Images
Compress, convert and clean up your pictures.
Compress an image to 20KB
Shrink an image to roughly 20 KB on your device — ideal for tight upload limits, avatars and forum images. Set the target and Squishly finds the quality that fits, with a Proof of Fidelity report on every file.
Drop images here
or click to choose · JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF
Need more control? Open the full compress image tool.
Frequently asked questions
- Is 20 KB realistic for a photograph?
- For a normal photograph, honestly, not without visible loss — 20 KB is thumbnail territory. Expect softening and some blockiness in detailed areas. It works well for what it's really meant for: avatars, forum icons, small logos and simple graphics with flat colour, where 20 KB is plenty.
- What is a 20 KB limit usually for?
- It's almost always an older upload form — forums, legacy portals, some government and school systems that set the cap years ago and never raised it. If you're hitting a 20 KB wall, that's usually why.
- How do I get a better result at this size?
- Reduce the pixel dimensions before compressing. A 4000-pixel-wide photo squeezed into 20 KB will always look rough, but the same picture at 400 pixels wide can look perfectly sharp at that size. Shrinking first and compressing second beats compressing alone.
- Are my images uploaded to a server?
- No. Compression happens entirely in your browser — your images never leave your device.