Tips

Photos for WhatsApp and messaging

Use the WhatsApp preset (quality 70%, longest side 1280 px). Typical phone photos drop from 3–6 MB to around 200–400 KB and still look sharp on a phone.

Photos for email

The Email preset (75%, 1600 px) keeps most photos under 1 MB, so several fit in one email.

Photos for websites

Use the Web preset with WebP. Smaller images make pages load faster, which also helps search rankings.

Quality slider

• 60–70%: strong compression, fine for messaging.
• 75–85%: everyday range.
• 90%+: almost no visible loss, bigger files.

Lowering the longest side usually saves more than lowering quality. Most screens never need more than 1920 px.

Before sharing photos publicly

Run them through the Metadata Remover (or compress them) so your home location is not hidden inside the file.

Passwords

Use 16 characters or more with all character types, and a different password for every account. Tick "Exclude look-alikes" if you will need to type it by hand.

QR codes

Shorter text makes a simpler code that scans more easily. For printing, choose the 1024 px size and test the code with your phone before printing many copies.