# Araluma — full content > Araluma is a privacy-first image-tools site. 21 live tools today across 29 locales (3 flagship tools, 12 image-format conversion pairs, 4 more single-purpose tools, 2 family hubs that route by category). This file carries every live tool page, every format-conversion page and every institutional page in full. Different tools use different paths — full-browser, hybrid client-preview / server-encode, or cloud inference — and each entry says which. Generated 2026-09-04 from the site's content collections. Each entry below opens with `# ` and a `Source:` line carrying its canonical URL, so any slice of this file traces back to the page it came from. The short curated index is at https://araluma.com/llms.txt. The blog is a separate corpus: https://araluma.com/llms-blog-en.txt. ## What Araluma is A free image-tools site without accounts, signups, watermarks, or per-image / per-day limits. The principle is simple: build the most complete tool reasonable, then describe exactly how it works. Where the right architecture is fully client-side, we do it that way. Where a server-side encoder produces a materially better file, we say so plainly. We never claim "no upload" for a tool that uploads. ## Principles - **Truthful claims.** Marketing copy mirrors what the code actually does. We don't claim "no upload" for tools that upload. - **No accounts, no signups, no watermarks, no per-image / per-day limits.** Tools are funded by us. - **Privacy means different things on different tools.** Circle Crop never uploads. Compress sends the file for the final encode but holds it in a tenant-isolated cache and deletes it after a short TTL. Background Remover sends the file to Cloudflare edge GPUs for inference. Convert pairs run entirely in the browser. Each tool's entry describes its own privacy contract. - **No fake numbers.** No fabricated star ratings, user counts, or download counts. ## Locales Site is available in 29 languages. This file is the English edition; every page below also exists at `/<locale>/` — see https://araluma.com/llms.txt for the locale list. ## Canonical URL https://araluma.com/ --- # Remove Background Source: https://araluma.com/background-remover/ > Drop one photo, let the AI lift the subject out, and download a clean cutout with a transparent background. **Architecture:** by default, BiRefNet (a 200MB segmentation model) running on Cloudflare edge GPUs through a Cloudflare Worker. When the cloud path is unavailable (network down, file > limit, service degraded), the tool falls back to an in-browser engine (onnxruntime-web + an open isnet segmentation model, served from our own origin) — slower (5–60s on mid-range mobile vs ~5s on cloud), same quality. The cloud encode never trains on your file; the file is held in tenant-isolated R2 storage for a short TTL then removed. **Inputs:** JPG, PNG, WebP. **Outputs:** PNG with transparent background. Up to 4096 × 4096 pixels for the cloud path; the browser fallback is bounded by your device's memory. Araluma's background remover takes one photo and hands back the subject as a clean cutout, with the background gone and full transparency where it used to be. Drop an image in, and AI finds the edges of the person, product, or pet and lifts it out for you. Save the result as a transparent PNG or WebP, or flatten it onto a solid color as a JPEG. The cutout comes back at the same size you put in, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is no brush to paint with and no mask to fix by hand. Your photo is processed for the few seconds the cutout takes, then removed soon after, never logged, and never shared. Pick an image and let the background go. From there you can crop, compress, or convert the cutout. ## How to use it 1. **Add your photo** — Drop one image onto the page or pick it from your device. The background remover works on a single photo at a time. 2. **Let the AI cut it out** — The AI finds the subject and traces its edge for you. There is no brush and no mask, the work runs on its own. 3. **Watch the progress** — A real progress bar follows the cutout while it runs, so you always know how far along the work is. 4. **Choose how to save** — Keep the cutout as a transparent PNG or WebP, or flatten it onto a solid color as a JPEG. 5. **Download the cutout** — Save the finished cutout to your device. Your original photo is removed soon after the work. ## How does the background remover work? Drop a single photo onto the page, or pick one from your device. The AI reads the image, finds the subject against its background, and traces the edge for you. A real progress bar follows the work while it runs. When it is done, the background is gone and the subject sits on full transparency, ready to download. There is nothing to set first and no edge to paint. You add one photo and the cutout comes back. ## How can you save your cutout? Once the subject is cut out, you choose how to keep it. A transparent PNG is the safe default, keeping every detail and ready to drop onto anything. A WebP keeps the transparency at a lighter weight. A JPEG cannot hold transparency, so the cutout is flattened onto a solid color, white unless you pick another. The shape of the subject is the same in every case. Only the file you save changes. ## What does it handle well? People, products, and pets are where the cutout is cleanest, since the subject stands clear of what is behind it. Sharp edges, hair against an even backdrop, and a product shot on a plain table all come out tidy. A few things stay hard for any tool: glass and liquid, mirror reflections, thin wisps of fur on a busy background, and a pale subject on a pale wall. On those, expect to tidy a stray edge. ## Does the cutout keep its full size? The cutout comes back at the same resolution you put in. Nothing is shrunk to a preview and nothing is capped, so a print-ready photo stays print-ready once the background is gone. Nothing is added to the result either, so what you download is the clean subject and the transparency around it, with nothing stamped in the corner or across the middle. ## What happens to your photo? Your photo is sent off to have its background removed, then taken away soon after the work, usually within an hour, and you can remove it yourself the moment you have the cutout. It is never used to train anything and never handed to a third party. If you are offline or the photo is large, the same cutout is made right on your device instead, with nothing sent anywhere. Either way the result is the same clean subject. ## What can you do with the cutout? A transparent cutout is the starting point for a lot of work. Drop a product onto a clean white field for a store listing, sit a face on a fresh backdrop for a profile, or stack subjects into a collage. Once the background is gone you can <a href="/crop-image/#tool">crop</a> the subject tighter, <a href="/compress/#tool">compress</a> it for the web, or <a href="/convert/#tool">convert</a> it to another format for wherever it is headed. ## Questions **Does removing the background reduce image quality?** No, the subject keeps its original detail. Removing the background only erases what is around the subject and leaves the subject itself untouched, at the same resolution you put in. A transparent PNG keeps every detail, while a WebP or JPEG is a little lighter because those formats compress, but the cutout shape is the same. **What image formats can I use?** You can remove the background from JPG, PNG, and WebP photos, the formats that decode cleanly with full color. The subject comes back as a transparent PNG or WebP, or as a JPEG flattened onto a color of your choice. So a JPG photo can leave as a transparent PNG ready for anything. **Can I get a transparent background?** Yes, that is the point. When you save the cutout as a PNG or WebP, the space where the background used to be is fully transparent, so the subject drops cleanly onto any color, photo, or layout. Only a JPEG cannot hold transparency, so it is filled with a solid color instead. **What happens to my photo when I remove the background?** Not much, and not for long. Your photo is processed to make the cutout, then removed soon after, usually within an hour, with a way to delete it the moment you have the result. Nothing you send is used to train a model or handed to anyone else, and if you are offline the cutout is made right on your device with nothing sent at all. **Does it work on hair and fur?** Mostly, and best when the hair sits against an even backdrop. Soft edges and loose strands come out well when there is clear contrast behind them. Thin wisps of fur on a busy or same-colored background are the hard case for any tool, so on those you may need to tidy a stray edge after. **Will the cutout have anything stamped on it?** No, what you download is just the subject on its transparent background, with nothing added in the corner or across the middle. The result is yours to save and use wherever you need, and there is nothing to pay for the download. **Why would I remove a background?** Usually to put the subject somewhere new. A product on a clean field reads better in a store listing, a face on a fresh backdrop makes a tidy profile, and an isolated subject drops straight into a collage or a banner. Taking the background away is the first step toward all of those. **How do I remove a background from an image online?** There is nothing to set up first. Open the page, add your photo with a click or a drag, and the AI does the rest, tracing the subject and clearing what is behind it. Your cutout comes back ready to save as a transparent PNG or WebP, or flattened as a JPEG, at the size you started with. ## The details ### Why a transparent cutout drops onto any background When the background is removed and you save the result as a PNG or WebP, the space the background used to fill is not painted white or any other color, it is left empty, with a transparency channel that tells every program the pixels there are see-through. That single detail is what makes a cutout so useful. Set it on a colored card, a photo, or a busy layout and the subject sits on top with nothing boxed around it, because there is literally nothing there to box. A JPEG cannot carry that empty channel, so when you choose JPEG the cutout is flattened onto a solid color instead, white unless you pick another, which is fine when the final background is a known flat color and wrong when you need the subject to float freely. Choosing the transparent format is what keeps your options open for whatever the cutout lands on next. ### A clean cutout for store listings and marketplaces Online shops live and die on tidy product photos, and most marketplaces ask for the same thing: the product, centered, on a plain field with nothing else competing for the eye. A background remover gets you there in one step. Lift the product off whatever cluttered surface it was shot on, and you are left with a clean cutout you can drop onto the white field a listing expects, or onto a branded color for an ad. Because the cutout keeps its full resolution, the same file works for a thumbnail and for a zoomed-in detail view. From there it is common to <a href="/compress/#tool">compress</a> the image so the page loads fast, since a sharp product photo that takes too long to appear costs you the sale as surely as a blurry one. ### When to remove the background, and when to crop instead Removing the background and cropping solve two different problems, and it helps to know which one you actually have. Remove the background when the subject needs to leave its surroundings behind, to sit on a new color, a fresh photo, or nothing at all. Reach for a <a href="/crop-image/#tool">crop</a> instead when the background is fine and you simply want less of it, to tighten the frame, cut a distraction off the edge, or fit a set ratio. Often the two work together: clear the background first, then crop the cutout down to just the subject so there is no empty transparent margin around it. One decides what stays in the frame, the other decides whether there is a frame at all. --- # Circle Crop Source: https://araluma.com/circle-crop/ > Drop a photo, drag the round frame over the part you want, and download a clean circular cutout with a transparent background. **Architecture:** runs 100% in your browser using Cropper.js plus the HTML5 Canvas API. Your file is decoded, cropped, and exported entirely on your device. You can confirm this in DevTools → Network: zero outbound image requests for this tool. **Inputs:** JPG, JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF (first frame), AVIF, BMP, SVG, HEIC/HEIF if your browser can decode it. **Outputs:** PNG (transparent), WebP (transparent), AVIF (transparent), or JPEG (with solid background color of your choice). Up to 4096 × 4096 pixels. **Controls:** zoom 50–300%, horizontal/vertical flip, 90° rotation steps, three preset sizes (Original, Profile picture 512, Avatar 256), quality slider for WebP/AVIF/JPEG. Araluma's circle crop turns any photo into a round cutout, the kind a profile picture or an avatar needs. Drop an image in, drag the circular frame over the part you want to keep, and download the result. Save it as a transparent PNG, WebP, or AVIF so the corners outside the circle are see-through, or flatten it onto a solid color as a JPEG. The whole crop happens right on your own machine, so the photo stays on your own machine and nothing is sent away. Cropping only chooses which pixels to keep, so the part inside the circle stays at its original quality. You pick the frame. The tool draws the circle. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install. Drop an image and round it off. From there you can crop a rectangle instead, compress the result, or browse the rest of the crop tools. ## What it does - Free circle cropper, no watermark on the output - Crop an image to a circle and export a transparent cut-out - Round cutout in PNG, WebP, AVIF, or flat JPEG - Transparent background outside the circle (PNG/WebP/AVIF) - Drag and scale the circle to frame any subject - Works with PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, SVG - HEIC input on Safari - Profile picture maker for Discord, LinkedIn, Slack, Instagram, WhatsApp, Telegram ## How to use it 1. **Add your photo** — Drop one image onto the page or pick it from your device. The whole crop stays in your browser. 