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The compression options in Microsoft Picture Manager reduce both file size and picture dimensions based on how you intend to use the picture, such as in Web pages or e-mail messages.

Select the picture you want to compress.
Click the Picture Tools Format tab, and then click Compress Pictures.
Do one of the following:
1. To compress your pictures for insertion into a document, under Resolution, click Print.
2. To compress your pictures for publication on a Web page, under Resolution, click Web.
3. To compress your pictures for sending in an e-mail message, under Resolution, click E-mail.
Some pictures will only allow one or two of these options.
Click OK, and name and save the compressed picture somewhere you can find it.

Note: You can undo compression by clicking Reset Picture. Compression changes will not be saved until you explicitly save them.

Select the picture you want to compress.
On the Picture menu, click Compress Pictures.
Do one of the following:
1. To compress your pictures for insertion into a document, under Compress for, click Documents.
2. To compress your pictures for publication on a Web page, under Compress for, click Web pages.
3. To compress your pictures for sending in an e-mail message, under Compress for, click E-mail messages.
Click OK.

Note: You can undo compression by clicking Undo Compress Picture on the Edit menu. Compression changes will not be saved until you explicitly save them.

How to Reduce the File Size of a Photo

Photography Tips

on January 16, 2020November 26, 2021 by Pete

Reading Time: 6 minutes read

Digital photos are wonderful! They represent our favourite memories and experiences. Unfortunately, digital photos can also take up quite a bit of room on our devices. So you may wish to reduce the photo file size (or compress) certain images to free up space.

How to compress photos

Compressing a photo is simple. The methods will differ slightly depending on which images you wish to reduce in size, what you intend to use the photos for, the type of device you have and what type of software you’re using to compress the images.

We’ll discuss and explain the different ways to reduce photo file size in this guide with some easy-to-follow steps.

How to reduce photo size online

Digital photos are made up of pixels that are stored on your device or computer. Some images consist of more pixels than others. There are some types of digital images that are comprised of millions of pixels making them extremely large. These images take up a lot of storage space, which can pose a problem if you try to email or transfer them to another device or computer.

The solution is to compress the image, which reduces the size of the photo without having to resize the image. Find out how to compress photos online using these free apps.

The Optimizilla “Image Compressor”

Optimizilla is a free online tool that can compress both JPEG and PNG images. The before and after slider feature allows you to view the quality of the compressed version before you continue with the compression. You can upload 20 images at a time. Unfortunately, Optimizilla doesn’t support PDF files or conversions.

TinyPNG

TinyPNG is a tried and tested image optimization tool that can compress both JPEG and PNG images. TinyPGN uses the smart lossy compression technique to reduce file size. You can upload up to 20 images at a time (or 100 per month). Image sizes cannot exceed 5MB.

Reducing a photo online

If you choose to reduce photo size using the Optimizilla, you can follow these simple steps:

1. Open the ‘Image Compressor’ in your computer’s browser. This can be accessed at https://imagecompressor.com/. Click on ‘Upload files’ at the top of the page. This will prompt a File Explorer window to open.

2. Select the images you wish to upload by holding down the ‘Control’ key and clicking on each photo. You can upload 20 images at a time.

3. Select ‘Open’ on the bottom right-hand corner of the window to upload the images to the Optimizilla website. Select a photo for decompression by clicking on the list of thumbnails.

4. You can scroll down to view the uncompressed version on the left-hand side and the compressed version on the right-hand side. Drag the quality slider up or down on the right to increase or decrease the compression. Select ‘Apply’ when ready.

5. Select ‘Download All’ at the top of the page. This creates a ZIP folder of your compressed images,which you can download onto your PC.

How to reduce a photo file size on a Mac

If you’re working with a Mac and would like to learn how to reduce the size of a photo, you can follow these steps:

1. Select the image you wish to compress. Select ‘File’ in the upper left-hand corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. Select the ‘Open With’ option, which will prompt a pop-out menu. Select ‘Preview.’

2. Your selected image will then appear in ‘Preview’ mode. Select ‘File’ in the upper left-hand side of your screen. A drop-down menu will appear. Select ‘Export.’ A new window will appear.

3. Name your photo in the field at the top of the window. Save to a location by selecting ‘Where’ on the drop-down menu (to your Desktop, for example).

4. If necessary, change the image to a JPEG format by selecting this option in the box on the right of the ‘Format’ heading. Then, adjust the compression quality by clicking and dragging the slider to the left. Select ‘Save’ at the bottom right-hand side to save to the selected folder.

