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Image tool guides
Short, practical guides on compressing, resizing, converting and stylising images. No fluff, no signup, no email gate.
How to Spot Edited Images Online (Free Tools)
ELA and a few eyeball checks. Won't catch every fake, but catches the lazy ones.
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How to Scan a QR Code From a Screenshot
When the QR code is on the same screen as you, pointing your camera at it doesn't work. Here's the alternative.
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How to Compress JPG Without Losing Quality
Smaller JPG files at the same visual quality. Here's the simple rule, the right quality number, and the common mistakes to avoid.
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How to Shrink Image File Size on iPhone
iPhone photos are routinely 3-5 MB. Here's the no-app way to shrink them.
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Best Image Format for the Web: JPG vs PNG vs WebP
Three formats cover 99% of the web. Here's a quick rule for picking one, plus the file-size numbers that prove it.
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How to Extract a Color Palette From an Image
Hero photo to brand palette in 30 seconds. Hex codes ready to paste.
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How to Make Images Smaller for Email (Gmail and Outlook)
Gmail caps at 25 MB. Most corporate inboxes cap at 10. Here's the fastest fix.
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PNG vs JPG: When to Use Each (with Examples)
The simple rule with proof. Then the edge cases where the rule flips.
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How to Resize an Image Without Losing Quality
Downscaling is mostly safe. Upscaling needs care. Here's a one-page guide that covers every common case.
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How to Remove the Background From a Photo (Free)
Get a clean cutout in three clicks. Free, no signup, no watermark on the download.
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Image Compression Explained (for Non-Engineers)
Lossy throws away pixels you won't miss. Lossless keeps everything but compresses redundancy. Here's the rest.
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