Aadhaar Document Resizer – Compress Under 300KB Free, Text Stays Readable
Your photo never leaves your device — processed entirely in your browser.
The Aadhaar compression problem — and why it is different from photo compression
Compressing a photo and compressing an ID document are two different problems. With a photo, you can push quality fairly low before it becomes visually unacceptable. With an Aadhaar scan, the text (your name, DOB, Aadhaar number) starts showing compression artifacts — blocky, blurred letters — at quality settings that still look fine for photos.
This tool sets a quality floor at 0.72. Below this level, the tool does not reduce quality further — instead, it scales the image dimensions down by 10% and tries again. This preserves text sharpness while still achieving the target file size. For a typical Aadhaar scan (around 1.5–3 MB raw), reaching 300 KB is achievable without scaling in most cases.
Aadhaar Document Upload Requirements
| Parameter | Requirement |
|---|---|
| File format | JPG or PNG input → JPG output |
| File size | Under 300 KB (most portals) |
| Content | Full Aadhaar card visible, not cropped |
| Quality floor | Minimum JPEG quality 0.72 (text stays readable) |
| Scaling | If still >target at quality floor, image scaled down 10% per step |
Requirements vary by portal. Use 300 KB as the default unless your application specifies a lower limit.
How to use this tool
- 1
Scan or photograph your Aadhaar card clearly. Ensure the full card is visible — all four corners, no clipping. Good lighting reduces the raw file size.
- 2
Upload the scan here (JPG or PNG accepted).
- 3
Select your target file size: 300 KB for most portals, 200 KB or 100 KB for stricter ones.
- 4
Tap "Compress." The tool finds the optimal quality setting that gets the file under your target without making text blocky.
- 5
Download the result and check the text is still clearly readable before uploading.