How to reduce photo file size on a Windows PC

If you’re working with a Windows PC and would like to know how to make a photo smaller, you can follow these steps:

1. Once you’ve located the image you wish to compress, open the photo in ‘Photos.’ Select the ‘…’ option on the top right-hand side of the Photo’s Window. A drop-down menu will appear.

2. Select ‘Resize’ to enable a pop-up menu. Select a size. The options are: S (small) or M (medium). Once you click on a size, a ‘Save As’ window will open.

3. Name your photo in the ‘File Name’ field. Select a file location by clicking on a location in the left-hand sidebar. Select ‘Save’ at the bottom right-hand corner of the window. The compressed file will be saved to this location.

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How to reduce photo size online and offline: 8 tools

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Simple and fast ways for different platforms.

How to reduce photo size online on any device

Using iLoveIMG

One of the easiest and most convenient ways to reduce photo size is iLoveIMG. This is a service with a large set of tools for different files. It also includes an image editor. nine0003

Pictures can be resized, compressed, cropped, rotated, converted to JPEG and other manipulations. In this case, we are interested in two tools - Resize (resize) and Compress (compress the image).

1. On the main page of the service, select Resize Image and upload the required images. They can be in JPEG, PNG, SVG or GIF format. It is allowed to process several pictures at the same time. The source of files can be a computer or smartphone drive, or Google Drive or Dropbox cloud storage. nine0003

2. Next, set the new image size. You can specify it exactly in pixels or as a percentage of the original value - 25%, 50%, or 75% less. The first option is more suitable for individual files, and the second one is for batch processing of a group of pictures. Under the dimensions there is an item with maintaining the aspect ratio, as well as a ban on increasing if the original figures are already less than those indicated.

3. Click the Resize Images button. Ready images will be automatically downloaded to the memory of your device. nine0003

4. After reducing the size, new versions of files can also be compressed to save space. To do this, click on the Compress Image button on the screen with the result of the previous process. If you want to optimize other pictures, then go to the appropriate section through the main menu at the top.

As a result, you will get even smaller files. After compression is complete, the final page will show the percentage of compression compared to the original size. nine0003

Go to iLoveIMG →

Using Image Optimizer

Another way to quickly reduce images is Image Optimizer. This is a simple site with an Optimize Now section on the homepage. This is the tool we need.

1. Upload the file to the service in the Your Image section. In this case, you can select only one image from the disk of your computer or mobile device.

2. Then, in the Optimization block, select one of the quality options compared to the original, and also specify the maximum width and height for the reduced image. nine0003

3. Click the Optimize Now! You will see data on how much smaller the file has become, and you can also download it here.

Go to Image Optimizer →

Using TinyPNG

Another way is to compress files without changing their pixel dimensions. This option is suitable in a situation where the width and height of the image suits you, but its size in megabytes is too large for publishing on any site.

1. Upload images to the service. TinyPNG allows you to select up to 20 files at a time, 5MB each. It supports JPEG, PNG and WEBP formats. nine0003

2. After the compression process is completed, you will see the percentage by which the volume occupied by the files has been reduced. Download each photo separately or all at once in a ZIP archive using the Download all button. It is also possible to transfer pictures to cloud storage on Dropbox.

Go to TinyPNG →

How to reduce the size of a photo on a smartphone or tablet offline

On a smartphone or tablet, Photo Resizer is suitable for reducing photos. This app is available for both iOS and Android. The main screen displays a menu, a window with a picture, information about the source file, fields for entering a new size, as well as buttons for saving the finished result and sending it to friends or colleagues. Act like this:

Press the leftmost button with the images icon in the main menu.
Select the desired file from the gadget's memory. You can only process one image at a time.
Enter a new width and height for the image, or set the maximum size for the larger side. You can enter values in pixels, millimeters, centimeters, or inches.
Go to settings by clicking on the rightmost gear button. Select the JPG quality level there, which will affect the compression strength of the file. nine0066
Press the leftmost button at the bottom of the screen. The new version of the image will be saved to the device memory.

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How to reduce the size of photos on your computer offline

Using XnView

XnView is available for Windows,

XView

is available for Windows,

With it, you can quickly change the size of the image without connecting to the Web.

Open the desired file from the computer disk and in the main menu at the top, go to the path "Image" → "Resize". The same section can be opened immediately with a button from the menu ribbon.
In the window that opens, specify a new width and height in pixels, a percentage of the original size, or a value for the largest or smallest side. Leave a checkmark next to "Keep aspect ratio". You can also select the scaling method here. In most cases, the default Lanczos (Lanczos filter) will work. nine0066

Try XnView →

Using IrfanView

IrfanView has similar functionality to XnView, but it only works on Windows. The main features of the application are fast loading of media files for viewing and support for a large number of formats thanks to additional plugins. You can also adjust the image size here without any problems.

