Job portals, admission forms and visa sites ask for a photo under 20, 50 or 100 KB. Pick the size and get the sharpest photo that fits.
Best quality that fitsLowers the file size first, makes the picture smaller only if it must.
Accepted every timeWe stay just under the limit, however the site counts a KB.
Stays on your deviceThe file is opened and saved in your browser. It isn't uploaded.
How it works
Add your photo
JPG, PNG or an iPhone photo. Several at once is fine.
Pick the size
20, 50, 100 KB or your own number.
Download
Upload it to the form.
How to resize a photo to 20 KB or 50 KB
Most job, admission and visa portals turn a photo away if it is even a little over their limit. Photo to KB fixes that in a few seconds, inside your browser.
Add your photo. JPG, PNG, WebP and iPhone HEIC photos all work, and you can add up to 20 at once.
Under Make each photo at most, pick 20, 30, 50, 100, 200 or 500 KB. For any other number, choose Another size and type it in.
If the form also gives a pixel size, set Also limit the picture to, for example 600 px or 400 px on the long side. If it doesn't, leave it on Any size.
Press Make it smaller and download. The file name ends with its new size, such as photo-48kb.jpg, so you can see it fits before you upload.
Every result is saved as a JPG, the format almost every upload form accepts. You also see the KB before and after, so you know how much was saved.
How this photo size reducer keeps your picture clear
A lot of tools shrink a file by making the picture tiny. This one works the other way round. It first lowers the JPEG quality a step at a time and checks the size after each step. Only when even a low quality is still too heavy does it scale the picture down, and then only as much as it needs to. If that happens, the result tells you the new width and height.
It also aims a little under your number. Some sites count 1 KB as 1,000 bytes and others as 1,024 bytes, so a file that is 50 KB on one site can read as 51 KB on another. Staying just below 50,000 bytes means the upload passes either way. That is why a 50 KB photo often comes out at 48 or 49 KB.
Photo size for NTS, PPSC, FPSC and admission forms
There is no single size for every form. Test bodies, public service commissions and universities each set their own, and they change it from year to year. Read the instructions on the form you are filling, then set that number here. Typical cases look like this:
Recruitment test forms usually ask for a recent photo under a set number of KB, and sometimes a pixel size as well.
To reduce photo size for an admission form, you may need three files: your photo, a scan of your CNIC or B-form, and your signature, each with its own limit.
Visa and embassy sites often give both pixels and KB. Check the photo size for your visa application on the embassy page first, then use this tool for the KB part.
For a document photo, crop it with the passport photo maker first so the face sits in the right place, then bring that JPG back here to get it under the limit.
What to do if the upload still fails
The site says the file is too large: choose a slightly lower size, for example 45 KB when the form says 50 KB, in case the site measures in its own way.
The site says the dimensions are wrong: add a pixel limit here, or set the exact width and height with Resize image first.
The photo looks soft: start from the original camera photo, not a copy saved from WhatsApp, which has already been compressed once.
The tool says the photo can't get that small: your number is too low for a usable picture. Try a larger size, or crop away empty background first so there is less to fit.
Is it safe to reduce image size in KB online here?
Yes. The photo is opened and shrunk by your own browser, on your phone or computer. It is not uploaded to our server, so a photo of you, your CNIC or your family stays on your device. There is no sign-up and no watermark on the result.
Questions people ask
How do I reduce a photo to 50 KB?
Open Photo to KB, add the photo and choose 50 KB. It finds the best quality that still fits under 50 KB.
Will my photo look blurry after reducing it?
It keeps the best quality that still fits under the size you chose, so the photo stays as clear as possible.
What photo size do NTS, PPSC and FPSC forms need?
It changes between forms, so check the form's own limit. Then set that KB size here and download a photo that fits.
Can I compress a JPG to 100 KB without changing its pixel size?
Often, yes. Leave the picture limit on Any size. The photo is only made smaller in pixels if lowering the quality alone can't reach 100 KB.
Can I resize several photos to KB at once?
Yes. Add up to 20 photos. Each one is fitted under the size you chose, and you download them together.
Can I type my own size, like 40 KB or 150 KB?
Yes. Choose Another size and enter any number from 5 to 10,000 KB.
Why is my 50 KB photo shown as 48 or 49 KB?
It aims just under the limit so the file passes on sites that count a KB as 1,000 bytes and on sites that count 1,024.
Does it work with iPhone photos?
Yes. HEIC photos are opened in the browser and saved as a JPG under the size you picked.