WebP vs JPG vs PNG: which should you use?
When each format shines, and how to pick the right one for photos, graphics and the web.
Compress, convert, crop, blur, watermark, make PDFs and more — in seconds. Every tool runs on your own device, so your photos never touch a server.
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Check and clean images before you share them.
Smaller files and the right format.
Shrink JPG, PNG and WebP files by up to 80% with no visible quality loss. Batch mode included.
Open toolExact pixels or percentage scaling, with presets for Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X.
Open toolSwitch between JPG, PNG, WebP and GIF instantly. Move to WebP for much smaller files.
Open tool NewTurn iPhone HEIC photos into JPG or PNG files that open everywhere. Batch convert in one go.
Open tool NewRender SVG vector files to crisp PNG or JPG at any size, with transparent or solid background.
Open tool NewEncode an image as a Base64 data URI for HTML, CSS or JSON — or decode Base64 back to an image.
Open toolQuick fixes without a photo editor.
Crop freely or to exact ratios — 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 and presets for every social platform.
Open toolCut people, products and objects out of any photo and download a clean transparent PNG.
Open tool NewAdd captions, quotes or meme text to a picture. Drag text anywhere, pick fonts and colours.
Open tool NewProtect your photos with a text or logo watermark. Position, opacity and tiling — batch ready.
Open toolMake something new from your images.
Arrange 2 to 9 photos into a clean grid collage with adjustable spacing and colours.
Open tool NewCompare two images with a slider, then export a side-by-side before/after picture.
Open toolPull the dominant colours out of any image and copy HEX or RGB codes.
Open tool NewTurn a logo into a complete favicon set — ICO, Apple touch icon, Android icons and the HTML code.
Open tool NewCreate a QR code for a link, Wi-Fi network or text. Custom colours, optional logo, PNG or SVG.
Open toolMove between images and PDF documents.
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Most online image tools upload your photos to a server you'll never see. We took the opposite approach.
Every tool runs locally in your browser with JavaScript. Photos are processed on your phone or computer and are never uploaded, stored or seen by anyone — so it's safe for IDs, documents and family photos. You can even go offline once a page has loaded.
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Plain-English guides to image formats, sizes and optimisation.
When each format shines, and how to pick the right one for photos, graphics and the web.
The exact dimensions for Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn and YouTube — all in one place.
Shrink files for email and the web while keeping them looking sharp.
ImageToolsFree is a focused collection of browser-based image utilities. It exists because everyday jobs — making a photo small enough to email, opening an iPhone picture on Windows, hiding a card number in a screenshot, turning receipts into a PDF — shouldn't require an account, a subscription, or handing your files to a stranger's server.
Each tool is built around a single idea: do one thing well, and do it on your own machine. When you add an image to any tool, the work happens inside your browser using the same graphics technology that powers modern web apps. Nothing is transmitted, nothing is logged, and nothing is kept. Close the tab and every trace is gone.
Optimise and convert: compress, resize, change format, turn HEIC into JPG or SVG into PNG. Protect your privacy: see and remove the hidden location data in photos, or blur faces and personal details. Edit: crop, cut out backgrounds, add text or a watermark. Create: collages, before-and-after comparisons, Instagram grids, QR codes and favicons. And work with PDFs in both directions.
If you'd like to understand the choices behind these tools — when to use WebP, how compression works, or the right image sizes for each social network — the guides walk through each topic in plain language.
No. Every tool on ImageToolsFree runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your images are processed on your own device and are never uploaded, stored, or transmitted to any server. This makes the tools safe to use with private, sensitive or confidential images.
It's free, and there's no catch. The site is supported by unobtrusive advertising, which keeps every tool open with no accounts, no credit limits and no paid tiers.
Never. There is no sign-up, no login and no email required. Open any tool and start working immediately.
The tools work with all the common formats — JPG (JPEG), PNG, WebP and GIF — plus iPhone HEIC photos, SVG vector files and PDF documents, and the favicon generator creates ICO files. WebP is recommended for the web because it produces the smallest files at a given quality.
It depends on the tool and settings. Cropping, resizing down and removing metadata keep full quality; compression and JPG/WebP export use lossy encoding, but at the recommended settings the difference is essentially invisible. Every tool shows a live preview so you can judge before downloading.
Yes. The whole toolkit works in any modern mobile browser — there's nothing to install. Drag-and-drop becomes tap-to-browse on touch devices, and editors like crop and blur work with your finger.
The site follows your device's setting automatically. To change it, press the sun or moon button at the top of any page — your choice is remembered on this device.
Pick a tool and you'll be done in seconds — no account, no upload, no catch.
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Instagram Grid Maker
Split one image into 3, 6 or 9 tiles for a seamless Instagram profile grid, numbered in posting order.
Open tool NewFit Image to Square
Make any photo square, 4:5 or 9:16 without cropping — add a colour or blurred background.
Open tool NewScreenshot Beautifier
Put a screenshot on a gradient background with rounded corners, shadow and a browser frame.
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