About PhotoTools.org

PhotoTools.org is a free, privacy-first image utility platform built for everyday image work: converting formats, resizing, cropping, compressing, watermarking, removing metadata, making GIFs and preparing print layouts without sending files to a server.

Your files stay private

Every tool runs locally using the Canvas API and WebAssembly. Your images are never sent to any server.

Instant results

No waiting for uploads or server processing. Results are ready in seconds, even for large files.

Works everywhere

Any modern browser on any device — desktop, tablet, or mobile. No installation required.

Open web standards

Built on standard browser APIs: Canvas, OffscreenCanvas, createImageBitmap, and WebAssembly.

Why this site exists

Many online image tools require uploading personal photos to an unknown backend before doing simple work such as changing PNG to JPG or reducing file size. That is convenient, but it is not always appropriate for screenshots, identity documents, client images, product photos, private family pictures, or files that contain location metadata.

PhotoTools.org takes the opposite approach. The browser does the work whenever possible. Modern web APIs are powerful enough to decode images, draw pixels to a canvas, remove metadata, export new files, and package batch results without a server-side processing step. The result is a practical tool site that feels simple while keeping the sensitive part of the workflow on your own device.

What PhotoTools.org offers

ConvertChange image formats between JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, and HEIC.

ResizeScale images by percentage or set exact pixel dimensions.

CropTrim photos with freehand selection or locked aspect ratios.

Rotate & FlipFix orientation or mirror images in one click.

CompressReduce file size with a quality slider while stripping EXIF data.

WatermarkAdd text or logo overlays at any position and opacity.

Make GIFCombine multiple images into an animated GIF with custom frame delay.

Remove EXIFInspect and strip GPS coordinates, camera model, and other metadata.

Passport PhotosGenerate print-ready 35×45 mm or 2″×2″ photo sheets at 300 DPI.

Technology

PhotoTools.org is built with React and runs as a static site. Image operations use the browser's native Canvas API and OffscreenCanvas — the same open web standards used by many professional design tools. HEIC decoding uses heic2any, GIF encoding uses gifenc, and batch downloads use JSZip.

The site is free to use and relies on open web standards and open-source libraries rather than proprietary upload pipelines. It is hosted on Vercel with global CDN delivery, so pages and assets load fast regardless of your location.

Privacy-first principles

We design tools so that common image tasks can run locally: drag a file in, preview the result, download the output, and leave. There are no accounts, no subscriptions, and no requirement to upload your original image for processing.

Some third-party services may be used for analytics or advertising as described in the Privacy Policy, but the actual image processing workflow is built around browser-side computation. Your image pixels are handled by your device, not by a PhotoTools conversion server.

Contact

Questions, feedback, or bug reports? Reach us at hello@phototools.org. We read every message.