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PicResize
Free browser tool that resizes and crops images, and can shrink a photo to a file size you name.
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Overview
PicResize resizes and crops images in a browser. It is free, ad-supported, needs no account, and has done this for a long time. It can also shrink a picture to a file size you name, in kilobytes or megabytes. That is the fix when a form rejects your upload for being too large. You set the new size by exact pixels, a percentage or a maximum width, or pick a social preset, and it also crops, flips, rotates and applies effects.
Batch mode takes up to 100 images and hands them back as a zip. It also converts between JPG, PNG, GIF and BMP. A paid Pro plan, yearly or one-time, adds batch crop, AI enlarge and HEIC files.
Key features
✓Resize by exact pixels, percentage or max width
✓Shrink to a target file size in KB or MB
✓Choose the JPG quality when saving
✓Presets for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter & YouTube
✓Crop, flip & rotate
✓Special effects
✓Converts between JPG, PNG, GIF & BMP
✓Batch up to 100 images, returned as a zip
✓Free with no account
✓Runs in the browser, nothing to install
When to use
Use PicResize if:
- A form or a website rejects your photo for being too large a file. You can tell it the size to hit rather than guessing at quality settings.
- You need an image at a platform's dimensions and would rather not look the numbers up, which the presets cover.
- You have a set of images to put through the same change. Batch mode returns them as a zip.
- You know the exact pixels you need, or want to scale by a percentage.
- You want to crop, flip or rotate in the same pass rather than opening an editor for it.
- You do not want an account. There is no signup step.
When NOT to use
Skip PicResize if any of these describe you:
- Your images are confidential. Everything is uploaded to its servers. Squoosh does the work on your own machine, so nothing leaves it.
- You want to see what the compression costs before you save. PicResize lets you set the JPG quality, but Squoosh shows the original and the compressed version side by side as you adjust.
- The photo needs fixing, not shrinking. Its effects are simple filters, so a photo editor handles exposure, colour and sharpness.
- You have a large batch to get through regularly. BIRME and other image resizers are built around bulk work.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You can name the size you need in kilobytes or megabytes and it will work to that. This is the fix for a form, a job application or an upload page that refuses your photo for being too big. The usual alternative is guessing at a quality slider, exporting, checking the file size and repeating until it fits.
They are different things. Resizing changes the dimensions, meaning how many pixels wide and tall the picture is. Reducing the file size keeps the dimensions and stores the picture more efficiently, which costs some quality. If a site complains your image is too many pixels wide, resize it. If it complains about megabytes, you want the file size option. PicResize does both.
Yes. Batch mode takes up to 100 pictures at a time, applies the same change to all of them, and gives them back as a single zip. That suits a folder of photos that all need the same dimensions, which is the common case for a listing or a gallery. For large or regular bulk work, tools built specifically for batches handle it better.
It is free and there is no signup. You open the site, add your picture, set the size and download the result. The free version is paid for by ads. There is also a Pro plan, sold yearly or as a one-time purchase, which adds batch cropping, AI enlarging, HEIC support and removes the ads. Resizing, cropping and hitting a target file size are all in the free version.
They are uploaded. PicResize does the work on its servers rather than in your browser, which means your image leaves your machine to be processed. For a holiday snap that is unlikely to matter. For a document, an ID photo or client work, a tool that resizes on your own device avoids that. PicResize states uploaded images are deleted from its servers within 20 minutes.
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