Tutorials

Image Resizer: a quick guide

Resize images by pixels, percent or to fit a target size, all in the browser.

The ChrysoKit Image Resizer crops, resizes and re-encodes images right in your browser. Pixel-perfect dimensions, percentage scaling, three fit modes, and PNG/JPEG/WebP output.

Why use it

No upload, no quality loss to a server round-trip, no waiting in a queue. Drop in, resize, download.

How to use the Image Resizer

  1. Drop an image onto the page.
  2. Enter target width and height in pixels, or scale by percentage.
  3. Pick a fit mode: Contain (no cropping), Cover (fills, may crop), or Stretch (no aspect lock).
  4. Optionally use the Crop tool for an exact region.
  5. Pick an output format (PNG, JPEG or WebP) and download.

Features worth knowing

Three fit modes

Contain preserves aspect ratio inside the target box. Cover fills the box (may crop edges). Stretch ignores aspect ratio.

Pixel or percent input

Type exact dimensions in pixels, or set a percentage scale (1-400%). The other input updates to keep aspect ratio.

Crop tool

Switch to crop mode and drag a rectangle on the preview. Apply or cancel as you like; undo and redo are available.

Format choice

Output as PNG (lossless), JPEG (smaller, lossy) or WebP (smaller still, modern). Pick based on the destination.

Pro tips

  • Always resize down, never up. Upscaling makes images worse, not better.
  • Use Contain for thumbnails when you do not want any cropping. Use Cover when the box must be filled.
  • For retina displays, export at twice the displayed dimensions and let the browser scale down.
  • WebP is the modern default for web delivery. JPEG is still the universal fallback.

Privacy first. The Image Resizer runs entirely in your browser. The image never leaves the page.

Use the Image Resizer for blog covers, social posts and screenshots. Pair it with the Image Compressor when file size also matters.

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