Under 500 KB
Get your image under 500 KB
Handy for profile photos, website images and forms with tight limits. The HTML Lens iPhone app shrinks photos under 500 KB; the free tool below gets you under 5 MB.
Target size
- Under 5 MBFree
More sizes in the HTML Lens iPhone app
- Under 2 MBApp
- Under 1 MBApp
- Under 500 KBApp
- Under 200 KBApp
- Under 100 KBApp
- Custom target sizeApp
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Runs in your browser. Your photo never leaves your device.
How it works
Choose a photo
Pick a JPG or PNG, or drop it on the box. It opens in your browser, not on a server.
Shrink it
HTML Lens looks for the sharpest copy that fits under the limit, lowering quality first and dimensions only if it has to.
Check and download
See the size and dimensions before and after, then download the copy. Your original stays exactly as it was.
What to expect at 500 KB
Half a megabyte is plenty for a photo that will be seen on a screen, but a full-size phone picture has to get smaller in dimensions to fit. HTML Lens finds the largest size that still makes it.
Very detailed images and PNG screenshots can be stubborn. If one won’t fit, HTML Lens says so instead of pretending.
Common questions
Can the free tool get it under 500 KB?
Not on the website. The free web tool shrinks images to under 5 MB. Getting under 500 KB, or any size you choose, is part of the HTML Lens iPhone app, which is coming to the App Store.
Does my photo get uploaded anywhere?
No. The resizer runs in your browser on your own device. There is no HTML Lens server receiving your image, and the original file is never changed. You download a new copy.
What if it can't get small enough?
It tells you. HTML Lens only says a copy fits when the file it actually made is under the limit. If it can't get there, you'll see the closest it got and can decide whether to use it.
Which formats work?
JPG and PNG go in. You can save as JPEG, PNG, or WebP in browsers that can create WebP. For photos, JPEG usually gives the sharpest result for the size.