Compress images for Big Cartel.
Drop your photos and download them under 10 MB, the file-size limit in Big Cartel's image rules. The quality is lowered first and the pixel dimensions only when needed; the photo is never cropped. It runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
Under 10 MB per image, saved as JPG
Limits come from each platform's own help pages, summarised in the guides (checked 24 September 2026).
What Big Cartel asks for.
Source: Big Cartel Help Center — Add and Update Products; Importing Products; Luna · checked 12 October 2026
Big Cartel product images: 10 MB or less, .jpg, .gif or .png, around 1,000 pixels wide, one to twenty-five images per product by plan.
- Limit used
- Under 10 MB per image, saved as JPG
- Pixels kept
- The rules checked here state no minimum pixel size, so the tool stops before the photo falls under a quarter of its original width.
- Recommended
- Around 1,000 pixels wide, to keep images crisp while loading fast
- File size
- 10 MB or less for each product image
- Formats
- .jpg, .gif and .png; .png files are recommended for optimal image quality
- Zoom
- Themes such as Luna have an Enable product image zoom setting that lets shoppers click to view a larger product image
Compressors by platform.
Compressing for Big Cartel, answered.
What is the image file-size limit on Big Cartel?
10 MB per image, according to the rules summarised in the Big Cartel guide. This tool saves each photo as a JPG under that size.
Is JPG accepted on Big Cartel?
Yes. The formats Big Cartel lists are JPEG, GIF, and PNG.
Does compressing for Big Cartel change the pixel size?
Only when lowering the quality is not enough to get under 10 MB. The rules checked here state no minimum pixel size, so the tool stops before the photo falls under a quarter of its original width.
Where do these figures come from?
From Big Cartel Help Center — Add and Update Products; Importing Products; Luna, read on 12 October 2026. Marketplaces update their rules; the official page is the final reference.
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