Resize Images Online
Resize an image by pixels, by percentage, or by a maximum dimension. Keep the aspect ratio locked and download the resized file. Processing happens locally in your browser.
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JPG, PNG, WebP · Max 50 MB per file
Your image stays on your device. This tool runs entirely in your browser. Your file is never uploaded to our server.
How do you resize an image?
Resizing an image here is a four-step loop: drop the file, pick a mode, set the target size, and download. The tool accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP files up to 50 MB and redraws the image at the new dimensions inside your browser with the Canvas API, so nothing uploads and the result is ready the moment you click Resize. Shrinking removes pixels and keeps the visible detail, which is why it also cuts file size: a 4000x3000 phone photo dropped to 1600px wide typically falls from around 4 MB to under 700 KB with no visible change at normal screen sizes. Enlarging past the original is the opposite trade, because the browser has to invent pixels that were never captured and the result turns soft.
- 1Drop or select an image. JPG, PNG, and WebP files up to 50 MB are accepted.
- 2Choose a mode: Pixels for an exact width and height, Percent to scale by a percentage, or Max dimension for a longest-edge limit.
- 3Enter the target size. With the aspect ratio lock on, editing one side updates the other automatically.
- 4Click Resize and download. Your original file is never modified.
What are the three resize modes?
- Pixels sets an exact width and height. Use it when a slot has fixed dimensions, such as a 1080x1080 profile picture or a 1200x628 share image.
- Percent scales by a percentage of the original. Entering 50 halves the image and entering 200 doubles it, so it is the fastest way to apply a predictable change.
- Max dimension sets a longest-edge limit such as 1920px and lets the shorter side follow automatically. It is the easiest way to cap every image to a single size.
What does the aspect ratio lock do?
The aspect ratio lock is on by default, so changing the width updates the height to match and the other way around. That keeps proportions intact and avoids the squashed or stretched look you get when the two sides are typed independently. Turn the lock off only when you deliberately need a distorted result, such as fitting a banner slot with unusual proportions.
Common use cases for resizing images
Web pages and Core Web Vitals
A full-width hero image does not need to ship at 4000px wide. A 4000x3000 photo at 3.8 MB resized to 1600px wide typically drops to about 500 KB, so the page loads in under a second instead of three. Resizing to the display size is the single largest file-size win available before any compression is applied, and it directly improves the Largest Contentful Paint metric Google ranks on.
Email and messaging
Most mail servers cap a message around 25 MB and many corporate gateways are stricter. A camera export of ten 5 MB photos exceeds every limit. Resized to 1200px on the longest edge, each photo lands around 400 KB, so the whole set fits in one message and opens instantly on a phone.
Online forms and profile uploads
Government portals and job boards often cap uploads at a few megabytes and reject anything larger. A 3000x2200 scan at 6 MB shrinks to under 1 MB at 1200px wide, which passes the check on the first attempt instead of the third.
Slides and documents
A presentation does not need poster resolution. A 6000x4000 camera image placed into a slide deck is wasteful; resized to 1920px on the longest edge it still looks sharp when projected and keeps the deck small enough to email.
Does resizing reduce image quality?
The answer depends on the direction. Shrinking removes pixels but preserves visible detail, so a photo resized down looks just as sharp as the original at the same display size. Enlarging past the original is different: the browser interpolates new pixels that were never in the file, so an 800px image stretched to 2400px looks visibly soft. For JPG and WebP output a quality slider controls re-encoding; it is hidden for PNG, where re-encoding is lossless and changes nothing.
Resizing or compressing: which comes first?
Resizing removes pixels and compression discards detail, and they solve different problems. For a large camera photo the order matters: a 4000x3000 image resized to 1600px wide already loses 70-80% of its file size before any quality is lowered, simply because far fewer pixels remain to encode. The rule is to resize to the dimensions you actually need first, then compress the result. This page covers the resize half; the compressor and the fixed-size tools handle the rest.
Why resize in the browser?
Every image is processed locally with the Canvas API inside your browser. Nothing uploads, no account is required, and there is no queue to wait in. That makes the tool a sensible choice for sensitive material such as screenshots of internal systems, client assets, or personal photos that you would rather not send to a third-party server. Processing starts the moment you click Resize and a result is usually ready in under a second.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best size to resize an image to for the web?
A longest edge of 1600 to 1920px covers nearly every use case. For full-width hero images 1920px is fine; for body content 1200 to 1600px is plenty. Going larger only adds download time with no visible benefit.
Does resizing an image lose quality?
Shrinking keeps visible detail, because you are removing pixels rather than degrading them. Enlarging past the original adds blur, because the browser has to invent pixels that were never captured.
Does resizing change the file format?
No. The output keeps the source format, so a JPG stays a JPG and a PNG stays a PNG. Use the converter if you also need to change the format.
Can I resize multiple images at once?
Not yet. This version handles one image at a time. Batch resizing is planned for a later release.
Is there a file size limit?
Input files are limited to 50 MB. The ceiling exists because the tool decodes the full image into memory in your browser, and anything larger makes the page sluggish.
How does the Percent mode work?
Enter a number and the image scales to that percentage of its original size, so 50 makes it half as wide and tall while 200 doubles both dimensions. The result keeps the aspect ratio unless you switch the lock off.
Why is there no quality slider for PNG?
PNG is lossless, so re-encoding a PNG as PNG changes nothing about the pixel data and a quality slider would have no effect. The slider appears for JPG and WebP output, where re-encoding is lossy.