Government, job and college forms often limit uploads to something like 100 KB or 200 KB. Phone photos are several megabytes, so they have to be shrunk first.
The fast way
- Open the compress page for your limit, for example "Under 100KB". The limit is already filled in.
- Add your photo or scan.
- Choose JPG if the form asks for JPG. Check that the estimate is under the limit, then download.
If the result looks too soft
- Raise the limit slightly if the form allows it.
- Start from the original instead of a screenshot or an already compressed copy.
- For scanned text, make sure it is straight and well lit before you shrink it. Small, low-quality text turns to mush first.
Check what the form needs
Forms often ask for a specific format (JPG or PDF), a size range and sometimes exact dimensions. Read the instructions on the form. If it needs exact pixels, resize first, then compress.
Why it works
The tool lowers the quality step by step until the file fits. If quality alone cannot reach the limit, it reduces the width and height slightly and tries again. Everything happens in your browser, so personal documents are not uploaded.
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