Compress JPG to 200KB (Quick Guide)
We tune JPEG quality to land near 200 KB—fast and private in your browser.
1) Core idea
Goal size = 200 × 1024 bytes. A binary search finds a JPEG quality close to 200 KB.
2) Flow
- Upload your JPG.
- Auto‑compress adjusts quality toward ~200 KB.
- Preview and download the result.
3) Sanity checks
- Very large/noisy photos may overshoot—resize slightly if needed.
- EXIF is removed at export time for smaller files.
4) Shortcuts
- Resize longest side to ~2200–2800 px to reach 200 KB cleanly.
- Reduce grain/noise for better compression.
5) Pitfalls
- Text‑heavy screenshots can blur at low quality—prefer modest resizing.
- Re‑encoding already‑compressed JPGs adds artifacts—use the original.
6) Micro examples
- Poster 1500×2000 → often 150–220 KB.
- Phone shot 4032×3024 → likely needs resizing to fit under 200 KB.
7) Mini FAQ
- Precision? Commonly ~170–220 KB.
- Safe? 100% local processing.
- Output? JPG.
8) Action tip
If quality is too low near 200 KB, resize width/height ~10–20% and retry.