2. **Place the circle** — Drag and scale the round frame over the part you want to keep, like a face or a logo. 3. **Crop the circle** — Press the button and the circle is cut, with everything outside it cleared away. 4. **Choose the format** — Keep the round photo as a transparent PNG, WebP, or AVIF, or flatten it onto a color as a JPEG. 5. **Download the cutout** — Save the round photo to your device, ready to drop into any profile or layout. ## How do you circle crop an image? Drop a single photo onto the page, or pick one from your device. A round frame appears over the image. You drag and scale it over the part you want to keep, a face, a logo, a badge. When the framing looks right, press the button and the circle is cut, with everything outside it cleared away. The result is ready to download in seconds. There is nothing to set up first, and the photo stays on your own machine the whole time. ## Which format should a round photo use? Once the circle is cut, you choose how to keep it. A transparent PNG is the safe default, with the corners outside the circle left see-through so the round photo drops cleanly onto any color. A WebP or AVIF keeps that transparency at a lighter weight. A JPEG cannot hold transparency, so the corners are filled with a solid color, white unless you pick another. The circle is the same in every case, only the file you save changes. ## Is it good for a profile picture? A round photo is what most social networks quietly expect. Discord, Slack, LinkedIn, and Instagram all show a profile picture inside a circle, cropping whatever you upload to fit. By rounding the photo yourself first, you decide exactly what sits inside the circle instead of leaving it to an automatic crop that may cut off the top of a head or center on the wrong thing. The cutout you download drops straight into any of them. ## What size should your avatar be? Because the round photo is saved with a transparent background, it scales cleanly to whatever size an avatar slot asks for, from a tiny comment badge to a large profile header. The crop keeps the full resolution of the part inside the circle, so a picture meant for a big avatar stays sharp rather than soft. Center the face a little above the middle and leave a small margin. Then the same cutout reads well at every size. ## What happens to your photo? The whole crop runs on your own machine, so the photo stays on your own machine and nothing is sent to a server. You can confirm it: open the network panel and round a photo, and you will see no image leave the page. Nothing is added to the file you download either, no badge in the corner and no stamp across the picture. What you save is just the clean round cutout. ## What does the circle cropper handle? The tool handles a wide range of inputs, PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, and SVG, plus iPhone HEIC, which Safari opens directly and other browsers convert for you, so most photos go straight in. It works on one image at a time, since rounding a photo is a deliberate framing choice rather than a batch job, and the frame is one you place by hand, not an automatic guess. Once your photo is round you can <a href="/crop-image/#tool">crop</a> it to a rectangle instead, or <a href="/compress/#tool">compress</a> it for the web. ## Questions **Does cropping a circle reduce image quality?** No, the part inside the circle keeps its original quality. Cropping only chooses which pixels to keep and clears the rest, so nothing inside the circle is re-compressed. A transparent PNG, WebP, or AVIF holds every detail, only a JPEG is a little lighter, and that is because JPEG compresses, not because the crop changed anything. **Can I get a transparent background?** Yes, that is the point of a circle crop. When you save the round photo as a PNG, WebP, or AVIF, the corners outside the circle are left fully transparent, so the cutout drops cleanly onto any color or background. Only a JPEG cannot hold transparency, so its corners are filled with a solid color instead. **What image formats can I round?** You can round PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, and SVG images, plus iPhone HEIC, which Safari opens directly and other browsers convert for you, so most photos go straight in. The round photo comes back as a transparent PNG, WebP, or AVIF, or as a JPEG flattened onto a color you pick, ready for wherever it is headed. **What happens to my photo when I crop it?** It stays with you. The whole crop runs on your own machine, so the picture is never sent to a server while you round it. You can check it yourself in the network panel: round a photo and watch nothing leave the page. Because no server ever touches the image, there is nothing to log, retain, or share in the first place. **Is the circle crop free?** Yes, and the round photo comes back with nothing stamped on it. You can save the cutout and use it for any profile or layout without paying for the download. What you get is the clean circle on a transparent background, with no badge in the corner and no mark across the picture. **Will the circle stay sharp at avatar size?** Yes. Since cropping only discards the corners and never touches the pixels inside the circle, the cutout carries the same detail the original had. Saved with transparency, it has no square edge to give it away, so it drops into a small chat icon or a large header and looks intentional at either end rather than stretched or boxed. **Why crop a circle instead of a square?** Because so many places show a profile picture inside a circle. Rounding the photo yourself lets you decide exactly what sits inside the frame, instead of leaving it to an automatic crop that might cut off the top of a head. For a banner or a thumbnail, a rectangle is still the right shape, and that is a different crop. **How do I circle crop an image online?** There is nothing to install. Open the page, add your photo with a click or a drag, drag the round frame over the part you want, and press the button. Your circular cutout comes back ready to save as a transparent PNG, WebP, or AVIF, or as a JPEG, all without the photo ever leaving your machine. ## The details ### Why a round photo sits cleanly on any background When you save a circle crop as a PNG, WebP, or AVIF, the four corners outside the circle are not painted white or any other color, they are left empty, with a transparency channel that tells every program the pixels there are see-through. That single detail is what makes a round photo so useful. Drop it onto a colored card, a banner, or a busy layout, and the circle sits on top with no square box around it, because there is literally nothing in the corners to box. A JPEG cannot carry that empty channel, so when you choose JPEG the corners are filled with a solid color, white unless you pick another, which is fine when the final background is a known flat color and wrong when you need the circle to float freely. For a profile picture that has to land on backgrounds you cannot predict, the transparent format is what keeps the edge clean wherever the photo ends up. ### Circle crop or rectangular crop, and when to use each A circle crop and a rectangular crop solve two different problems, and knowing which one you have saves a lot of fiddling. Reach for the circle when the photo is going somewhere that shows it as a round badge: an avatar, a profile picture, a round logo. There the round shape is not decoration, it is the shape the slot expects, and doing it yourself means you control what sits inside. Reach for a rectangular <a href="/crop-image/#tool">crop</a> when you simply want less of the frame, to tighten the composition, cut a distraction off the edge, or fit a set ratio for a banner or a post. The two even work together: round a photo for the avatar, and crop a rectangle of the same shot for the header. One decides the shape of the cutout, the other decides how much of the scene stays in it. ### Tips for a round profile picture that reads well A circle is an unforgiving frame, because it trims the corners where a rectangle would have given a face some room, so a little care in placing it goes a long way. Center the face slightly above the middle of the circle, not dead center, the way a portrait photographer would. The result looks balanced rather than sunk. Leave a small margin between the top of the head and the edge of the circle so nothing important is clipped, and avoid filling the frame so tightly that the face touches the rim. Strong, even lighting and a simple background help most, since a round crop draws the eye straight to the center. When the picture is going to be tiny, a comment badge or a chat icon, lean toward a tighter crop on the face so it still reads at a glance, then save it transparent so it stays clean at every size. --- # Compress Image Source: https://araluma.com/compress/ > Drop one image or a whole set, press Compress, and download a smaller file that keeps its format. **Architecture:** hybrid, and the same path for one file or thirty. The grid holds your files locally; on Compress the bytes are POSTed to `/api/batch` with `format=keep`, a Cloudflare Worker forwards to a Fastify server running sharp 0.34 on libvips 8.17, each file is recompressed in its own format at a single server-chosen "recommended" quality, and the set comes back zipped through R2 behind a CDN URL. That stack produces materially smaller files than browser encoders — typically 10-15% better at the same visual quality, with tuned chroma subsampling browser APIs do not expose. The result is held in tenant-isolated storage for a short TTL and then deleted; the job id is what powers "delete now" and share. Uploaded files are never used for training, and the upload key is redacted from server logs. If the server lane throws, every file is recompressed in your browser instead, keeping its input format, and the zip is bundled client-side — the fallback is invisible, and the copy never claims "no upload". **Inputs:** JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF on every modern browser. GIF (first frame) on Chrome/Firefox. HEIC on Safari only. Up to thirty files at a time. **Outputs:** the same format each file arrived in — a JPG stays a JPG, a PNG stays a PNG. One file on its own, or a zip for a batch. Araluma's image compressor makes your photo's file smaller while keeping its format. Your JPG stays a JPG, your PNG stays a PNG, and the same goes for WebP and AVIF. Drop one image or a whole set onto the grid, then press the single Compress button. Download your result as one file, or a set as a zip. Each picture is re-saved at a chosen quality. Most photos look the same as before at a fraction of the size. Your dimensions and filename stay exactly as they were. There is no quality slider and no format picker to fuss over. Your files are processed, then removed automatically a short time later, and a button lets you delete them the moment you have your download. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Pick your images and press Compress to start. ## How to use it 1. **Add your images** — Drop one image or a whole set onto the grid, or pick them from your device. Up to thirty in a single run. 2. **Press Compress** — One button starts the job. There is no quality slider or format picker, the recommended setting is applied for you. 3. **Watch the progress** — A real progress bar tracks each file as it is made smaller, so you always know how far along the job is. 4. **Check the result** — See how much smaller each file became, and confirm it still looks right, before you keep it. 5. **Download the file** — Save the smaller image, or the zip for a set, to your device. Your files are removed automatically a short time later. ## How does compressing an image work? Drop one image or a whole set onto the grid. Then press the single Compress button. Each file comes back smaller in the same format it went in as, your JPG as a JPG, your PNG as a PNG. A real progress bar tracks the work. When it finishes, you download one file on its own, or your set as a single zip. There is nothing to configure first. You add your pictures and press one button. ## Which formats can you compress? The compressor handles the four formats that matter on the web: JPG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF. Each file keeps its own format through the whole job. The tool never turns your JPG into a PNG. It only makes your file lighter. If you do need a different format, that is a separate <a href="/convert/#tool">convert</a> step. Here, the format you bring in is the format you get back. ## Does compressing lose quality? Compressing re-saves your picture at a chosen quality. Most photos look the same as the original at a much smaller size. Your JPG, WebP, and AVIF give up a little fine detail you are unlikely to notice. Your PNG is re-optimized with no change to how it looks. Your dimensions and your filename stay exactly as they were. Only the weight comes down, and if you also want to change those dimensions, that is what <a href="/resize/#tool">resize</a> is for. ## Where do your files go? Your files are sent to be compressed, then removed automatically a short time after the job. That is usually within a couple of hours. A button lets you delete them the instant you have your download. They are never used to train anything, and never handed to a third party. Each result also gives you a link you can share, pointing at the same short-lived copy. ## When should you compress an image? Three reasons come up again and again. Sharing: a lighter photo slips under the size limit on email and messaging apps. Speed: your smaller image makes a web page load faster, which helps readers and ranking. Storage: a folder of listings or holiday photos takes far less room when every file is trimmed. Match the compression to wherever your picture is headed. ## Can you compress many images at once? Both work the same way. Drop a single photo and it comes back on its own, smaller and in its original format. Drop a set and the whole batch runs together, with a real progress count rather than a fake bar. It returns as one zip. Up to thirty images go in a single run. So a whole folder of your pictures is one press of Compress, not one tedious file at a time. ## Questions **Does compressing an image reduce its quality?** A little, by design, but it is made to be hard to see. JPG, WebP, and AVIF give up a small amount of fine detail to drop the size, and at the recommended setting most photos look the same as the original. A PNG is re-optimized with no change to how it looks at all. **Which image formats can I compress?** You can compress JPG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF, the four main web formats. Each file keeps its own format through the job, so a JPG comes back as a JPG and a PNG as a PNG. The tool never swaps one format for another. **Can I compress several images at once?** Yes. Drop a whole set onto the grid and one press of Compress runs them all together, then hands you a single zip. A single image comes back on its own instead. Up to thirty pictures go in one run, so a folder is one job, not many. **Where do my files go when I compress them?** Not far, and not for long. Your pictures are compressed, then cleared automatically soon after, with a button to remove them at once. Nothing you send is ever used to train a model or passed to anyone else, and each download link stays valid only while that short-lived copy exists. **How much smaller will my image get?** It depends on the photo and its format, but a typical photo drops a lot of weight with no visible change. The result screen shows exactly how much smaller each file became, so you can see the saving before you keep it. **Does compressing change the format of my image?** No. Compressing keeps each file in the format it arrived in, a JPG stays a JPG, a PNG stays a PNG, and the same for WebP and AVIF. If you want a different format, that is a separate convert step, not part of compressing. **Why would I compress an image?** Usually to share or to speed things up. A lighter photo slips under the size limit on email and messaging apps, loads a web page faster, and takes less room in storage. The smaller file does the same job while asking less of every connection. **How do I compress an image online?