Open the matching SortMyFile tool — processing stays in your browser.