# How to compress a photo without visible quality loss

To make a photo smaller without visible quality loss, send it as a file to the free bot @BgRemoverPhotoBot and tap **🗜 Compress** — the bot replies with a lighter file and shows the size before and after. If the picture is already well compressed, it tells you so and the try isn't counted.

- Time: **~1 min**
- Cost: **Free: 10 background removals and 30 edits a day**
- Bot: **[@BgRemoverPhotoBot](https://handybots.tools/en/bots/bgremoverphotobot/) **

[Open in Telegram: @BgRemoverPhotoBot](https://t.me/BgRemoverPhotoBot?start=s_web_en_compress)

Main guide: [Remove the background from a photo for free](https://handybots.tools/en/guides/remove-background-from-photo/)

## Step by step

1. **Open the bot** —  Tap **Open in Telegram**, then **Start** in the chat with @BgRemoverPhotoBot.
2. **Send the photo as a file** —  Tap 📎 → **File** so the bot gets the original. JPG, PNG, WEBP and HEIC up to 20 MB work.
3. **Tap “Compress”** —  Under **What should I do with the picture?** tap **🗜 Compress**.
4. **Check the result** —  The bot sends the new file with a line like “Was 4.2 MB → now 1.1 MB (−74%)”. It comes as a file, so Telegram doesn't compress it again.

Compress or resize?

| Button | What it does | Use it when |
|---|---|---|
| 🗜 Compress | Re-saves as JPG at quality 75 (pictures with transparency: WEBP) | You need a smaller file at the same resolution |
| 📐 Size | Shrinks to 50%, 1080 px or 2048 px on the long side | A website or form asks for a smaller picture |
| 🔄 Format | Converts to JPG, PNG or WEBP | You need a particular format |

## Is it really “without losing quality”?

Strictly speaking, JPG compression always drops some detail. Quality 75 is a common setting at which the difference is usually hard to see on a phone screen. Keep the original if you may need to print or edit the photo later.

## About the bot

[**Background Remover**](https://handybots.tools/en/bots/bgremoverphotobot/) @BgRemoverPhotoBot
Yes. 10 background removals and 30 other edits a day are free.

## Frequently asked questions

**Is it free?**

Yes. Compressing counts towards the 30 free photo edits a day; a try that doesn't make the file smaller isn't counted.

**Does compression remove the location from the photo?**

Yes. EXIF and XMP metadata, including GPS location, are not copied into the result. The colour profile is kept.

**Why send the photo as a file?**

When a picture is sent as a photo, Telegram stores its own copy of it in several sizes. As a file, the bot gets your original.

**Can I compress a PDF too?**

Yes, with @PhotoToPdfMakerBot: send the PDF and tap **🗜 Compress this**.

[Open in Telegram: @BgRemoverPhotoBot](https://t.me/BgRemoverPhotoBot?start=s_web_en_compress)

## Related guides

- [Remove the background from a photo for free](https://handybots.tools/en/guides/remove-background-from-photo/)
- [How to convert HEIC to JPG on your phone](https://handybots.tools/en/guides/convert-heic-to-jpg/)
- [**All guides**](https://handybots.tools/en/guides/)

Source: https://handybots.tools/en/guides/compress-photo-without-losing-quality/