JPG to PDF 200 KB
Photos become a PDF under 200 KB in two quick steps: build the PDF, then compress it to 200 KB, which is 204,800 bytes. Both steps run in the browser and nothing is uploaded. 200 KB holds 2 phone photos of pages at the default setting and 11 at the smallest.
Build the PDF, then hit the target
Use the images to PDF tool to turn the photos into a document. Choose the page size and margin, and it writes the original pixels into the pages without re-encoding them. Then take that file to the 200 KB compress target.
Build first, then compress. The compress step sees the whole document, so it can share the budget across the pages.
How many photos fit under 200 KB
A phone photo of a page comes down from about 2.7 MB to about 73 KB at the default setting, and to about 18 KB at the smallest. So 200 KB holds 2 photos at the default setting, with the pictures at 150 dpi, and 11 at the smallest setting.
The 200 KB page shows what fits for every kind of document.
Shoot for the target
The biggest saving happens before any tool runs. A photo taken square on, cropped to the document, in even light, is a fraction of the size of the same page shot at an angle with a patterned background. The encoder has less to describe.
Crop on the phone before you start, and every page comes out sharper at the same size.
Questions people ask
- Why is JPG to PDF at 200 KB two steps?
- Assembling images into pages and compressing a document to a byte target are different jobs. Build the PDF first with the images tool, then set a 200 KB target on the compress tool. Both run in the browser and both check their output.
- How many photos fit in a 200 KB PDF?
- 2 at the default setting and 11 at the smallest setting. A phone photo of a page comes down to about 18 KB at the smallest setting.
- Will the text on my photographed document stay readable at 200 KB?
- Yes. The default setting keeps the photo at 150 dpi, sharp on any screen. Take the photo square on and crop it, and the small print stays clear.
- Does converting JPG to PDF lose quality on its own?
- No. The assembly step writes the original JPG data into the page rather than re-encoding it. The compress step afterwards touches the images only when the target needs it.
Do it now
The tool runs in this browser. Your file never leaves the machine, and the result is checked before you download it.
JPG to PDFWhere to go next
- JPG to PDF Turn photos or scans into one PDF, in page order.
- JPG to PDF 100 KB Turn photos into a PDF that comes out under 100 KB.
- Compress PDF to 200 KB Get this PDF under 200 KB because a form will not accept anything larger.
- Combine images into one PDF Turn a folder of images into one PDF in the right order.