When you're asked for 300 KB
- Older forms and government portals that still use limits designed for slow connections.
- Upload fields for a single image or document, where the limit was inherited from the one set for photos.
- Email attachments in organizations with very tight mailbox quotas.
What quality to expect at 300 KB
At this size, a document with several scanned pages ends up rasterized at low resolution. Large text and the details on an ID card remain readable on screen, but the small print of a contract suffers. If the file has one or two pages, the result is noticeably better.
If your file is already under 300 KB, we give it back untouched: there's no point recompressing something that already fits. And if the target turns out to be impossible, you get the lightest version we could achieve, with a clear notice of the final size.
Common questions about this size
What if my document has many pages?
The size is shared among all of them: the more pages, the less resolution each one gets. With two or three pages the result is still comfortable to read; from ten pages on, a 300 KB target forces a low resolution and small print becomes hard to read. If the form allows it, splitting the document into two submissions is better than forcing an impossible size.
Can I go below 300 KB if I need to?
Yes, the size field accepts any value: type 200 or 150 KB and the tool will try. Keep in mind there's a physical minimum below which the content would stop being visible; when we reach it, we give you the lightest version achieved and tell you the final size instead of handing you an unreadable file.