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Passport size photo under 100 KB

Crop to 35 × 45 mm (413 × 531 px) and keep the file under 100 KB at the same time, free in your browser. No upload, no account.

100% private — your photos are processed in your browser and never leave your device.

crop

Crop it here, automatically

Drop a photo and the face is found right in your browser — the frame is placed for 35 × 45 mm and the download is exactly 413 × 531 px. Nothing is sent anywhere.

Drop a photo here, or click to choose oneJPG · PNG · WEBP · HEIC (iPhone)orFace detection runs inside this browser tab. The photo is never uploaded.

Face detection runs inside this browser tab. The photo is never uploaded.

…or try one of the sample images:
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Print size
35 × 45 mm (3.5 × 4.5 cm)
Pixel frame
413 × 531 px
File size
≤ 100 KB

A passport photo under 100 KB that still fits the frame

PIXLFLW crops to the standard passport frame, 35 × 45 mm (413 × 531 px at 300 dpi), and exports it under 100 KB in the same step. Drop a photo above and the studio finds the face, places the frame, and searches for the highest JPEG quality that still lands under 100 KB before you download.

Why the frame and the size do not solve each other

A form that states both a frame and a size limit checks each one on its own. Getting the crop right does nothing for the byte count, and shrinking the file without keeping the crop locked can stretch or crop the face the wrong way. This page runs both checks in one pass, so the file you download matches the print size, the pixel size and the 100 KB ceiling at once.

What the encoder does as the budget drops

Reaching 100 KB is a search, not a single setting: the encoder tries a JPEG quality, checks the byte count, and steps the quality down until the file lands under 100 KB. Above roughly 100 KB that search alone almost always works and the pixel count at 413 × 531 px is left alone. Below that the quality curve runs out of room, so the search also shrinks the pixel dimensions, and the export is reported back with its new width and height instead of silently missing the ceiling. The photo that comes out is smaller and noticeably softer than one exported at a looser budget, which is the cost of a tight limit rather than a flaw in the encoder.

Free, private, no account

The photo is decoded, cropped and encoded on your own device. Nothing is uploaded, there is no watermark, and there is no daily limit.

Compress any photo to 100 KB without the passport frame

Questions

Frequently asked questions

01What frame does a passport photo under 100 KB use?

The crop is locked to the international passport frame, 35 × 45 mm, which is 413 × 531 px at 300 dpi. That frame stays the same no matter which file size limit you pick, so the print size and pixel size are correct at every budget on this page.

02Will a photo under 100 KB still look sharp?

For a budget like 100 KB, often yes. Below about 30 KB, expect visible softening, since the encoder has to trade detail for the smaller file. A tightly cropped head and shoulders holds up better than a full-body shot at the same limit.

03Why do I need both the frame and the 100 KB limit?

A form that states both checks each one on its own: a correctly cropped photo can still be rejected for being too large, and a small enough file can still be the wrong shape. This page runs both at once, so the photo that comes out matches 35 × 45 mm (413 × 531 px) and stays under 100 KB in the same download.

04How is this different from a plain compress to 100 KB tool?

A plain compressor only manages the byte count and leaves the crop however it already was. This page also locks the crop to the passport frame before the export runs. If you already have a correctly framed passport photo and only need the weight capped, the plain compress to 100 KB page does that on its own.

05Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. PIXLFLW runs entirely in your browser: images are opened, edited and exported locally on your device and are never uploaded, stored or seen by anyone.

06Is it really free? Are there watermarks or limits?

Yes, completely free — no sign-up, no watermarks and no daily limits. The only practical limit is your browser memory for very large files (up to 20 MB per image).