Open an image from disk and go to Image → Resize/Resample or press Ctrl + R.
In the window that appears, enter the exact dimensions in pixels, centimeters or inches, a percentage of the original image size, or a value in megapixels. In addition, here it is proposed to choose one of the standard sizes. There is an option to maintain aspect ratio as well as several scaling methods.
The reduced version of the image can be saved instead of the original or as a new document.

Try IrfanView →

Using Photos

Windows 10 already has a suitable option for basic size adjustment - the standard Photos app or Photos.

Open the file in Photos and click the button with three dots in the upper right corner of the screen on the toolbar. Select Resize from the drop down list.
Next, select a size from the three suggested options, or click on the bottom item. Here you can enter the width and height in pixels, as well as specify the percentage of quality compared to the original for more compression. nine0066
Save the result.

Using Preview

Mac users can also resize images in the standard Preview application. The method works for both one and several pictures at the same time.

Open files through the Finder using Preview. In the side column with image thumbnails, select all the necessary ones if you need to process a group of images at once.
Click on the "Show markup toolbar" button with a pen icon if this toolbar is not activated. Then click on the Adjust Size button. nine0066
In the window that appears, enter your width and height in pixels, or select one of the sizes from the "Fit In" list. The value can also be specified as a percentage of the original.

You can leave the "Scale Proportionately" checkbox to keep the aspect ratio of the image. If you uncheck the "Change image" item, then the reduction will occur without degrading the quality.

How to reduce the image size? Five Free Online Tools

Optimization is a mandatory step when uploading images to websites, publishing on social networks, and sending by e-mail. You can resize JPG, PNG, GIF or BMP files with free online tools without having to install any software.

Any image consists of a large number of dots - pixels, each of which has its own color. It usually takes 3 bytes to store each of these pixels. A large image may have millions of pixels, and information about such a file will contain millions of bytes. Therefore, sending such a photo by e-mail or downloading it by the recipient will take a long time. nine0003

How can I reduce an image?

There are two main ways to solve this problem. The first way is compression. This will reduce the file size without having to resize the photo. However, due to the loss of a lot of data, the picture quality will deteriorate as the compression ratio is increased.

The second way is to resize the image by reducing the number of pixels. This method does not reduce the quality of the picture, although it may lead to the disappearance of some very fine details in case of a strong reduction in the file. nine0003

For example, resizing a 3000x2018 (1.46 MB) photo to 1900x1278 will reduce the file size to almost 800 kB. The resulting universal image with excellent quality can be sent to your friends without spending too much time and Internet traffic. Free online tools will help you cope with the optimization task, as well as save the results in various formats.

TinyPNG

TinyPNG is a fast, simple image optimization tool. Works with PNG, JPEG files using intelligent compression methods to minimize data loss. nine0003

The application is based on a selective reduction in the number of colors, which helps to compress the image without a noticeable reduction in quality. All you have to do is place the source files in the program's loader window and wait a bit. You can upload images one by one or several at once. Optimized photos will be reduced by 85 percent or more!

Compressor.io

This is a robust tool that works with PNG, JPEG, GIF, SVG formats. nine0163 The application uses two optimization methods: lossless and lossy. The first method maintains maximum quality while slightly reducing the weight of the photo. The second allows you to compress the image as much as possible (up to 90%), but the disappearance of small details on it will be more noticeable.

To use Compressor.io, you need to click on the "Try it" button on the main page, select the desired option (lossless or lossy), drag and drop a photo. After that, the program will show information about weight and compression, as well as buttons for uploading pictures and the ability to send them to Google Drive or Dropbox. You can use Compressor.io for free if you upload images up to 10 MB. nine0003

Optimizilla

The Optimizilla website is fast, combining optimization and compression methods to reduce the weight of images (PNG, JPEG formats are used). The biggest "plus" of the program is the ability to process 20 pictures at the same time, as well as an excellent preview function.

When the process of compressing the files moved into the program window comes to an end, a side-by-side comparison of the appearance of the original and optimized images appears on the screen. Having carefully examined the pictures using the zoom function, you can independently adjust the quality settings using the vertical scale on the right. nine0003

Kraken.io

This is a shareware web service worth trying for users who are serious about image quality and are willing to pay a low price for batch optimization and high-quality results. To compress the source material, the program offers a choice of three advanced optimization methods: lossy, lossless, with customizable parameters.

Free use of the tool is possible only when compressing images up to 1 MB in size, uploaded individually. The premium plan allows batch uploading, removes size limits for compressible images, gives you access to the API, allows you to use the Kraken.io WordPress plugin.