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.
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.