Formats, compression, resizing, transparency and privacy for everyday image work. From picking between PNG, WebP and AVIF to stripping EXIF location data before a photo travels, with free tools that run entirely in your browser.
BMP files have one defining trait: they are huge. A 1920 by 1080 image saved as a BMP weighs around 6 MB. The same picture as a JPG drops to roughly 300 KB, and as a WebP, closer to 150 KB. That single fact explains almost everything about BMP, where it came from, why it … Read more
Blurring a license plate before you post a photo takes about ten seconds, and it is the difference between a clean car listing and handing a stranger your registration details. The same applies to faces in street photos, dashcam clips, and real estate shots. This guide shows how to blur a license plate or a … Read more
WebP format is Google’s answer to a simple problem: images on the web are too heavy. A WebP file is usually 25 to 35 percent smaller than the same photo as JPG, and smaller than PNG for graphics, with no visible drop in quality. This article explains what the WebP format is, why Google built … Read more
Image file formats are the difference between a web page that loads in two seconds and one that takes eight. A 4.2 MB hero image can add six seconds on mobile data, and the fix is rarely a faster server, it is usually a different format. The format you pick decides three things at once: … Read more