** You do not need an account, an install, or any settings. Open the page, add your image or images from your device or a drag, and the one button does the rest. Your smaller files arrive ready to save, either singly or bundled, with a count of how much each one shrank. ## The details ### How a file gets smaller without looking worse Compressing leans on a simple fact about pictures: the eye barely notices a lot of the data a photo carries. A camera stores far more color and fine variation than a screen, or a person glancing at the image, will ever pick out. When a file is re-saved at the recommended quality, the parts most likely to be noticed are kept, while the slivers of detail that almost nobody sees are dropped, and that is where the weight goes. For JPG, WebP, and AVIF this trade is adjustable, and the setting used here is chosen to sit right at the point where the saving is large and the change stays invisible to a normal viewer. A PNG works differently: it is packed more tightly with no loss at all, so it comes back smaller yet exactly the same. The result is a file that does the same job at a fraction of the size. ### Why keeping the format matters It is tempting to think the smallest possible file is always the goal, but the format a picture is in usually exists for a reason. A logo saved as a PNG keeps its sharp edges and transparent background, turning it into a JPG would fill that background and blur the edges. A photo saved as a JPG is understood by everything that opens images, switching it to a newer format could trip up an older app or an email client. Because of that, this tool keeps every file in the format it arrived in and only makes it lighter, so nothing about how the picture behaves changes, just its weight. When you genuinely need a different format, converting is its own deliberate step with its own page, where the trade-offs of that change are spelled out, rather than something that happens to you silently while you were only trying to save space. ### Why one button beats a wall of settings Older compressors hand you a quality slider, a format menu, and a before-and-after view, and then leave you to guess. In practice almost everyone wants the same thing: the smallest file that still looks right, and finding that by dragging a slider back and forth is slow and easy to get wrong. This tool removes the guesswork by applying a single recommended quality that has been tuned to land at that sweet spot for typical photos, so one press of Compress gives you the result most people would have arrived at after minutes of fiddling. Fewer choices is not a limitation here, it is the point: you add your pictures, press one button, and get a smaller file you can trust, with the result screen showing exactly how much you saved. --- # Convert Image Source: https://araluma.com/convert/ > Pick a format pair below. Most images convert on your machine, and AVIF and batches use our server. Araluma's image converter changes a photo's format between PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF, right where you need it. Pick a format pair from the grid below, drop your file, and download the result. Most single images convert right on your own machine. Converting to AVIF, or converting several at once, runs on our server, where the files are processed together and removed automatically a couple of hours later. PNG keeps every detail exactly. JPG, WebP, and AVIF trade a little detail for a much smaller file, and at normal settings the change is hard to see. If your image has a transparent background and you turn it into a JPG, which cannot hold transparency, those areas become white. The converter also reads GIF, though only the first frame comes through. Pick the pair that matches what you need and start. ## How to use it 1. **Choose a format pair** — Scan the grid below and pick the conversion you need, from PNG, JPG, WebP, or AVIF into another of the four. 2. **Add your image** — On the page that opens, drop your file onto the zone or pick it from your device. Add several to run a batch. 3. **Let it convert** — A single image is converted on your machine in seconds. a batch is processed on our server and packed into a zip. 4. **Check the result** — Preview the converted image and confirm the format and the look match what you expected before saving. 5. **Download the file** — Save the converted image, or the zip for a batch, to your device. Batch files are cleared from our server automatically later. ## How does the image converter work? Pick the format pair you need from the grid, then drop your image on the page that opens. A single file usually converts on the spot, on your machine, and the download appears in seconds. Converting a batch hands the set to our server, which works through them and returns one zip. Either way you choose the pair first, so you always land on a page built for exactly that change. After converting, you can also <a href="/compress/#tool">compress</a>, <a href="/crop-image/#tool">crop</a>, or <a href="/resize/#tool">resize</a> the image. ## Which formats can you convert? The converter covers the four formats that matter on the web today: PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF. PNG holds transparency and keeps every detail. JPG is the universal choice for photos. WebP and AVIF are the modern pair, usually much smaller at the same visual quality. You can also bring in a GIF, but only its first frame is used, and GIF is not offered as an output. ## Does converting change quality? It depends on the target format. PNG is exact, so nothing is thrown away. JPG, WebP, and AVIF drop a little fine detail to shrink the file, and at the default setting most photos look identical. Going from a compressed format back to PNG makes the file bigger without bringing back anything already gone. If a transparent image becomes a JPG, the see-through parts fill with white. ## Where does your image go? Most single images never leave your machine. They are converted right where you are, and nothing is sent anywhere. Converting to AVIF, or converting two or more together, sends the set once to our server, because that path packs a batch into a single zip. Those files are processed and then removed automatically after about two hours, and you can clear them yourself right away. Each page states the path before you add anything. ## When should you change a format? Three reasons come up again and again. Compatibility: a site or app accepts only one format and you have another. Speed: switching to WebP or AVIF makes a page load faster because the file is lighter. Archiving: moving to PNG locks in an exact copy, though the file grows and any detail already lost stays lost. Match the target format to where your image is headed. ## One image or many at once? Both work. Drop a single file and most conversions happen right on your machine. Drop a set and the batch runs on our server with a real progress count, not a fake bar, then comes back as one zip. Converting to AVIF and converting a batch are the paths that send files to our server, and they are deleted automatically a couple of hours after, or sooner if you remove them. ## Questions **Does converting an image reduce its quality?** PNG keeps every detail, so converting to PNG changes nothing. JPG, WebP, and AVIF give up a little detail to save space, and at the default quality the difference is hard to spot in a normal photo. Turning an already-compressed file into PNG grows the size without restoring anything that was dropped earlier. **Where do my images go when I convert them?** Most single images convert on your own machine and stay there. Converting to AVIF, or converting several at once, sends the set to our server, because that path zips them together, and those files are removed automatically about two hours later. Every page tells you which path it uses before you add a file. **Can I convert several images at once?** Yes. Drop two or more and the converter runs them as a batch on our server, shows a real progress count, and returns a single zip. Converting to AVIF sends a single file to our server too, while other single files convert on your machine. The choice is automatic, based on the format and how many files you add. **What is the best image format for the web?** WebP and AVIF are the modern web formats, usually lighter than JPG at the same visible quality, and both work in current browsers. JPG stays the safe choice for the widest reach, PNG is for transparency or exact details, and AVIF squeezes the hardest, though it takes a little longer to produce. **Which image formats are supported?** You can convert between PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF, the four main web formats. GIF works as an input, but only its first frame is read, and GIF is not available as an output. Other formats such as HEIC, TIFF, BMP, and RAW are not handled yet. **Why would I change an image's format?** Usually for one of three reasons: a site or app accepts only a certain format, you want a lighter file so a page loads faster, or you need an exact archive copy. The format you pick should match where the image is going to be used next. **What is the difference between PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF?** PNG is exact and keeps transparency, which suits logos and graphics. JPG is the long-standing choice for photos. WebP and AVIF are newer and usually much lighter at the same look, with AVIF compressing the most. Each one trades file size against detail in its own way. **How do I convert an image online?** Pick the format pair you need from the grid, drop your image on the page that opens, and the converted file comes back to download. Most single images are handled on your machine, while converting to AVIF or a batch runs on our server. You only choose the pair and add your file. ## The details ### The two paths your file can take Behind the simple picker, a conversion runs one of two ways, and which one is chosen depends only on how many images you add. A single file is decoded and rewritten entirely on your own machine. It never travels, and the converted copy is built on your own machine, which is why one image comes back almost instantly. The moment you add a second file, the set takes the server path: the images are sent together so they can be processed and returned as one zip, which a browser cannot assemble efficiently for larger batches. Those uploaded files live only as long as the job needs them, then a scheduled cleanup removes them a couple of hours later, and a clear button lets you delete them the second you have your download. Each page names the path in one line before you commit a file, so the choice is never hidden from you. ### The four web formats, and when each one wins PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF each exist for a reason. PNG stores an exact, perfectly exact copy and keeps transparency, which makes it right for logos, screenshots, and anything with sharp edges, at the cost of a larger file. JPG has been the default for photographs for decades and is understood by everything, which is why it stays the safe choice when you do not control what opens your file. WebP and AVIF are the modern generation: both deliver the same visible quality in a noticeably smaller file, and both are supported across current browsers. AVIF compresses the hardest of the four, ideal for heavy hero images, though it takes longer to produce, especially on older phones. Choosing well is less about one best format and more about matching the format to the destination. ### Why a focused converter beats one that claims hundreds of formats Many converters advertise hundreds of supported formats. In practice the web runs on a handful, and a tool that spreads itself across exotic inputs rarely does any single conversion carefully. Araluma deliberately covers the four formats the modern web actually uses, plus GIF as an input, and puts the effort into doing each one correctly: keeping transparency where it belongs, being honest about the detail a compressed target gives up, and telling you exactly where your file goes. A shorter list also means each format pair gets its own dedicated page, with the specific trade-offs of that change spelled out, instead of one generic screen that treats every conversion the same. Focus, here, is a feature rather than a limit. --- # Crop Image Hub Source: https://araluma.com/crop/ > Pick the crop you need below. Drag the frame, and the result is built on your own machine, with nothing uploaded. Araluma's image cropper trims a photo to the shape you need, a circle, a rectangle, or a fixed social ratio, right where you want it. Pick the crop from the grid below, drop your image, drag the frame over the part that matters, and download the result. The whole crop happens on your own machine, and nothing is uploaded to a server. Cropping keeps every detail inside the frame exactly as it was and simply drops what falls outside, so the part you keep loses no quality from the cut itself. A circular crop gives you a clean cut-out for an avatar, a rectangle reframes for a thumbnail or banner, and a fixed ratio fits a photo to where it is going. You work one image at a time, with a live preview before you save. Pick the crop that fits and start. ## How to use it 1. **Choose the crop you need** — Scan the grid below and pick the shape you want, a circle, a free rectangle, or a fixed social ratio. 2. **Add your image** — On the page that opens, drop your photo onto the zone or pick it from your device. One image at a time. 3. **Drag the frame** — Move and resize the frame over the part you want to keep. A live preview shows the crop as you adjust. 4. **Check the result** — Confirm the framing and the shape look right in the preview before you save anything. 5. **Download the file** — Save the cropped image to your device. The whole crop ran on your own machine, with nothing uploaded. ## How does the image cropper work? Pick the crop you need from the grid, then drop your image on the page that opens. Drag the frame over the part you want to keep, adjust the edges, and a live preview shows the result as you go. When it looks right, download it. The whole thing runs in the browser on your own machine, so the crop is ready in a moment with nothing sent anywhere. You always choose the shape first, so you land on a page built for exactly that crop. After cropping, you can also <a href="/compress/#tool">compress</a>, <a href="/resize/#tool">resize</a>, or <a href="/convert/#tool">convert</a> the image. ## Which crops can you make? You can crop to three kinds of shape. A circle gives a clean round cut-out, ideal for a profile picture. An open rectangle lets you reframe to anything, trimming away the edges you do not want. A fixed ratio locks the frame to a set proportion, so the photo fits a square post, a wide banner, or a tall story without guesswork. Each shape is its own page, opened from the grid below. ## Does cropping change quality? Cropping does not re-compress the part you keep, so what stays inside the frame holds its original detail. All the tool does is remove the area outside the frame, then save what is left. The export holds a high resolution, so a crop stays sharp for an avatar or a banner. The only thing you lose is the part you chose to cut away, which is the whole point of a crop. ## Where does your image go? Your image is cropped right on your own machine, and nothing is uploaded to a server. The photo is read, trimmed, and saved without leaving the page, so there is no queue, no upload wait, and no copy sitting on someone else's computer. You can confirm it stays put: the result appears the instant you finish dragging the frame, with no round trip. Every crop here works the same way. ## When should you crop an image? Three moments come up again and again. A profile or avatar: a circle cut-out frames a face cleanly. A thumbnail or banner: a fixed ratio makes the photo fit a feed, a header, or a story exactly. Tightening the focus: an open rectangle trims distractions and puts the subject where you want it. Match the crop shape to where the picture is going to live. ## One crop or a whole set? One image at a time. You open a crop, drop a single photo, frame it, and save, then move on to the next if you have more. There is no batch mode here, because a crop is a hands-on choice, you decide exactly what to keep on each picture. Keeping it to one at a time also keeps the whole crop in the browser on your own machine, quick and with nothing uploaded. ## Questions **Does cropping an image reduce its quality?** No. Cropping keeps the part inside the frame exactly as it was and only removes what falls outside. The area you keep is not re-compressed by the crop itself, so it holds its original detail. The export stays at a high resolution, sharp enough for an avatar or a banner. **Where do my images go when I crop them?** Most of the time, nowhere beyond your own machine, the crop runs in the browser and the photo stays with you the whole time. Because the picture is never sent up, there is no queue and no processed copy left behind, and the result is yours the moment you finish framing. **Can I crop several images at once?** Not in one pass. Cropping is a hands-on choice, you frame each photo yourself, so you work one image at a time. Open a crop, frame and save your first picture, then add the next. This also keeps every crop fully on your own machine. **What shapes and ratios can I crop to?