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Compress image to 5 MB

Does a site want photos under 5 MB and the ones from your phone are bigger? Shrink them below 5 MB here, a whole series at once, for a business profile on Google, a listing or any other upload.

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A 5 MB cap per photo is what Google Business Profile uses, and many other upload forms stop there too. Photos from newer phones can go over it, and the site then rejects them without much explanation. Drop the whole series here, the tool gets each photo under 5 MB and shows you the new size. Google's exact requirements and how 5 MB compares with other limits follow below.

How to compress a photo to 5 MB

  1. 1

    Add your photos

    Drag photos from your phone or camera onto the page, or choose them with the button. You can add a whole series at once.

  2. 2

    The 5 MB limit is already set

    It applies to each photo separately, so there's nothing to set. For a different limit, such as 4 MB, use Compress image with a custom size.

  3. 3

    Cap the dimensions if needed

    If the site states a maximum size in pixels, choose Full HD, 2K or 4K. Turn on Save as WebP only if the site accepts WebP.

  4. 4

    Download your photos

    Each photo shows its size before and after. One photo downloads directly, several in one ZIP.

Who asks for 5 MB

Google Business Profile: JPG or PNG, 10 KB to 5 MB, 720 × 720 px recommended. For comparison, LinkedIn allows profile photos up to 8 MB, eBay 12 MB per photo, and Shopify and Discord 20 MB. If one of those is your target, a 5 MB photo fits with room to spare.

Photos for Google Business Profile

For business profile photos, Google lists JPG or PNG, a size between 10 KB and 5 MB, a recommended 720 × 720 px and at least 250 × 250 px. Phone photos have plenty of pixels, so the usual problem is the file size or the HEIC format.

The tool saves iPhone HEIC photos as JPG, so you fix the format and the size in one go. Don't turn on Save as WebP here, because Google lists only JPG and PNG for business profiles.

How to get a photo under 5 MB

Add the photo and click Compress to 5 MB. The tool first tries a lower quality and keeps the dimensions, and shrinks the photo in pixels only if that isn't enough. The result line shows the new size of each photo.

If a photo is already under 5 MB, there's usually nothing to compress and the result line says so. You then get the original image back, only without metadata such as the GPS location. HEIC photos are still saved as JPG, and a photo stored sideways is saved again the right way up.

Privacy

Images are processed in your browser and never uploaded to a server. Some tools remember your settings on this device, and the files you download stay on it.

FAQ

Why did a site reject a photo under 5 MB?
Size usually isn't the reason then. Check the format: Google Business Profile accepts only JPG and PNG, so it rejects a photo saved as WebP. Also check the dimensions in pixels and how many photos the site allows per upload.

Can I compress several photos to 5 MB each?
Yes. Add the whole series at once and each photo goes under 5 MB separately. The limit applies to one photo, not to all of them together. You download the result in one ZIP with -compressed added to the names.

What size does Google want for business photos?
Google recommends 720 × 720 px and requires at least 250 × 250 px, with a file size from 10 KB to 5 MB in JPG or PNG. An ordinary phone photo is bigger than that, so you don't need to change the dimensions, just get the file under 5 MB.

Will a 5 MB photo still look sharp?
Yes, as a rule. At 5 MB a typical phone photo loses very little, and on screen you usually can't tell the difference. If you plan to print the photos large, keep the originals as well.

Is 5 MB counted as 5,000,000 or 5,242,880 bytes?
This tool uses decimal megabytes, so 5 MB means 5,000,000 bytes. Some sites count 5 MB as 5,242,880 bytes. Their limit is then slightly bigger, so a photo that fits here fits there too.

What if my photo is already under 5 MB?
Then you don't need to compress it, and the result shows it was already under the target. If you want a smaller file, choose a lower target or a smaller size in Compress image. HEIC photos are saved as JPG here either way.

Can I save a photo under 5 MB as WebP?
Yes, turn on Save as WebP. Check first that the site accepts it, though. Google Business Profile lists only JPG and PNG, and many upload forms do the same, so WebP is mainly for your own website.

Can anyone see my photos before I upload them?
No. Photos are compressed right in your browser and never sent anywhere, and the tool is free with no sign-up. Nobody sees your photos until you upload them yourself.

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