Images: tools and formats

Everything we can do with Images files. Most of it right in your browser, with nothing uploaded.

Tools

Image converterin your browserConvert images between JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and HEIC. Resize and strip EXIF along the way.
Resize imagein your browserChange the dimensions of a photo or picture. Fits within your numbers without enlarging.
Compress imagein your browserMake a photo lighter — down to a size limit or by quality. Handy when a form refuses a large file.
Crop imagein your browserCut a photo to a ratio — square for an avatar, 16:9 for a cover. Nothing gets scaled down.
Rotate imagein your browserTurn a photo by 90, 180 or 270 degrees, or mirror it. Sideways phone shots get fixed.
Remove EXIF and locationin your browserStrip the camera model, the date and — most importantly — the coordinates from a photo. JPEG and PNG are cleaned byte by byte, so the picture itself is not touched.
Colour palette from an imagein your browserPull the main colours out of a picture and get ready-made CSS variables. Runs in your browser: the photo never leaves it.
Photo for a websiteStrips the geotag and camera data, fits the long side into 1600 pixels and encodes WebP. One step instead of three settings.

Formats, and when each one fits

PNGsince 1996: — Screenshots, diagrams, logos — anything with sharp edges and text
— When you need transparency
— When the image will be edited further
JPEGsince 1992: — Photos that will not be edited further
— When the file has to open for absolutely anyone
WebPsince 2010: — Images for the web — the main case
— Replacing JPEG, PNG and GIF with a single format
AVIFsince 2019: — Large images on a site where weight matters
— When you have a fallback for older browsers
HEICsince 2015: — Keeping photos inside the Apple ecosystem
— When you want the most quality per byte
TIFFsince 1986: — Scanning and print preparation
— Archiving originals

Common conversions

Each page compares the formats by facts and shows compression figures we measured ourselves, not generalities.