** Match the shape to the slot. Round suits a face in a profile photo, where the corners would only get in the way. A locked proportion suits anything that drops into a set frame, a square tile or a wide header. And when nothing is fixed, pull the edges by hand until the subject sits exactly where you mean it to. **Which image formats are supported?** You can crop the formats every modern browser reads natively, including PNG, JPG, and WebP. The cropped result is saved as a standard image you can use anywhere. Specialist formats like HEIC, TIFF, BMP, and RAW are not handled yet. **Why would I crop an image?** Usually to fit or to focus. A circle makes a tidy avatar, a fixed ratio makes a photo sit right in a feed or a header, and an open rectangle trims away distractions so the subject stands out. The shape you pick should match where the picture is headed. **What is the difference between a circular and a rectangular crop?** A circular crop cuts a round shape out of the photo, with the corners removed, which suits profile pictures. A rectangular crop keeps four straight edges and simply trims the frame, which suits thumbnails, banners, and tightening the focus. Pick the one that matches the slot the image will fill. **How do I crop an image online?** Start by choosing a shape from the grid, a circle, a rectangle, or a set ratio. On the page that opens, drop a photo, then pull the handles until the frame sits where you want. Save when the preview matches, and the cropped picture is yours, and nothing leaves for a server. ## The details ### Why the whole crop stays on your own machine Every crop in this family runs where you are, not on a distant server. When you drop a photo onto a crop page, the browser reads it directly into memory, the frame you drag defines what to keep, and the result is drawn and saved without a single upload. That is why a crop is ready the moment you stop dragging: there is no file to send up, no queue to wait in, and no processed copy left sitting on someone else's computer. It also means the tool works the same whether you are online or barely connected, since the only machine involved is yours. For a profile picture or an ID photo, that staying on your machine is not a nice extra, it is the point: the image you trim never has to leave your hands to get cropped. ### The crop shapes, and which one fits where A crop is really a decision about shape, and three shapes cover almost everything. The circle is built for faces and logos: it cuts a clean round window and drops the corners, which is exactly what a profile slot or an avatar expects. The open rectangle is the workhorse, it lets you reframe with no fixed proportion, trimming distractions and re-centering the subject until the composition is what you meant. The fixed ratio sits between the two: it holds an exact proportion, a square, a wide banner, a tall story, so a photo drops into a feed or a header without being stretched or letterboxed. Choosing well is less about a single best crop and more about matching the shape to the place the picture will live. ### Why a focused cropper beats a do-everything editor A full photo editor can crop, but the crop is buried under layers, filters, and menus you do not need for a quick reframe. A focused cropper does one job and makes it immediate: open the shape you want, drag a frame, save. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install. Keeping the scope small also keeps the whole thing on your own machine, fast and local, instead of routing your photo through a heavy online suite. And because each crop shape gets its own page, the controls match the task, a round preview for a circle, open edges for a rectangle, locked proportions for a ratio, rather than one generic box that treats every crop the same. --- # Crop Image Source: https://araluma.com/crop-image/ > Drop a photo, drag the box over what you want to keep, lock a ratio if you need one, and download the cropped image. Araluma's image cropper trims a photo down to the part that matters. Drop an image in, drag the box over what you want to keep, and download the result. Need a set shape? Lock a ratio like 1:1, 4:5, or 16:9 and the box keeps it while you move it. The whole crop happens on your own machine, so the photo stays with you and nothing is sent to a server. Cropping only chooses which pixels to keep, so what is left holds its original quality, nothing is re-compressed. Save the result as a PNG, WebP, or AVIF, or as a JPEG when you do not need transparency. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install. Drop an image and trim it. From there you can round it with a circle crop, compress it, or browse the rest of the crop tools. ## How to use it 1. **Add your photo** — Drop one image onto the page or pick it from your device. The whole crop stays on your own machine. 2. **Frame the box** — Drag the edges and corners over the part you want to keep, or lock a ratio first to hold a set shape. 3. **Fine-tune if needed** — Use the arrow keys to nudge the selection a step at a time and line an edge up exactly. 4. **Choose the format** — Export as a transparent PNG, WebP, or AVIF, or as a JPEG when you do not need transparency. 5. **Download the crop** — Save the cropped image to your device, ready to use wherever it is headed. ## How does cropping an image work? Drop a single photo onto the page, or pick one from your device. A box appears over the image, and you drag its edges and corners to frame the part you want to keep. When the framing looks right, press the button and everything outside the box is trimmed away. The cropped image is ready to download in seconds. There is nothing to set up first, and the photo stays on your own machine the whole time, nothing is sent to a server. ## Can you crop to a fixed ratio? When the crop has to fit a known slot, lock a ratio first. Pick 1:1 for a profile picture, 4:5 for a feed post, 16:9 for a thumbnail or banner, and the box holds that shape while you slide it over the image. That way the crop comes out at exactly the proportion the destination expects, with no guessing and no second pass to fix an edge that ended up a touch off. Leave the ratio open when you just want to trim by eye. ## Does cropping change image quality? Cropping does not touch the quality of what stays inside the box. It only discards the pixels outside, so the part you keep is the same as the original, never re-compressed. A PNG, WebP, or AVIF holds every detail and keeps any transparency. A JPEG is a little lighter because it compresses, and since JPEG cannot carry transparency, any see-through areas come out filled with a solid color instead. ## Can you fine-tune the crop? For a precise crop, the box does not have to be dragged by hand alone. Once it is roughly placed, the arrow keys nudge the selection a step at a time, so you can line an edge up exactly without fighting the mouse. It is the quickest way to trim a hairline of background off one side, or to center a subject that a drag left slightly off. Mouse, touch, and keyboard all move the same box. ## What happens to your photo? The whole crop runs on your own machine, so the photo never reaches a server. You can confirm it: open the network panel and crop a photo, and you will see no image leave the page. Nothing is added to the file you download, no badge in the corner and no stamp across it. The cropper takes PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, and SVG, plus HEIC on Safari, so most photos go straight in. ## When does another crop tool fit better? A rectangular crop is the right tool when you want less of the frame. If instead you need a round cutout for an avatar, a <a href="/circle-crop/#tool">circle crop</a> is the better fit. Once the photo is trimmed you can <a href="/compress/#tool">compress</a> it so it loads fast on the web, or browse the full set of <a href="/crop/#tool">crop tools</a> for the shape your destination expects. ## Questions **Does cropping an image reduce its quality?** No, the part inside the box keeps its original quality. Cropping only discards the pixels outside the selection and leaves the rest untouched, so nothing you keep is re-compressed. A PNG, WebP, or AVIF holds every detail, only a JPEG is a little lighter, and that is because JPEG compresses, not because the crop changed anything. **Can I crop to a specific aspect ratio?** Yes. The preset ratios cover the usual destinations, a square for a profile, 4:5 for a feed post, 16:9 for a thumbnail or banner, and the box holds whichever you pick as you move it. So the result lands at the exact proportion the slot wants, no second pass to fix a slightly off edge. Prefer to eyeball it? Leave the ratio open. **What image formats can I crop?** You can crop PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, and SVG images, plus HEIC on Safari, so most photos go straight in. The cropped image comes back as a transparent PNG, WebP, or AVIF, or as a JPEG when you do not need transparency, ready for wherever it is headed. **What happens to my photo when I crop it?** It stays with you. The whole crop runs on your own machine, so the photo is never sent to a server while you trim it. You can check it yourself in the network panel: crop a photo and watch nothing leave the page. Because no server ever touches the image, there is nothing to log, retain, or share. **Why does the transparent part turn white?** Because you saved as JPEG, and JPEG cannot carry transparency. When a crop has see-through areas and you export it as a JPEG, those areas are filled with a solid color, white unless you pick another. To keep the transparency, save the crop as a PNG, WebP, or AVIF instead, all of which keep transparency. **Can I line the crop up exactly?** Yes. After a rough placement, the arrow keys move the box one step at a time, so an edge lands exactly where you want without overshooting with the mouse. It is the quickest way to shave a thin strip off one side or recenter a subject that the drag left a little off. **Does the cropper add a watermark or a fee?** Neither. The cropped image comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across the picture, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the trimmed result and use it wherever you need. **How do I crop an image online?** There is nothing to install. Open the page, add your photo with a click or a drag, frame the box over the part you want, lock a ratio if you need one, and press the button. Your cropped image comes back ready to save as a PNG, WebP, AVIF, or JPEG, all without the photo ever leaving your machine. ## The details ### Why cropping on your own machine beats a server cropper Many online tools send your photo to a server even for the simplest edit, but cropping does not need that. Trimming an image to a smaller rectangle is a job the browser can do entirely on its own, so Araluma's cropper runs right there, on your own machine. The photo does not travel anywhere, is not parked on a server, and leaves no copy for anyone to clean up later. That has two real effects. One, there is no wait: even a large photo has no upload bar, and the result comes back almost instantly. Two, nobody sees the picture you are working on, because there is no server in the loop at all, nothing to log, retain, or share. It is the kind of privacy that comes from the work simply never leaving the page, rather than from a promise about how a server behaves. ### How a ratio lock saves a second pass It is tempting to crop by eye and worry about the exact proportions later, but that is usually how a crop ends up needing a second pass. A profile slot wants a perfect square, a feed post wants 4:5, a thumbnail wants 16:9, and an edge that is even a touch off the mark gets noticeably stretched or letterboxed when the destination forces it to fit. Locking the ratio before you drag solves that at the source: the box can only ever hold the shape you chose, so however you slide and resize it, the crop comes out at exactly the proportion the destination expects. You spend the effort once, framing what matters, instead of cropping, checking, and re-cropping because the shape was slightly wrong. When the destination has no fixed shape, leaving the ratio open is the faster path, the lock is there for when precision actually matters. ### What a crop can and cannot do It helps to be clear about what cropping is for, because it is often confused with two neighboring jobs. A crop removes part of the frame: it discards the pixels outside the box and keeps what is inside at full quality, so it is the right move when there is too much background, a distraction at the edge, or a shape that does not fit. What a crop cannot do is add resolution. Trimming to a small region and then blowing that region back up to a large size will look soft, because the crop threw away pixels it cannot invent again, enlarging is a different job, handled by an <a href="/upscale-2x/#tool">upscaler</a>. Nor does a crop make a file lighter on its own in any dramatic way, if the goal is a smaller file rather than a smaller frame, that is what a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is for. Knowing which of the three you actually need saves a lot of trips through the wrong tool. --- # JPG to PDF Source: https://araluma.com/jpg-to-pdf/ > Drop your JPG, PNG, or WebP files, drag them into the order you want, rotate any that came in sideways, and download a single PDF. Araluma's JPG to PDF tool combines your images into one PDF. Drop a single photo or a whole stack on the page, drag them into the order you want, rotate any that came in sideways, and download one PDF. A single image is turned into a PDF right on the page, with nothing sent anywhere. Combining two or more sends them to our server, which builds the one PDF and keeps nothing after, and a button removes them the moment your download starts. Pick a page size, fit each page to its photo, or use A4 or Letter. JPG, PNG, and WebP all go in, up to 50 at once. A transparent PNG corner comes out white, because a PDF page has no transparency. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install. Drop your images and build the PDF. ## How to use it 1. **Add your images** — Drop your JPG, PNG, or WebP files on the page or pick them from your device, up to 50 at once. 2. **Put them in order** — Drag the pages into the order you want, or sort A to Z by filename in one tap. 3. **Rotate and set the size** — Rotate any sideways page, then choose Fit, A4, or Letter for the sheet. 4. **Build the PDF** — Press the button. One image builds on the page; several use our server, which keeps nothing after. 