Compress images for Trade Me.
Drop your photos and download them under 5 MB, the file-size limit in Trade Me'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 5 MB per image, saved as JPG
Limits come from each platform's own help pages, summarised in the guides (checked 24 September 2026).
What Trade Me asks for.
Source: Trade Me Help — Marketplace photo and video guidelines; Trouble adding photos or videos to your listing; Editing a live listing; Listing policies · checked 12 October 2026
Trade Me listing photos: at least 500 pixels on one side, up to 5 MB, PNG, JPG, BMP or GIF, up to 20 photos, no logos, borders or marketing text.
- Limit used
- Under 5 MB per image, saved as JPG
- Pixels kept
- The longest side stays at 500 px or more.
- Minimum
- At least 500 pixels on any one side
- File size
- Up to 5 MB
- Formats
- PNG, JPG, BMP or GIF
Compressors by platform.
Compressing for Trade Me, answered.
What is the image file-size limit on Trade Me?
5 MB per image, according to the rules summarised in the Trade Me guide. This tool saves each photo as a JPG under that size.
Is JPG accepted on Trade Me?
Yes. The formats Trade Me lists are PNG, JPEG, BMP, and GIF.
Does compressing for Trade Me change the pixel size?
Only when lowering the quality is not enough to get under 5 MB. The longest side stays at 500 px or more.
Where do these figures come from?
From Trade Me Help — Marketplace photo and video guidelines; Trouble adding photos or videos to your listing; Editing a live listing; Listing policies, read on 12 October 2026. Marketplaces update their rules; the official page is the final reference.
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