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Image Resizer

Change an image’s dimensions to exact pixels, a percentage, or a preset for social media and the web. Crop to fill an exact size or fit without cropping, and see the new file size before you download.

  • No upload: runs in your browser
  • Free, no account, no watermark
  • Social media presets
  • Fit, fill or stretch
  • High-quality downscaling

Runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to SBGeeks or anyone else. Privacy policy

How to use the Image Resizer

  1. Drop an image on the box, choose one, or paste it.
  2. Set the new size in pixels or as a percentage, or pick a preset such as Instagram post or YouTube thumbnail.
  3. If the new shape differs from the original, choose Fit (no cropping), Fill (crop the edges) or Stretch.
  4. Choose a format and quality, check the preview and file size, then download.

What does an image resizer do?

An image resizer changes how many pixels wide and tall an image is. Making a large photo smaller reduces its file size and makes it load faster; resizing to an exact shape, such as 1080 × 1080 for Instagram, makes it display correctly on the platform you are posting to.

Runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to SBGeeks or anyone else.

Free to use, with no sign-up, no limits on the number of files and no watermark added.

Built and maintained by SBGeeks, a digital marketing agency. Questions or problems? Contact us.

How it works

The resize happens on a canvas in your browser. When an image is reduced by more than half, it is scaled down in several steps, each halving the size, which gives noticeably smoother results than a single jump and avoids jagged edges and moiré patterns.

In Fill mode the image is scaled to cover the new size and the overflow is trimmed equally from both sides, keeping the centre. In Fit mode the whole image is kept and the leftover space is filled with transparency or the background colour you choose.

Useful for

  • Making images the exact size a social network expects
  • Reducing camera photos to a sensible width for a website
  • Creating thumbnails and profile pictures
  • Meeting the pixel limits of a form or marketplace listing

Limitations

  • Making an image larger than the original cannot add real detail; it will look softer. For better enlargements use the image upscaler.
  • Animated GIFs become a single still frame.
  • The largest size you can create depends on your device; most browsers handle up to 16,384 pixels on a side.

Questions

What size should images be for a website?
Resize to the largest width the image is actually shown at, then allow for high-density screens. For a full-width hero, 1920 px is plenty; for an image inside an article, 1200–1600 px; for thumbnails, 400–600 px.
Will resizing reduce quality?
Making an image smaller keeps it sharp, and this tool uses step-down scaling to avoid artefacts. Making it bigger always softens it, because the extra pixels have to be estimated.
What is the difference between Fit and Fill?
Fit keeps the whole picture and adds space around it if the shapes differ. Fill covers the whole new size and crops whatever does not fit. Stretch changes the proportions, which usually distorts people and logos.
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