“File too large”? Make your photo fit any form
A portal, form or inbox rejected your photo? Just drop it here: everyimg resizes it to 1600 px and under 1 MB — practically every upload field accepts that. With no visible quality loss.
1600 px on the long edge is plenty for email — under 1 MB the attachment gets through everywhere.
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Auto-rotates crooked photos, cleans filenames — nothing leaves your device.
Why phone photos are so huge
A current phone camera captures 12 to 48 megapixels — sized for poster prints. For an upload that is absurd overkill: a form might display your image 800 px wide, but your photo delivers 4,000+ px and drags 5–10 MB along. That is why uploads fail (“the file exceeds the maximum allowed size”) or take forever.
Typical upload limits
| Destination | Common limit |
|---|---|
| Job application portals | 1–5 MB, often just 1 MB |
| Email attachments (total) | 10–25 MB |
| Government / club forms | usually 2–5 MB |
| Classifieds portals | often 12 MB, but slow uploads |
For a CV photo in portrait format, use the “CV / application photo” preset on the homepage instead — it also crops to 3:4 and respects the stricter 300 KB limit of many portals.
Frequently asked questions
Why is my photo too large to upload?
Modern phone cameras produce photos over 4,000 pixels wide and 5–10 MB in size. Many forms and portals only accept 1–5 MB. The fix: shrink the photo before uploading — 1600 px width and under 1 MB gets through almost everywhere.
Will my photo visibly lose quality when shrunk?
Not on screen. A form or website never displays your photo at its full 4,000 px resolution anyway. Resized to 1600 px with moderate compression, there is no visible difference on normal displays — and the original on your phone stays untouched.
What does "unsupported file type" mean for iPhone photos?
iPhones save photos in HEIC format by default, which many portals do not accept. Fix: in your iPhone settings, set Camera → Formats to "Most Compatible" to get JPG files. Direct HEIC conversion is coming to everyimg soon.