5. **Download the PDF** — Save the single PDF to your device, ready to email or print. ## How do you convert JPG to PDF? Drop your photos on the page, or pick them from your device, and each one becomes a page in the preview. Drag the pages into the order you want, rotate any that came in sideways, then press the button and a single PDF is ready to download in seconds. One image is turned into a PDF right on the page, combining several sends them to our server, which builds the one PDF and keeps nothing afterward. Either way you get one file and one download. ## Combine several images into one PDF The whole point is one file instead of a folder of loose pictures, so a stack of photos, scans, or receipts becomes a single document you can email or print in one go. Drop them all at once, up to 50, and drag the pages into the exact order you want, or sort them A to Z by filename in one tap when they are already named in sequence. The page you see at the top is the page that opens the PDF, so what you arrange is what the reader gets. ## Rotate pages and set the page size A photo that came in sideways gets a rotate button on its own page, so you straighten it before the PDF is built rather than fixing it in a reader later. For the sheet, Fit makes each page match its own photo with no border, which reads like a photo book, while A4 or Letter puts every image on a standard sheet for printing. Pick whichever the destination expects, a clean photo layout or a printable document. ## What happens to your images How your photos are handled tracks the file count. Drop just one and the work is local, nothing reaches the internet, so that photo simply stays with you. Drop a set and they travel to our build service, which exists only to stitch the pages together and then drops every file, while a clear button wipes them the second your save begins. Nothing lingers in either case, and you are welcome to confirm it yourself before you trust it. ## Quality and the formats it takes JPG, PNG, and WebP all go straight in. Each page is saved into the PDF as a high-quality JPEG, which keeps photos looking the same as the originals at a sensible file size. Two honest notes: a transparent PNG is flattened onto white, because a PDF page carries no transparency, and the JPEG step is slightly lossy, so a screenshot with sharp text or flat color can show faint artifacts at full zoom where a photo would not. ## When another tool fits better JPG to PDF is for gathering images into one document. If the finished PDF is heavy because the photos inside it are large, shrink them with a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> before you build it, and if a photo is far bigger than it needs to be on the page, set its pixels first with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a>. Reach for this tool when the goal is one PDF, and for one of those when file weight or dimensions is what has to change. ## Questions **How do I combine JPG images into one PDF?** Drop all your images on the page at once, up to 50, drag them into the order you want, and press the button. They are assembled into a single PDF with each image on its own page, and the file is ready to download in seconds. The page at the top is the one that opens the PDF, so the order you set is the order the reader sees. **What happens to my images when I make a PDF?** Add just one and it never goes anywhere, the PDF is built on the page with no network calls at all. Add two or more and they go to our server only long enough to be assembled into the single PDF, which is then streamed back and forgotten, with a button to clear them at once. The split is the honest part: solo work is local, batch work runs on a server that retains nothing. **Which image formats can I turn into a PDF?** You can turn JPG, PNG, and WebP into a PDF, and mix them in the same document. The pages inside come out as high-quality JPEG regardless of what went in. HEIC, GIF, and other formats are not accepted yet, convert them to one of those three first, then build the PDF. **Why did my transparent PNG turn white in the PDF?** Because a PDF page has no transparency, so every page is flattened onto a solid background, white by default. A PNG with see-through corners or edges will show those areas as white in the finished PDF. If you need the transparency kept, a PDF is not the right place for it, an image format like PNG or WebP is. **Is there a limit on how many images I can add?** Yes, up to 50 images go into one PDF. The cap keeps the tool responsive on phones, where dozens of full-size photos can use a lot of memory while the PDF is built. If you have more than 50, build them into two PDFs, or shrink the photos first so the set is lighter to handle. **Will the quality drop when I make a PDF?** For photos, no difference you would notice. Each page is saved as a high-quality JPEG, which holds photographic detail well at a reasonable size. The one case to know is sharp graphics: a screenshot with crisp text or flat color can show faint JPEG artifacts at full zoom, because the JPEG step is slightly lossy where a photo hides it. **Does the JPG to PDF tool cost anything?** No. The PDF comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across the pages, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. **How do I convert JPG to PDF online?** There is nothing to install. Open the page, add your images with a click or a drag, arrange and rotate the pages, and press the button. Your single PDF comes back ready to save, built on the page for one image or on our server for several, which keeps nothing after. ## The details ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This tool works two ways depending on how much you add, and it is worth being plain about which is which. A single image is turned into a PDF entirely on the page, with no network calls after the page loads, so that one really does stay with you. Combining two or more is heavier work, so the images upload to our server, which assembles the one PDF and streams it back, then keeps nothing once the file is built. A button also lets you remove them the instant your download starts, and if the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to building the PDF on the page instead, so you get one file either way. The honest version is the useful one: one image is kept to itself by staying put, and several are handled on a server that holds onto nothing. ### Why one PDF beats a folder of loose images A folder of separate photos is awkward to send and easy to scatter: the order gets lost, some files go missing in the email, and the person on the other end has to open each one. A single PDF fixes all of that at once. It travels as one attachment, opens in one window, prints in one job, and keeps the pages in exactly the order you set. That is why the tool only ever makes one PDF and never a zip of separate files, the value is the combining. Order is part of the document, so dragging the pages, or sorting them A to Z when they are named in sequence, is not a nicety, it is what makes a stack of receipts or scanned pages read as one coherent thing. ### What a JPG-to-PDF does and does not do It helps to be clear about the edges. The tool gathers images into one PDF and lets you order, rotate, and size the pages, and that is the whole job. It does not run OCR, so the text in a scanned page stays a picture, not selectable or searchable words. It does not keep EXIF metadata, the camera model, GPS, and timestamps are dropped when each page is re-encoded. And the re-encode is to JPEG, so it is mildly lossy, which is invisible on photographs and only matters for crisp graphics. If you need a smaller finished file, that is a job for a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> on the source photos, if a page is far larger than it needs to be, a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first keeps the PDF lean. --- # Resize Image Source: https://araluma.com/resize/ > Drop a photo, type the width and height you want, keep the ratio locked, and download the resized image. Araluma's image resizer sets a photo to the exact size you need. Drop an image, type a width and a height in pixels, and download the result. Want the shape kept? Leave the ratio locked and typing one side fills in the other, so the image never stretches. Or scale by a quick percent, 25, 50, 75, 150, or 200, off the original. All the resizing runs on your own machine, so the photo stays with you and nothing is sent to a server. Shrinking stays clean and sharp, while enlarging makes the image bigger without adding real detail. Save the result as PNG, WebP, or AVIF, or as JPEG when you do not need transparency. Nothing to learn and nothing to install. Drop an image and set its size. From there you can crop it, compress it, or enlarge it with the AI upscaler. ## How to use it 1. **Add your photo** — Drop an image on the page or pick it from your device. All the resizing stays on your own machine. 2. **Set the size** — Type a width and a height in pixels, or tap a percent preset to scale off the original. 3. **Keep the ratio** — Leave the ratio locked so the picture holds its shape, and typing one side fills in the other. 4. **Choose the format** — Export as PNG, WebP, or AVIF to keep transparency, or as JPEG when you do not need it. 5. **Download the result** — Save the resized image to your device, ready for wherever it goes. ## How do you resize an image? Drop a single photo on the page, or pick one from your device. Type the width and the height you want in pixels, or tap a percent preset to scale off the original, and a live preview shows the new size against the old one as you type. When the numbers look right, press the button and the resized image is ready to download in seconds. Nothing is set up beforehand, and the photo stays on your own machine the whole time, nothing is sent to a server. ## Set exact pixels or scale by percent Type a width and a height straight into the two boxes when a destination asks for a known size, say 1080 × 1080 for a profile or 1920 × 1080 for a banner, and the image comes out at exactly that. When you just want it smaller or larger by a set amount, the 25, 50, 75, 150, and 200 percent presets scale off the original in one tap. Either way the new size is shown next to the old one before you commit, so there is no guessing. ## Keep the aspect ratio With the ratio locked, which is the default, typing one side computes the other for you, so the picture keeps its shape and never ends up squashed or stretched. Unlock it only when a slot demands an exact width and height that do not match the original shape, and you accept the distortion. A separate toggle keeps the tool from enlarging a photo that is already smaller than your target, so a small image is never blown up by accident. ## How resizing affects quality Making an image smaller is the clean direction, the resizer uses a high-quality resample that keeps edges crisp as it shrinks, so a downsized photo looks sharp. Going the other way is different, enlarging spreads the points the image already has across a bigger area, so it gets larger but not sharper, and pushed far it turns soft. When you actually need more detail at a bigger size rather than just bigger numbers, that is a job for an <a href="/upscale-2x/#tool">AI upscaler</a>, which is built to add plausible detail a plain resize cannot. ## What happens to your photo All the resizing runs on your own machine, so the photo never reaches a server. You can check it, open the network panel and resize a photo, and you will not see any image leave the page. Nothing is added to the file you download, no seal in the corner and no mark across it. The resizer reads PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF, and gives back PNG, WebP, or AVIF to keep transparency, or JPEG when you do not need it. ## When another tool fits better Resizing changes how many pixels an image has, end to end. When you instead want to cut away part of the frame, that is a <a href="/crop-image/#tool">crop</a>, and when the goal is a lighter file at the same dimensions, that is a job for a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>. Reach for the resizer when the destination names a size in pixels and the whole picture should fit it, and for one of the others when shape or file weight is what actually has to change. ## Questions **Does resizing an image lose quality?** Shrinking does not, the resizer uses a high-quality resample that keeps edges crisp, so a smaller image looks sharp. Enlarging is the lossy direction, it spreads the existing points over more area, so the image gets bigger but softer rather than more detailed. For a clean smaller copy you lose nothing worth seeing. **Can I resize to an exact width and height?** Yes. Type the exact width and the exact height in pixels into the two boxes, say 1200 × 628 for a link card, and the image comes out at that size. With the ratio locked, typing one side fills in the other so the shape holds, and the live preview shows the new size against the old one before you commit. **What is the difference between resizing and cropping?** Resizing keeps the whole picture and changes how many pixels it spans, so everything in the frame stays, just larger or smaller. Cropping keeps the pixels at their size and throws away the parts outside a box, changing what is in the frame. Use resize for a size target, and a crop when you want less of the picture. **What happens to my photo when I resize it?** It stays with you. All the resizing runs on your own machine, so the photo is never sent to a server while you work on it. You can confirm it in the network panel, resize a photo and watch nothing leave the page. Since no server touches the image, there is nothing to log, keep, or share. **Will enlarging an image make it sharper?** No, enlarging makes it bigger, not sharper. A resize spreads the points the image already has across a larger area, so pushed far it looks soft, because it cannot invent detail that was never captured. When you need real detail at a bigger size, an AI upscaler is the tool built for that, a plain resize is not. **Which image formats can I resize?** You can resize PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF. The resized image comes back as PNG, WebP, or AVIF when you want to keep transparency, or as JPEG when you do not. For a HEIC, GIF, or other format, convert it to one of those four first and then resize. **Does the image resizer cost anything?** No. The resized image comes back with nothing stamped on it, no seal in the corner and no mark across the picture, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the result and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. **How do I resize an image online?** There is nothing to install. Open the page, add your photo with a click or a drag, type a width and a height in pixels or tap a percent preset, and press the button. Your resized image comes back ready to save as PNG, WebP, AVIF, or JPEG, all without the photo leaving your machine. ## The details ### Why resizing on your own machine beats a server resizer Plenty of online tools send your photo to a server even for a job as plain as changing its size, but resizing does not need that. Resampling an image to a new set of dimensions is work the browser does entirely on its own, so Araluma's resizer runs right there, on your own machine. The photo does not travel anywhere, is not parked on a server, and leaves no copy for anyone to clean up later. That has two real effects. One, no waiting, even a large photo has no upload bar and the result comes back almost at once. Two, nobody sees the image you are working on, because there is no server in the loop, nothing to log, keep, or share. It is the kind of privacy that comes from the work simply never leaving the page, not from a promise about how a server behaves. ### Resize, crop, compress, upscale, four jobs people mix up These four sit next to each other and get confused constantly, but each changes something different. A resize changes how many pixels it has and keeps the whole picture, larger or smaller. A <a href="/crop-image/#tool">crop</a> keeps the dimensions of what is left and throws away the rest of the frame, changing the composition. A <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> keeps both the pixels and the framing and just makes the file lighter to download. And an <a href="/upscale-2x/#tool">upscaler</a> makes an image bigger while adding plausible detail, which a resize cannot do. Naming what you actually want, fewer pixels, less of the frame, a smaller file, or more detail, points straight at one of the four and saves a lot of detours through the wrong one. ### Picking the right pixel dimensions The size that looks best is almost always the size the destination asks for. A profile picture wants a square, often 400 × 400 or larger, a feed post wants something like 1080 × 1350, a link preview wants 1200 × 628, and a full-width banner wants something wide like 1920 × 1080. Matching the target before you upload means the platform displays your image as is, instead of squashing or cropping it to fit, which is where a lot of soft or off-center results come from. When in doubt, resize to the largest size the slot accepts and let it scale down cleanly, downsizing always looks better than the platform stretching a small image up. --- # AI Image Upscaler Source: https://araluma.com/upscale-2x/ > Add a photo, let the AI rebuild it at a higher resolution, and download a sharper image in seconds. Araluma's AI upscaler takes a small or soft photo and rebuilds it at a higher resolution, with cleaner edges and more detail than a plain stretch would give. Add an image, press Upscale, and it is sent to the AI to be enlarged, then comes back ready to download. The result is targeted to a high resolution, not a fixed multiple. A small image grows a lot. One near the limit is mostly sharpened. The work happens in the cloud and takes seconds per image. Your photo is processed for the upscale and removed from the flow after, never sold and never shared. There is a daily limit, and there is nothing to install. Add an image and let the AI enlarge it. From there you can crop, compress, or cut out the result. ## How to use it 1. **Add your photos** — Drop an image onto the page, or pick it from your device. 