Compress JPEG
Shrink JPG photos from cameras and phones while keeping them sharp, and without uploading them.
Formats & limits
Formats & limits
- Accepted formats
- JPEG
- Result
- JPEG
| On a computer | On a phone or tablet | |
|---|---|---|
| Max file size | 100 MB | 50 MB |
| Max total size | 1 GB | 300 MB |
| Max files at once | 50 | 20 |
| Max image size | 50 MP | 24 MP |
Limits on your device depend on its memory. Larger files may still work; the tool warns you first.
How it works
- 01 Choose or drop your JPG or JPEG photos.
- 02 Set the quality (70–80 is a good start) or switch to a file-size target.
- 03 For the smallest files, pick the Smallest encoder under More options.
- 04 Press Compress and save the photos, or the ZIP with all of them.
About this tool
A photo straight from a phone is often saved at quality 95 or higher, which spends several megabytes on detail nobody will ever notice. This page is set up for JPG and JPEG files. Hushdesk decodes the picture, turns it upright if the camera stored it sideways, and saves it again at the quality you choose, or at the best quality that fits a size limit. The embedded color profile travels with the photo, so skin tones and skies keep their look, while location and camera data stay behind. It all runs locally in this tab; the photos are never uploaded.
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Upright everywhere
Pictures that only looked upright because of an EXIF rotation tag are turned for real, so they display correctly in any app.
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True colors
An embedded color profile, such as Display P3 from recent phones, is copied into the compressed file.
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Progressive output
With the Smallest encoder, photos are saved as progressive JPEGs by MozJPEG: they appear quickly on slow connections and are a little lighter.
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No hidden passengers
GPS coordinates, camera serial numbers and capture dates are not copied into the new file.
Why the quality number is not a percentage
The quality setting tells the encoder how coarsely to round away fine detail; it is not a share of the original. Quality 75 does not mean a quarter of the picture is lost. The same number can also give different sizes in different apps, because each encoder uses its own quantization tables, so judge the result by eye and by its size in KB.
Questions and answers
What JPEG quality should I choose?
For photos viewed on screens, 70–80 is a good balance. Use 85–90 for prints or pictures you will edit again, and 50–60 only when the size matters more than fine detail.
Does compressing a JPEG again lose more quality?
Yes, every lossy save discards a little detail. Start from the original photo when you can, and avoid compressing the same file over and over.
Why is my photo the right way up after compressing?
Many cameras store the picture sideways with a tag that tells viewers to rotate it. Hushdesk applies that tag to the pixels, so the photo looks right even in apps that ignore the tag.
Are JPG and JPEG different formats?
No. They are two file extensions for the same format; the three-letter one comes from old Windows systems. Both are accepted here, as are .jpe and .jfif.
Where are my JPEG photos processed?
Right here in your browser. The encoder runs on your device in an isolated frame without network access, so the photos never travel to a server.