Resize or compress an image to 50 KB
An image compressor for 50 KB limits. Reduce a photo to under 50 KB for an application form and see the result before you download. Free, with no upload.
An image compressor for 50 KB limits. Reduce a photo to under 50 KB for an application form and see the result before you download. Free, with no upload.
To compress a photo to 50 KB, SafeResize saves it as a JPG of 50,000 bytes or less, which is under 50 KB whether a website counts 1 KB as 1,000 or 1,024 bytes.
| 50 KB in bytes | 50,000 bytes, or 51,200 bytes when 1 KB is counted as 1,024 bytes, as Windows does |
|---|---|
| 50 KB in MB | 0.05 MB, or 0.0488 MB as Windows counts |
| The photo you download | 50,000 bytes or less, so both counts accept it. Windows shows it as 48.8 KB or less. |
| Width and height | Up to 3200 pixels on the long side. They stay the same while the JPG quality can stay at 55% or more. Below that, the photo is made smaller so it does not turn blocky. |
| Official photo rules on SafeResize with 50 KB | As the smallest file: UK Passport, UK ETA and UK Visa. |
Form says at least 50 KB? Increase photo size in KB. This page makes files under 50 KB.
50 KB is a common limit for applicant photos. A phone photo is usually 2 to 5 MB, so it has to lose about 98% of its size.
The tool below opens with "Under 50 KB" chosen. Add your photo and download the smaller copy. Your original stays as it is.
Not every 50 KB is a limit on how big the file can be. On SafeResize, the UK ETA, UK Passport and UK Visa photo rules say the file must be at least 50 KB, so a photo made smaller than that would be refused.
Read the form. "Up to 50 KB", "under 50 KB" and "maximum 50 KB" mean the file must not be bigger. "At least 50 KB" or "minimum 50 KB" means it must not be smaller. For a minimum, use the page for increasing a photo size in KB.
For most forms, yes. But some official rules set a minimum. The US visa photo, for example, needs about 53 KB or more at 600 × 600 pixels, so use the US visa page for it.
Windows counts 1 KB as 1,024 bytes and phones count 1,000. SafeResize keeps the file under the limit both ways.
Not yet. Do them one at a time; each takes a few seconds.