2. **Press Upscale** — One button starts the work. There is no slider and no format to pick, the AI handles the enlargement for you. 3. **Watch the progress** — A real progress bar follows each image as it is rebuilt, so you always know how far along the work is. 4. **Check the result** — See the higher-resolution image and confirm it looks the way you want before you save it. 5. **Download the image** — Save the sharper image, or a zip for a set, to your device. Your photo is removed from the flow after the work. ## How does the AI upscaler work? Drop a photo onto the page, or pick it from your device. Press Upscale, and the image is sent off to the AI, which rebuilds it at a higher resolution and traces cleaner edges than a simple enlargement would. A real progress bar follows the work while it runs. When it is done, you download the sharper image. There is no slider to set and no preview to fiddle with. You add your photo and press one button. ## How much bigger does the image get? The AI aims for a high-resolution result rather than a fixed multiple, so how much bigger your image gets depends on how small it started. A little thumbnail grows a lot, while a photo already near the size limit comes back about the same size but noticeably sharper. Either way the edges are cleaner. The detail holds together at a larger size, which a plain stretch can never do. The exact pixels you end up with are shown when the result is ready. ## Which formats and sizes work? The upscaler takes JPG, PNG, and WebP photos, the formats that decode cleanly with full color. Each image can be up to twenty megabytes and just under fifteen megapixels, which covers nearly any phone or camera shot. A photo already at that ceiling is past the point where enlarging helps anyway, so the limit rarely gets in the way. Files outside those formats or over the size are turned away with a clear message rather than a silent failure. ## What happens to your photo? Each image you add is sent off to be upscaled, then removed from the flow once the work is done, never sold and never handed to anyone else. There is a daily limit on how many images one person can upscale, since each one is a real piece of AI work, so a heavy batch may need to wait until the next day. For most people, a handful of photos a day sits well inside it. Every result also gives you a link to share and a way to delete it. ## What can you do after upscaling? Upscaling is the right move when an image is too small or too soft for where it needs to go. If instead the photo is big enough but heavy, that is a job for a different step. Once your image is enlarged you can <a href="/crop-image/#tool">crop</a> it down to the part that matters, <a href="/compress/#tool">compress</a> it so the extra resolution does not slow a page down, or <a href="/background-remover/#tool">cut out</a> the subject for a clean placement somewhere new. ## Which photos upscale best? Some photos gain the most from an upscale. Think of an old picture saved small years ago. Or a phone shot zoomed in until it went soft. Or a product image that must look crisp on a big screen, and art or logos that have to scale up cleanly. All come back better. Photos that are already large and sharp gain the least, since there is little for the AI to add. The clearer the subject and the simpler the noise, the cleaner the enlarged result. ## Questions **Does the upscaler really make the image bigger?** Yes, and the key word is rebuilds, not stretches. A stretch just spreads the pixels you already have, which is where the soft, blocky look comes from. The AI instead draws in new edges and texture so the photo holds up larger. How far it grows is shown the moment the result is ready. **What image formats can I upscale?** Stick to photos and the common ones all work: a JPG, a PNG, or a WebP goes through fine. Each file can run to twenty megabytes and just under fifteen megapixels. Anything in another format, or larger than that, is turned away up front with a clear note, so nothing fails silently mid-run. **Can I upscale more than one image at once?** No. The upscaler works on one photo at a time, so each image gets the model's full attention and a real progress count rather than a fake bar. Upscale one, save it, and drop in the next. **What happens to my photo when I upscale it?** Your photo is sent off to be enlarged, then removed from the flow once the result is ready, and you get a way to delete it yourself. It is never sold and never handed to anyone else. Because the AI runs on cloud servers, the image does leave your device for the few seconds the upscale takes, which is what makes the higher resolution possible. **Will upscaling restore detail that was lost?** Not exactly. The AI adds plausible new detail that fits the photo rather than recovering the original information, which was never in the smaller file to begin with. The result looks sharper and holds together at a larger size, but it is the model's best guess at what belongs there, not a perfect rebuild of what the camera once saw. **Is the AI upscaler free?** Yes, and the result comes back with nothing stamped on it. You can save the higher-resolution image and use it wherever you need without paying for the download. There is a daily limit on how many images one person can upscale, since each one is a real piece of AI work, but for most people a few photos a day fits comfortably. **Why is my image not getting much bigger?** Because it is already close to the size limit. The AI targets a high resolution, so a photo that starts near that ceiling has little room to grow and comes back mostly sharpened instead of much larger. The biggest jumps come from small images, an old thumbnail or a tightly cropped phone shot, where there is plenty of room to add resolution. **How do I upscale an image online?** There is nothing to install. Open the page, add a photo with a click or a drag, and press Upscale. The image is rebuilt at a higher resolution in seconds and comes back ready to save, at the new size the AI produced. ## The details ### Why AI upscaling is not the same as stretching When you drag the corner of an image to make it bigger, the computer has no new information to work with, so it simply spreads the pixels it already has over more space, guessing the gaps by averaging neighbors. The result is the familiar soft, blocky look of something blown up too far. An AI upscaler works differently. It has been trained on huge numbers of images. So instead of averaging, it predicts what a higher-resolution version of your photo would plausibly contain. It draws cleaner edges, firmer textures, and detail that holds together when the image is larger. It is important to be honest about what that means. The AI is not recovering detail that was lost, because that detail was never stored in the smaller file. It is inventing new detail that fits, its best guess at what belongs there. For most photos that guess is convincing and the enlarged image looks far better than a stretch. But it is a reconstruction, not a recovery. On tricky subjects you may spot where the model filled in. ### When more resolution actually makes a difference More pixels are not always better, so it helps to know when an upscale earns its keep. The clearest win is when an image is genuinely too small for where it is going. Think of a photo saved at thumbnail size years ago. Or a tightly cropped phone shot. Or an old avatar that now has to fill a banner. There the AI has plenty of room to add resolution and the difference is obvious. The same is true when a picture needs to look crisp on a large, high-density screen, or when a logo or piece of art has to scale up without going soft. Where an upscale earns little is on a photo that is already large and sharp, since there is almost nothing for the model to add and the file just gets heavier. If your image is big enough but slow to load, the job you actually want is to <a href="/compress/#tool">compress</a> it, which keeps the size and cuts the weight, the opposite trade from upscaling. ### Why the heavy lifting happens in the cloud Rebuilding an image at a higher resolution is a demanding piece of AI work, far heavier than the everyday edits a browser can handle on its own, so the upscale runs on cloud servers rather than on your device. That is the honest trade behind the speed and quality. Your photo is uploaded for the few seconds the AI needs. So the tool cannot claim to keep everything on your machine the way a simple crop can. In exchange you get a result no in-browser tool could match on a typical phone or laptop, ready in seconds. The file is removed from the flow once the work is done, and you can delete it yourself. It is never sold or shared. There is a daily limit because each upscale is real work on shared servers. It is a deliberate balance: the cloud buys you quality and speed, and the privacy posture is stated plainly rather than dressed up as something it is not. --- # AVIF to JPG, a photo every app will open, free Source: https://araluma.com/avif-to-jpg/ > Drop a AVIF or a whole set, convert, and download a JPG or a zip of the set. Araluma's AVIF to JPG converter rebuilds your image in the JPG format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. An AVIF that older apps reject becomes a JPG every app opens. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A JPG has no transparency, so any see-through area comes out white. It reads AVIF, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a JPG or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your AVIF and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your AVIF on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a JPG, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the JPG** — Save your JPG, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert AVIF to JPG? Drop your AVIF file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your JPG comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert AVIF to JPG? AVIF squeezes a photo small, but plenty of apps, chat windows, and older software still answer it with a shrug or a broken-image icon. A JPG is the opposite: there is almost nowhere it will not open. So this conversion trades AVIF's tiny size for the format that travels everywhere, which is exactly what you want when something needs to just work in an email, a form, or an app that has not heard of AVIF yet. ## What changes when you go from AVIF to JPG The picture itself looks the same, since the JPG is saved at high quality. Two honest changes: a JPG carries no transparency, so any see-through area in the AVIF comes out filled with white, and the JPG is a bit larger than the AVIF was, because JPG cannot pack the data as tightly. For a normal photo neither matters, for a logo with a clear background, keep the transparency by going to PNG or WebP instead. ## Will JPG open where you need it? JPG is accepted almost everywhere a picture can go today, which is the main reason to convert to it, and the only real holdout is some very old software or a fussy upload form, in which case a plain JPG is the fallback that always works. For everyday use you will not hit a wall. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the JPG is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/jpg-to-avif/#tool">convert JPG back to AVIF</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert AVIF to JPG for free?** Open the page, add your AVIF with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your JPG comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting AVIF to JPG lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the JPG is saved at high quality. Going to JPG drops transparency to white and the file is a little larger, but for a photo neither is visible. **What happens to a transparent background?** A JPG has no transparency, so any see-through area in your AVIF comes out filled with white, which is exactly right for a photograph and wrong for a logo. If you need the transparency kept, convert to PNG or WebP instead, both of which hold a clear background. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several AVIF files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the AVIF to JPG converter really free?** Yes. The JPG comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why AVIF to JPG specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: an AVIF that older apps reject becomes a JPG every app opens. People reach for it when the AVIF is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a JPG instead, an app that will not open the AVIF, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### AVIF and JPG, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. AVIF is the smallest format in wide use and keeps transparency, but it is the newest. JPG is lossy, small, and opens everywhere, but holds no transparency. Converting AVIF to JPG trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # AVIF to PNG, with no detail lost and ready to edit, free Source: https://araluma.com/avif-to-png/ > Drop a AVIF or a whole set, convert, and download a PNG or a zip of the set. Araluma's AVIF to PNG converter rebuilds your image in the PNG format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. An AVIF becomes a with no detail lost PNG editors and tools expect. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A PNG carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads AVIF, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a PNG or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your AVIF and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your AVIF on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a PNG, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the PNG** — Save your PNG, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert AVIF to PNG? Drop your AVIF file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your PNG comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert AVIF to PNG? AVIF is built for delivery, not for editing, and some editors, design tools, and pipelines simply will not open it. A PNG is the safe, with no detail lost format they all understand, and it keeps a transparent background intact, so this conversion is the move when you need to drop an AVIF into Photoshop, a document, or a tool that expects a plain image. ## What changes when you go from AVIF to PNG Nothing is lost in the picture, since PNG is with no detail lost and keeps every detail, including a transparent background. The trade is size: a PNG is usually much larger than the AVIF was, because it does not compress nearly as hard. That is fine for editing, where you want the cleanest copy, when size matters again afterward, a JPG or WebP is lighter. ## Will PNG open where you need it? PNG is understood by essentially every editor, document, and tool, which is exactly why it is the dependable format to convert to when something refuses the AVIF. You trade a bigger file for a copy that opens anywhere the work needs to happen. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the PNG is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/png-to-avif/#tool">convert PNG back to AVIF</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert AVIF to PNG for free?