Frequently Asked Questions

No — never. ShrinkMyImg runs 100% in your browser. Your photos are compressed on your own device and never travel across the internet. You can even disconnect from Wi-Fi after the page loads and it will still work.

Drop your photo on this page, pick the “Upload forms (2 MB)” preset, and press Shrink. We automatically adjust the photo until it fits under 2 MB, then you download the result. The same works for 5 MB email limits or any custom size.

Just drop your HEIC photo here — we detect it automatically and convert it to JPG right on your device, so anyone can open it. No app to install, nothing uploaded.

Yes. There's no sign-up, no daily limit, no watermark, and no “pro” upsell. Because your photos are processed on your own device, it costs us almost nothing to run — so it stays free.

Slightly, but usually not in a way you can see. We pick the highest quality that still fits your target size, and you can compare the before and after side by side before downloading. Your original file is never changed.

You can shrink JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and iPhone HEIC/HEIF photos. You can save the result as JPG (works everywhere), WebP (smaller, modern), or PNG (best for graphics and transparency).

Yes. Compressed photos are saved without EXIF metadata — that includes GPS location, the date taken, and your camera details. It's a nice privacy bonus when you're sharing photos online.

Yes — drop a whole batch and we'll shrink them all in one go. You can download each photo individually or grab everything as a single ZIP file.

Some images are already heavily optimized, so re-encoding can occasionally add a little size. If that happens we'll tell you clearly — just keep your original, or try the WebP format which is usually smaller.