Free tool — runs in your browser
Compress a photo to under 240 KB
The DV lottery and US visa (DS-160) portals reject files over 240 KB. This tool finds the highest JPEG quality that fits under the limit — in your browser, without uploading anything.
Runs entirely in your browser — the image is never uploaded.
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Questions
Will compressing hurt the photo quality?
The tool binary-searches for the highest quality that fits under 240 KB, and only scales the image down if even the lowest acceptable quality is too large. For a typical 600×600 photo, 240 KB allows near-maximum quality.
Why is my photo rejected for file size?
Phone cameras produce 2–8 MB files. Portals cap uploads (DV: 240 KB) to standardize processing — compress before uploading and check the pixel dimensions too.
How it works
01
Choose your document
58 documents across 29 destinations, each with the official specification built in.
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Add your photo
Ten checks measure it live on your device — nothing is uploaded.
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Pay once, download everything
Exact-spec file, print sheet and compliance report. One price, no subscription.