A LITTLE KNOW-HOW

Image Guides

Practical tips, tutorials, and best practices for working with images.
Make every pixel work a little harder.

An alpine lake beneath green mountains
COMPRESSION

How to Compress an Image to 100KB

Try a 100KB image target with local processing. Learn when quality adjustments help, when smaller dimensions are needed, and why targets can fail.

·4 min read
A pastel landscape with softly layered hills
IMAGE FORMATS

JPG vs PNG vs WebP

Compare JPG, PNG and WebP for photos, transparency and file size. Choose a useful format and understand what conversion can and cannot change.

·4 min read
A laptop displaying a mountain landscape
RESIZING

How to Resize an Image Without Losing Quality

Learn how to resize images with sensible dimensions and aspect ratios. Understand downscaling, padding and the limits of enlarging a picture.

·5 min read
A blue shield and padlock beside two image file cards on a pale blue background
PRIVACY

Are Online Image Compressors Safe

Understand local and server-based image processing, EXIF metadata and website access data before choosing an online image compression tool.

·4 min read
Two illustrated landscape images with controls for dimensions, format and quality.
OPTIMIZATION

How to Reduce Image File Size Without Losing Quality

Learn how to make image files smaller without unnecessary quality loss. Explore image formats, dimensions and compression settings to find the right balance.

·5 min read
A WebP image branching into a JPG with a solid background and a PNG with transparency.
CONVERSION

How to Convert WebP to JPG or PNG

Need to open or share a WebP image in another format? Learn how to convert WebP to JPG or PNG and understand what happens to transparency and image quality.

·5 min read
An image grid labelled with width, height and a three-to-two aspect ratio.
IMAGE BASICS

Image Dimensions Explained: Pixels, Resolution and Size

What do image dimensions, pixels and resolution actually mean? Learn how they differ and how to choose the right image dimensions for websites, social media and everyday use.

·5 min read
A local image processing flow enclosed inside a browser window on a device.
PRIVACY & TECHNOLOGY

How Browser-Based Image Processing Works

Discover how browsers can process images locally, how this differs from server-based tools, and what privacy considerations matter when using online image editors.

·6 min read