** Open the page, add your AVIF with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your PNG comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting AVIF to PNG lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the PNG is saved at high quality. PNG keeps every detail with no further loss, so nothing more is given up, though the file grows because it stores the picture in full rather than packing it down. **Does PNG keep a transparent background?** Yes, PNG supports transparency, so a see-through area in your AVIF stays clear in the PNG, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick PNG over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several AVIF files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the AVIF to PNG converter really free?** Yes. The PNG comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why AVIF to PNG specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: an AVIF becomes a with no detail lost PNG editors and tools expect. People reach for it when the AVIF is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a PNG instead, an app that will not open the AVIF, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### AVIF and PNG, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. AVIF is the smallest format in wide use and keeps transparency, but it is the newest. PNG keeps every detail exactly and holds transparency, which makes it heavy. Converting AVIF to PNG trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # AVIF to WebP, small and widely supported, free Source: https://araluma.com/avif-to-webp/ > Drop a AVIF or a whole set, convert, and download a WebP or a zip of the set. Araluma's AVIF to WebP converter rebuilds your image in the WebP format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. An AVIF becomes a WebP that stays small but opens far more widely. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A WebP carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads AVIF, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a WebP or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your AVIF and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your AVIF on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a WebP, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the WebP** — Save your WebP, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert AVIF to WebP? Drop your AVIF file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your WebP comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert AVIF to WebP? AVIF wins on size, but WebP is the format more browsers, apps, and tools actually accept today, while still staying far smaller than a JPG or PNG. Converting AVIF to WebP keeps the file light and keeps a transparent background, while trading AVIF's last bit of squeeze for support you can count on across the web. ## What changes when you go from AVIF to WebP The picture looks the same and a transparent background carries across, since WebP supports transparency too. The file may grow a little, because WebP does not compress quite as hard as AVIF, but it stays much lighter than a JPG or PNG would be. It is the sensible middle when AVIF is too new and a classic format is too heavy. ## Will WebP open where you need it? WebP is accepted almost everywhere a picture can go today, which is the main reason to convert to it, and the only real holdout is some very old software or a fussy upload form, in which case a plain JPG is the fallback that always works. For everyday use you will not hit a wall. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the WebP is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/webp-to-avif/#tool">convert WebP back to AVIF</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert AVIF to WebP for free?** Open the page, add your AVIF with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your WebP comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting AVIF to WebP lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the WebP is saved at high quality. WebP keeps the look at a smaller size, and a transparent background carries across untouched, which is why it is the modern default for the web. **Does WebP keep a transparent background?** Yes, WebP supports transparency, so a see-through area in your AVIF stays clear in the WebP, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick WebP over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several AVIF files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the AVIF to WebP converter really free?** Yes. The WebP comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why AVIF to WebP specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: an AVIF becomes a WebP that stays small but opens far more widely. People reach for it when the AVIF is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a WebP instead, an app that will not open the AVIF, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### AVIF and WebP, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. AVIF is the smallest format in wide use and keeps transparency, but it is the newest. WebP is a small modern format that keeps transparency and is now widely read. Converting AVIF to WebP trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # JPG to AVIF, the smallest high-quality file, free Source: https://araluma.com/jpg-to-avif/ > Drop a JPG or a whole set, convert, and download a AVIF or a zip of the set. Araluma's JPG to AVIF converter rebuilds your image in the AVIF format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A JPG becomes an AVIF that is dramatically smaller at the same quality. A single image is converted right on the page, or on our server for an AVIF, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A AVIF carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads JPG, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a AVIF or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your JPG and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your JPG on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a AVIF, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the AVIF** — Save your AVIF, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert JPG to AVIF? Drop your JPG file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your AVIF comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, an AVIF is encoded on our server with an in-browser fallback. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert JPG to AVIF? AVIF is the most efficient image format in wide use, often landing well under half the size of a JPG at a quality your eye cannot tell apart. Converting a JPG to AVIF is how you make a photo as light as it can be for a fast website or a tight storage budget, when you know the place it is going can read AVIF. ## What changes when you go from JPG to AVIF The photo looks the same at a far smaller size, which is the whole point. The thing to weigh is support: AVIF is read by current browsers but not by every old app, printer, or piece of software, so use it where you control the destination, and keep a JPG or WebP for anywhere that might reject it. ## Will AVIF open where you need it? AVIF is read by current browsers but not by every older app, printer, or tool, so the safe move is to use it where you control the destination and keep a more universal format around for anywhere that might still reject it. That is the one trade-off worth weighing before you commit a whole library to AVIF. ## What happens to your images An AVIF is encoded on our server for the best squeeze, with a fallback on the page if the server is offline, so a single one may be uploaded, and converting several at once goes to the server too. Either way the download link is removed within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have your file, so nothing is kept around. You can open the network panel to see exactly which path ran for your image. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the AVIF is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/avif-to-jpg/#tool">convert AVIF back to JPG</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert JPG to AVIF for free?** Open the page, add your JPG with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your AVIF comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting JPG to AVIF lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the AVIF is saved at high quality. AVIF holds the look at a far smaller size, and the only thing to weigh is where it will open, since it is the newest of the formats. **Does AVIF keep a transparent background?** Yes, AVIF supports transparency, so a see-through area in your JPG stays clear in the AVIF, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick AVIF over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** Because the best AVIF squeeze is heavy work, the encode runs on our server, with a fallback on the page if it is unreachable, so even a single file may go up. Whatever the count, the result is handed back and the link expires within about two hours, sooner if you press delete. Nothing is held beyond that. **Can I convert several JPG files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the JPG to AVIF converter really free?** Yes. The AVIF comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why JPG to AVIF specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a JPG becomes an AVIF that is dramatically smaller at the same quality. People reach for it when the JPG is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a AVIF instead, an app that will not open the JPG, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter leans on the server for AVIF, because the tightest encode is heavy work, a single AVIF is built on our server with an in-browser fallback, so it may upload. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### JPG and AVIF, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. JPG is lossy, small, and opens everywhere, but holds no transparency. AVIF is the smallest format in wide use and keeps transparency, but it is the newest. Converting JPG to AVIF trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # JPG to PNG, the format your tool asks for, free Source: https://araluma.com/jpg-to-png/ > Drop a JPG or a whole set, convert, and download a PNG or a zip of the set. Araluma's JPG to PNG converter rebuilds your image in the PNG format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A JPG becomes a PNG for a tool or step that needs one. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A PNG carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads JPG, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a PNG or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your JPG and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your JPG on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a PNG, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the PNG** — Save your PNG, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert JPG to PNG? Drop your JPG file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your PNG comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert JPG to PNG? Sometimes a tool, a form, or a design step simply demands a PNG, even when your image is a JPG. This conversion gives you exactly that, a clean PNG of your photo, ready to drop wherever a JPG was refused. It will not magically restore detail the JPG already lost, but it puts the picture in the with no detail lost format the next step expects. ## What changes when you go from JPG to PNG Be clear-eyed about quality: a JPG is already lossy, and turning it into a PNG cannot bring back what the JPG threw away, it only stops any further loss from here. The PNG will also be noticeably larger than the JPG, because PNG keeps every detail exactly. You gain a with no detail lost, transparency-capable file, not a sharper photo. ## Will PNG open where you need it? PNG is understood by essentially every editor, document, and tool, which is exactly why it is the dependable format to convert to when something refuses the JPG. You trade a bigger file for a copy that opens anywhere the work needs to happen. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the PNG is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/png-to-jpg/#tool">convert PNG back to JPG</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert JPG to PNG for free?** Open the page, add your JPG with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your PNG comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting JPG to PNG lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the PNG is saved at high quality. PNG keeps every detail with no further loss, so nothing more is given up, though the file grows because it stores the picture in full rather than packing it down. **Does PNG keep a transparent background?** Yes, PNG supports transparency, so a see-through area in your JPG stays clear in the PNG, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick PNG over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several JPG files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the JPG to PNG converter really free?** Yes. The PNG comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why JPG to PNG specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a JPG becomes a PNG for a tool or step that needs one. People reach for it when the JPG is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a PNG instead, an app that will not open the JPG, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### JPG and PNG, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. JPG is lossy, small, and opens everywhere, but holds no transparency. PNG keeps every detail exactly and holds transparency, which makes it heavy. Converting JPG to PNG trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # JPG to WebP, a lighter file for the web, free Source: https://araluma.com/jpg-to-webp/ > Drop a JPG or a whole set, convert, and download a WebP or a zip of the set. Araluma's JPG to WebP converter rebuilds your image in the WebP format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A JPG becomes a smaller WebP for the web. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A WebP carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads JPG, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a WebP or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your JPG and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your JPG on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a WebP, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the WebP** — Save your WebP, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert JPG to WebP? Drop your JPG file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your WebP comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert JPG to WebP? WebP was made to do exactly what a JPG does, only smaller, so converting a JPG to WebP shrinks the file while the photo looks the same. On a website that means faster pages and less bandwidth, which is why WebP has become the default modern format for photos that live online. ## What changes when you go from JPG to WebP The photo keeps its look, saved as a high-quality WebP, just lighter than the JPG. There is no transparency to worry about coming from a JPG, which has none. The only thing to check is the destination: WebP is supported almost everywhere now, but a very old app or printer might still want the JPG, in which case keep the original. ## Will WebP open where you need it? WebP is accepted almost everywhere a picture can go today, which is the main reason to convert to it, and the only real holdout is some very old software or a fussy upload form, in which case a plain JPG is the fallback that always works. For everyday use you will not hit a wall. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the WebP is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/webp-to-jpg/#tool">convert WebP back to JPG</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert JPG to WebP for free?