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How this was measured

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Compress an image to 50 KB

This page opens Pocketsize with the size limit already set to 50 KB — thumbnail and icon territory. The engine tries JPEG, PNG, WebP and AVIF at several quality levels, measures each attempt against your original, and keeps the smallest file under the limit that still looks right.

50 KB is a hard budget for anything but small or simple images, and this is where most tools quietly hand back mush. Pocketsize will not: every result shows its measured visual-match score, and when the only way under 50 KB would wreck the picture, it keeps the smallest version still worth having and tells you the limit was missed.

Your pictures never leave your computer: the compression runs in your browser, on your own device, and you can verify that yourself in about a minute. After one visit it even works with no internet at all.

This page is Pocketsize with the plan pre-set for one job. Nothing is locked — change any control once it is open.

Why does my 50 KB version look soft when I zoom in?

Because 50 KB can only hold so much detail. The visual-match score under the image tells you how close it stayed; if it is not close enough, allow a smaller pixel size — fewer pixels compress better than harder-squeezed ones.

Which format wins at 50 KB?

It depends on the picture, which is why Pocketsize tries several and measures instead of guessing. Photos usually land on JPEG, WebP or AVIF; flat graphics often win as PNG with fewer colors.

Is this really running on my computer?

Yes — every byte of the work happens in your browser. The “nothing is uploaded” link above shows you how to watch the network panel stay silent while it runs.

Pocketsize

Every picture is saved several ways, measured against the original, and the smallest one that still looks right is kept. Nothing ever leaves your computer — after one visit, it even works offline.

Spacehold to flick between before and after — the fastest way to spot a difference
Ddifference heatmap
Ffocus mode — just the comparison
Escleave focus mode
move through the pictures
Deleteremove the selected picture
?this card

The same engine as a command line: pip install pocketsize · source & licence

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