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How to Compress Photos for Email
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Gmail and Outlook allow 20–25 MB per message, but many corporate servers cap at 10 MB and large attachments are slow to open on phones. A 12-megapixel phone photo is typically 2–5 MB.
| Goal | Resize to | JPG quality | Typical result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick share | 1600 px long side | 75 | 200–400 KB |
| Good print 4×6 | 1800 × 1200 | 85 | 500–900 KB |
| Near original | 3000 px | 85 | 1–2 MB |
Compress image lets you set a target and see the size before downloading. iPhone photos in HEIC? Convert first with HEIC to JPG.
FAQ
Will the recipient see a blurry photo?
At 1600 px and quality 75 it looks sharp on any phone or laptop screen.
Does compressing remove location data?
Re-encoding in PixSquish drops EXIF metadata, including GPS location.
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