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Image resizer

Change an image’s dimensions by pixels, by percentage, or to a longest side.

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About this tool

Set an image to the exact width and height something needs, scale it by a percentage, or cap its longer side so it fits an upload limit or a page layout. The aspect ratio is locked by default, and when you ask for a shape the image does not have you choose whether to fit inside the box, fill it and trim the overflow, or stretch to match — and the tool tells you what each of those will cost before it runs. Save the result as PNG, JPEG or WebP.

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What is the difference between fit, fill and stretch?

Fit inside keeps the shape and makes the image as large as it can be within your box, so one dimension usually comes out smaller than you asked. Fill and crop keeps the shape, matches your box exactly, and trims what does not fit from both sides evenly. Stretch matches your box exactly by changing the shape, which squashes or elongates everything in the picture.

Can I make an image larger?

Yes, with “Allow enlarging” turned on, but understand what it does. Enlarging invents pixels by averaging the ones nearby; it cannot recover detail the camera never captured. It works for flat graphics and logos and will not sharpen a blurred photograph.

Will resizing make the file smaller?

Usually a great deal smaller, because file size follows pixel count closely. If you want a smaller file at the same dimensions, the compressor is the tool for that.

Why did my 4000-pixel-wide image come out at 1999 rather than 2000?

Because pixels are whole numbers and the aspect ratio rarely divides evenly. The size is rounded to the nearest pixel, and never to zero, so a very thin image keeps at least one row.

What are the limits?

Twenty megabytes and sixteen megapixels in, and 8,192 pixels on any one side out. Those are the points where a browser tab runs out of memory or the canvas stops behaving, and the tool refuses with the numbers rather than producing a blank image.

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