6 minute guide · Updated August 23, 2026

How to compress photos for email attachments

Make email photos faster to send while keeping a readable, useful result for the recipient.

For ordinary viewing, resize large phone photos to a practical display width and use JPEG or WebP quality compression. Keep originals when the recipient needs printing or editing.

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Compress images without the guesswork

Smaller files, your size target, no nonsense. Drop in JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC, TIFF, GIF, or SVG files.

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Decide what the recipient needs

A quick reference photo, a document scan, and a print-ready photograph are different jobs. Compress a copy for convenient delivery and keep the full-resolution original when cropping, printing, or archival detail matters.

Resize before extreme compression

Email clients usually display images far below modern camera resolution. A moderate width reduction often preserves a cleaner result than keeping every pixel and pushing JPEG quality very low.

Batch the whole message

Apply one setting to a group, compare the total bytes, and download a ZIP when you need to attach several results elsewhere. Do not convert screenshots or transparent graphics to JPEG without checking their edges and background.