Compress Image to 240 KB

Compress an image to 240 KB — sized for messaging apps that re-compress whatever you send.

Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP and more — up to 50 MB

How to compress an image to 240 KB.

The target is preset, so this takes three steps — plus what to expect at 240 KB.

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Step 1

Upload your image

Click upload or drag and drop any JPEG, PNG, WebP, SVG, or GIF file from your device.

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Step 2

Target is already set to 240 KB

This page is preset to 240 KB, so there is nothing to type. Choose JPEG or WebP output for the most efficient result at this size.

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Step 3

Compare, then download

Press compress and check the result against your original in the slider. Roughly 2150 × 2150 px is the realistic pixel budget at 240 KB — download when it looks right.

Getting the best results

Send as a document to skip re-compression

Most messaging apps compress images but pass documents through untouched. Attaching a photo as a file preserves it exactly, at the cost of losing the inline preview.

Do not pre-compress too hard

If the app is going to re-encode anyway, sending an already heavily compressed file stacks two rounds of loss. A moderate 240 KB gives their encoder better input.

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Compressing an image to 240 KB.

What 240 KB is actually for, what it can hold, and how to get there without wasting quality.

What 240 KB is good for

240 KB is a practical size for sharing through messaging apps. WhatsApp, Telegram, and similar services re-encode images aggressively unless you send them as documents, so arriving with a moderate file changes what their encoder has to work with.

It is also a size that uploads quickly on a phone, which is where most of this sharing happens.

Where this size is required

Images shared through WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, photographs sent to family, group chat uploads, and quick sharing from a mobile connection.

What to expect at 240 KB

Photographs stay clean to roughly 2150 × 2150 pixels, which survives the platform's own re-compression far better than a heavily compressed file would.

Frequently asked questions.

Everything you need to know about compressing images to 240 KB.

Because the app re-compresses them for delivery. Sending a moderately compressed image at sensible dimensions, or attaching it as a document, both produce a noticeably better result.

Yes, in most apps documents are transferred byte for byte. The trade-off is no inline preview and a larger transfer, which matters on a metered connection.

The app re-compresses them for delivery. Sending a moderately compressed image at sensible dimensions, or attaching it as a document, both produce a noticeably better result.

In most apps, yes — documents transfer byte for byte. The trade-off is losing the inline preview and using more data, which matters on a metered connection.

Yes, but moderately. Heavy pre-compression followed by the platform's own pass stacks two rounds of loss; a clean 240 KB file gives their encoder better input.

For a photographic JPEG, roughly 2150 × 2150 px is the practical ceiling before compression becomes visible. Flat graphics, screenshots, and document scans do considerably better, because they contain less fine detail to preserve.

No. Images are processed on our secure server only to perform the compression and are deleted immediately after your download. They are never stored, shared, or accessed by anyone.