Compress Image to 10 KB
This free tool reduces your pictures to 10 KB each, right inside the browser. Plenty of websites, government portals and application forms cap uploads at a fixed size, and a file that is even a little too large gets rejected. Instead of guessing with a quality slider, you add your photos and every one is brought to 10 KB at the best quality that still fits.
Why compress to 10 KB
10 KB is a common cap for scanned signatures on government and exam application forms, including many recruitment and university portals. It is roomy enough for a clean signature yet still too small for a detailed face photo.
Quality and size at 10 KB
10 KB is a very small budget for an image, so the tool lowers the resolution as well as the JPEG quality to reach it. That works nicely for signatures and small thumbnails. For a full face photo you will get a cleaner result with a larger target such as 50 KB or 100 KB. For an even smaller file, try compress to 5 KB. For higher quality with more room, use compress to 15 KB.
Compress many images at once
Add a single picture or a whole batch and each one is compressed to 10 KB on its own. Every file keeps its name with the size added, so they stay easy to tell apart. Download any image with its own button, or use the download button to save them all together in a ZIP when you have more than one. It works the same on a phone and a computer.
Common questions about 10 KB
Why do exam and job forms ask for a 10 KB signature? Signatures are simple marks, so 10 KB is plenty for them while keeping the portal light. Photos usually get a larger allowance on the same form.
Is 10 KB enough for a passport photo? It is tight. A face photo at 10 KB looks rough. If the form allows it, use 20 KB or more for the photo and keep 10 KB for the signature.
Will my signature stay readable at 10 KB? Yes. A scanned signature has little fine detail, so it stays clear at 10 KB.
Other target sizes
Need a different limit? You can also 5 KB, 15 KB, 20 KB, 20 to 50 KB, 25 KB, 30 KB, 40 KB, 50 KB, 100 KB, 150 KB, 200 KB, 300 KB, 500 KB, 1 MB and 2 MB. For any custom size, use the image size reducer.
Private and secure
Everything happens in your browser using your own device. Your images are never uploaded to a server, there is no account or sign up, and no watermark is added. Close the tab and nothing is left behind, which makes this a safe way to prepare photos, signatures and documents for upload.