Images
Compress an image to 1 MB
A 1 MB cap is the most common one on portals, attachments and listings. Choose your photo — the 1 MB target is already selected.
Try it now — no account neededSave and continue on the desktop
Download or copy your result here first. Open the free desktop to save to Files or use more features.
- Change a photo’s format: HEIC, JPG, PNG, WebP
- Save to Files when you continue on the desktop
- Every tool in one place — no new tabs
After you download — continue on the desktop for Files or the full app.
How it works
- Choose your imageDrag in or select the photo from your device — it is processed in your browser.
- Pick the size or formatChoose a target size like 200 KB, or the output format — the preview updates right away.
- Download the resultCheck the final size in the preview and save the image to your device.
What Compress Image to 1 MB can do
Where the 1 MB cap comes from
Government and school portals, insurance and bank uploads, rental applications and many marketplaces cap each file at 1 MB. A photo straight from a modern phone is often 3–6 MB — and HEIC photos from an iPhone are rejected outright by many of those forms.
Sharp at 1 MB
At this target a 12-megapixel phone photo often keeps its full size, at a clearly lower JPG quality — the tool goes as low as 40% before it shrinks anything. A detailed one is scaled down, usually to 2,560 px wide, still plenty for a screen or a 10 × 15 cm print. Photos over about 16.8 megapixels (24 and 48 MP on recent iPhones) are first scaled down to fit the browser. Whenever the image was scaled, the result line says so and shows the new width.
iPhone HEIC in, JPG out
Choose an HEIC photo and it is decoded on your device and saved as JPG — the format every form accepts — or WebP. Up to 30 photos go through in one batch and download as a ZIP.
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Questions
Will the photo lose quality?
Some. A 12-megapixel photo often keeps its pixel size, but at a JPG quality that can go down to 40%; a detailed one is scaled to 2,560 px wide instead. On a phone or laptop screen that is hard to tell apart — check the preview before you download.
My photo is already under 1 MB — what happens?
It already fits, so nothing runs at this target, and the page says so. If your form asks for less, tap a smaller target or use the Quality slider.
Can I compress a PDF to 1 MB here?
This page is for photos. For a PDF use Compress PDF — it works best on scans and photo-heavy files.