Compress Images for Email
How to finish the file
- 01
Open FastEdit
Go to app.fastedit.net. No installation or account needed; it runs in a modern browser, with desktop recommended for larger jobs.
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Load your images
Drag and drop the photos you want to email. FastEdit processes them locally, nothing is uploaded. Important when compressing personal or sensitive photos.
- 03
Resize for email
Email clients display images at 600-800px wide maximum. Resize to that width, as sending larger images wastes attachment space without any visual benefit in the email.
- 04
Set fit-to-size based on your use
For attachments: 1-2MB per image keeps total attachment size manageable. For embedded/inline images in newsletters: target 100-200KB per image for fast rendering on mobile.
- 05
Export as JPEG
JPEG has the best email client compatibility. Some clients do not render WebP. Export as JPEG for maximum reliability across Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, and others.
Benefits
- Fit-to-size guarantees images stay under your target, no bounced emails from oversized attachments.
- Privacy-first: personal and sensitive photos never leave your device during compression.
- JPEG output ensures compatibility across all email clients including Outlook and older clients.
- Batch processing compresses multiple photos at once for a single email.
- Resize to email display width (600-800px) before compressing for the sharpest results.
Compression Tips
- Most email providers (Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo) allow 25MB total per email. At 2MB per image, you can attach about 10 photos.
- For embedded images in HTML newsletters, keep each image under 200KB. Mobile email clients on slow connections will thank you.
- Always use JPEG for email images. WebP and AVIF are not reliably supported across all email clients, especially Outlook.
- Resize to 600-800px wide before compressing. Email clients display images at this width, and larger images are downscaled anyway and waste kilobytes.
- Strip EXIF metadata from photos before emailing to remove GPS coordinates and camera data from personal images.
Shrink the file, keep the quality in sight, and never hand over the original.
Compress in FastEdit