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BMP to JPG

Shrink big BMP files to JPG

Old bitmaps become everyday JPGs, often a tiny fraction of the size.

or drop them here · paste works too

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A harbour at sunset with a pier, a lamp and a sailboatBMP
A harbour at sunset with a pier, a lamp and a sailboatJPG

BMP files are uncompressed: every pixel is stored in full, so a 12-megapixel BMP is about 36 MB. Large ones take a moment to read, and the JPEG is usually a small fraction of the size.

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Tested in this tab a moment ago: what it can open, and what its own encoders can write. Converting never goes past this list.

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Drop BMP files here — or any picture

One file or a whole folder. Each one is converted on its own terms.

Paste works too, or drop a whole folder.

No picture openzoom 100% on this device

Drop BMP bitmaps — one or a folder's worth. Each is written as JPEG at matched quality, with the byte count beside the BMP's, so the saving is a number you can see.

Why a BMP is so large

A BMP stores three or four bytes for every pixel with no compression at all: width × height × 3 bytes, plus a small header. A photograph from a phone camera as BMP runs to tens of megabytes, which is why email, chat apps and upload forms refuse it or choke on it.

The browser decodes the BMP here and the picture is written as JPEG, searched to the lowest quality that still measures visually identical (multi-scale structural similarity of 0.990 or better on a 512-pixel reference). Both byte counts are shown before you save.

Screenshots and drawings

Old screenshots and diagrams are often saved as BMP. For flat colour and text, JPEG softens edges and PNG is usually both sharper and smaller; the converter says when a picture looks drawn. Switch the target to PNG, or to Best per picture to let the measurement choose.

Questions about BMP to JPG

How much smaller is a JPG than a BMP?
For a photograph, usually 90 to 98 percent smaller, because BMP stores every pixel uncompressed. The exact sizes for your file are shown side by side before you save.
Does converting BMP to JPG lose quality?
JPEG is lossy, but the quality is searched until the JPG measures visually identical to the BMP by multi-scale structural similarity (0.990 or better), and the score is printed.
Should I convert a BMP screenshot to JPG or PNG?
PNG. It keeps text and edges exact and is still far smaller than the BMP. The converter flags drawn pictures; choose PNG or Best per picture.
Can I convert many BMP files at once?
Yes. Drop them together or drop a folder; each gets its own result and the ZIP carries every JPG with a manifest.
Are my files uploaded?
Nothing is uploaded: the picture is read, converted and checked in this browser tab.

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