Free Images Tools

Which one do you actually need?

Three of these change how heavy a file is, four change its shape or format, and one only looks. If the file is too big for an upload limit, start with the compressor; if it is the wrong format for where it is going, use the converter, or the HEIC to JPG converter when the file is an iPhone photo that Chrome, Firefox and Windows refuse to open; if it is simply too many pixels wide, the resizer will do more for the file size than compression will.

That last point is the one people get backwards. Compressing a 4000-pixel photo down to a smaller file keeps all four thousand pixels and throws away detail to get there. Resizing it to the 1200 pixels a web page actually displays removes two thirds of the data before compression even starts, and the result looks better at a smaller size. Resize first, compress second.

Cropping is for framing and for hitting a required ratio. The favicon generator is a crop and a resize with the sizes already decided. The EXIF viewer reads what the camera wrote into the file, and remove EXIF strips it back out.

What this category will not do for you

Compression has a floor. A JPG that has already been squeezed once will not give back much on a second pass, and pushing it harder trades visible quality for a few kilobytes. There is no upscaling here either: enlarging an image invents pixels that were never recorded, and no browser tool does that convincingly. Nothing here edits an image in the sense of retouching, cloning or adjusting colour.

Frequently asked questions

Should I resize an image or compress it?

Resize first, then compress. Resizing removes pixels the page was never going to display, which cuts file size without touching perceived quality. Compression keeps every pixel and discards detail inside them instead. A 4000-pixel photo shown at 1200 pixels wastes about ninety percent of its data no matter how well it is compressed.

Do my photos get uploaded when I use these tools?

No. Your browser decodes and re-encodes the image on your own machine using the canvas API, so the file never leaves the tab. That matters most for the EXIF tools, since the data you are inspecting or removing can include GPS coordinates accurate to a few metres.

Which format should I use: JPG, PNG or WebP?

JPG for photographs, PNG when you need transparency or crisp flat colour such as a logo or a screenshot of text, and WebP when you want either of those at a smaller size and every browser you care about supports it. WebP is typically twenty five to thirty five percent smaller than an equivalent JPG.