** Open the page, add your JPG with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your WebP comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting JPG to WebP lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the WebP is saved at high quality. WebP keeps the look at a smaller size, and a transparent background carries across untouched, which is why it is the modern default for the web. **Does WebP keep a transparent background?** Yes, WebP supports transparency, so a see-through area in your JPG stays clear in the WebP, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick WebP over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several JPG files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the JPG to WebP converter really free?** Yes. The WebP comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why JPG to WebP specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a JPG becomes a smaller WebP for the web. People reach for it when the JPG is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a WebP instead, an app that will not open the JPG, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### JPG and WebP, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. JPG is lossy, small, and opens everywhere, but holds no transparency. WebP is a small modern format that keeps transparency and is now widely read. Converting JPG to WebP trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # PNG to AVIF, tiny and still transparent, free Source: https://araluma.com/png-to-avif/ > Drop a PNG or a whole set, convert, and download a AVIF or a zip of the set. Araluma's PNG to AVIF converter rebuilds your image in the AVIF format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A heavy PNG becomes a tiny AVIF that keeps transparency. A single image is converted right on the page, or on our server for an AVIF, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A AVIF carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads PNG, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a AVIF or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your PNG and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your PNG on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a AVIF, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the AVIF** — Save your AVIF, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert PNG to AVIF? Drop your PNG file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your AVIF comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, an AVIF is encoded on our server with an in-browser fallback. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert PNG to AVIF? A PNG is the heaviest common format, and AVIF is the lightest, so this conversion can be a dramatic drop in size, while keeping a transparent background intact. Converting PNG to AVIF is the move for a graphic that has to stay see-through yet also has to be as small as modern formats allow. ## What changes when you go from PNG to AVIF The transparency carries across and the picture looks the same, at a fraction of the PNG's weight. The catch is reach: AVIF is supported by current browsers but not by every tool or older app, so use it where you know AVIF is welcome, and fall back to WebP for transparency with broader support. ## Will AVIF open where you need it? AVIF is read by current browsers but not by every older app, printer, or tool, so the safe move is to use it where you control the destination and keep a more universal format around for anywhere that might still reject it. That is the one trade-off worth weighing before you commit a whole library to AVIF. ## What happens to your images An AVIF is encoded on our server for the best squeeze, with a fallback on the page if the server is offline, so a single one may be uploaded, and converting several at once goes to the server too. Either way the download link is removed within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have your file, so nothing is kept around. You can open the network panel to see exactly which path ran for your image. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the AVIF is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/avif-to-png/#tool">convert AVIF back to PNG</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert PNG to AVIF for free?** Open the page, add your PNG with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your AVIF comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting PNG to AVIF lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the AVIF is saved at high quality. AVIF holds the look at a far smaller size, and the only thing to weigh is where it will open, since it is the newest of the formats. **Does AVIF keep a transparent background?** Yes, AVIF supports transparency, so a see-through area in your PNG stays clear in the AVIF, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick AVIF over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** Because the best AVIF squeeze is heavy work, the encode runs on our server, with a fallback on the page if it is unreachable, so even a single file may go up. Whatever the count, the result is handed back and the link expires within about two hours, sooner if you press delete. Nothing is held beyond that. **Can I convert several PNG files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the PNG to AVIF converter really free?** Yes. The AVIF comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why PNG to AVIF specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a heavy PNG becomes a tiny AVIF that keeps transparency. People reach for it when the PNG is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a AVIF instead, an app that will not open the PNG, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter leans on the server for AVIF, because the tightest encode is heavy work, a single AVIF is built on our server with an in-browser fallback, so it may upload. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### PNG and AVIF, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. PNG keeps every detail exactly and holds transparency, which makes it heavy. AVIF is the smallest format in wide use and keeps transparency, but it is the newest. Converting PNG to AVIF trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # PNG to JPG, a much lighter photo, free Source: https://araluma.com/png-to-jpg/ > Drop a PNG or a whole set, convert, and download a JPG or a zip of the set. Araluma's PNG to JPG converter rebuilds your image in the JPG format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A heavy PNG becomes a JPG a fraction of the size. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A JPG has no transparency, so any see-through area comes out white. It reads PNG, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a JPG or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your PNG and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your PNG on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a JPG, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the JPG** — Save your JPG, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert PNG to JPG? Drop your PNG file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your JPG comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert PNG to JPG? A PNG keeps every detail exactly, which is great for a screenshot or a logo but wasteful for a photograph, where the file ends up many times heavier than it needs to be. Saving that photo as a JPG drops it to a fraction of the size with no visible difference, which is why JPG is what you send by email, post to a form, or upload when a site complains a PNG is too big. ## What changes when you go from PNG to JPG For a photo, the smaller JPG looks the same as the PNG did. The one real change is transparency: a JPG has none, so any see-through area in the PNG comes out white. That is perfect for a photograph, which has no transparency anyway, and wrong for a logo or icon meant to sit on a coloured background, where you would keep the PNG or convert to WebP instead. ## Will JPG open where you need it? JPG is accepted almost everywhere a picture can go today, which is the main reason to convert to it, and the only real holdout is some very old software or a fussy upload form, in which case a plain JPG is the fallback that always works. For everyday use you will not hit a wall. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the JPG is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/jpg-to-png/#tool">convert JPG back to PNG</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert PNG to JPG for free?** Open the page, add your PNG with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your JPG comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting PNG to JPG lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the JPG is saved at high quality. Going to JPG drops transparency to white and the file is a little larger, but for a photo neither is visible. **What happens to a transparent background?** A JPG has no transparency, so any see-through area in your PNG comes out filled with white, which is exactly right for a photograph and wrong for a logo. If you need the transparency kept, convert to PNG or WebP instead, both of which hold a clear background. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several PNG files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the PNG to JPG converter really free?** Yes. The JPG comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why PNG to JPG specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a heavy PNG becomes a JPG a fraction of the size. People reach for it when the PNG is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a JPG instead, an app that will not open the PNG, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### PNG and JPG, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. PNG keeps every detail exactly and holds transparency, which makes it heavy. JPG is lossy, small, and opens everywhere, but holds no transparency. Converting PNG to JPG trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # PNG to WebP, smaller and still transparent, free Source: https://araluma.com/png-to-webp/ > Drop a PNG or a whole set, convert, and download a WebP or a zip of the set. Araluma's PNG to WebP converter rebuilds your image in the WebP format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A heavy PNG becomes a much smaller WebP that keeps transparency. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A WebP carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads PNG, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a WebP or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your PNG and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your PNG on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a WebP, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the WebP** — Save your WebP, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert PNG to WebP? Drop your PNG file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your WebP comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert PNG to WebP? A PNG with a transparent background is often far heavier than it needs to be, and WebP fixes that: it keeps the transparency while cutting the file down sharply. Converting PNG to WebP is the move for a logo, icon, or graphic that has to stay see-through but also has to load fast on a page. ## What changes when you go from PNG to WebP The transparent background carries across, since WebP supports transparency, and the picture looks the same while the file gets much lighter. The only thing to confirm is support: WebP works almost everywhere today, but if a tool in your chain still refuses it, PNG stays the safe fallback. ## Will WebP open where you need it? WebP is accepted almost everywhere a picture can go today, which is the main reason to convert to it, and the only real holdout is some very old software or a fussy upload form, in which case a plain JPG is the fallback that always works. For everyday use you will not hit a wall. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the WebP is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/webp-to-png/#tool">convert WebP back to PNG</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert PNG to WebP for free?** Open the page, add your PNG with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your WebP comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting PNG to WebP lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the WebP is saved at high quality. WebP keeps the look at a smaller size, and a transparent background carries across untouched, which is why it is the modern default for the web. **Does WebP keep a transparent background?** Yes, WebP supports transparency, so a see-through area in your PNG stays clear in the WebP, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick WebP over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several PNG files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the PNG to WebP converter really free?** Yes. The WebP comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why PNG to WebP specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a heavy PNG becomes a much smaller WebP that keeps transparency. People reach for it when the PNG is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a WebP instead, an app that will not open the PNG, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### PNG and WebP, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. PNG keeps every detail exactly and holds transparency, which makes it heavy. WebP is a small modern format that keeps transparency and is now widely read. Converting PNG to WebP trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # WebP to AVIF, smaller still, free Source: https://araluma.com/webp-to-avif/ > Drop a WebP or a whole set, convert, and download a AVIF or a zip of the set. Araluma's WebP to AVIF converter rebuilds your image in the AVIF format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A WebP becomes an even smaller AVIF. A single image is converted right on the page, or on our server for an AVIF, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A AVIF carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads WebP, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a AVIF or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your WebP and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your WebP on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a AVIF, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the AVIF** — Save your AVIF, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert WebP to AVIF? Drop your WebP file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your AVIF comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, an AVIF is encoded on our server with an in-browser fallback. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert WebP to AVIF? WebP is already small, and AVIF is smaller again, so this conversion squeezes out the last meaningful gain in file size while keeping a transparent background. Converting WebP to AVIF makes sense when every kilobyte counts and the place the image is going is modern enough to read AVIF. ## What changes when you go from WebP to AVIF The picture looks the same, transparency and all, at a slightly smaller size than the WebP. The decision is support, not quality: AVIF reaches current browsers but not every old app or tool, while WebP is accepted a bit more widely, so convert to AVIF where you control the destination and keep the WebP where you do not. ## Will AVIF open where you need it? AVIF is read by current browsers but not by every older app, printer, or tool, so the safe move is to use it where you control the destination and keep a more universal format around for anywhere that might still reject it. That is the one trade-off worth weighing before you commit a whole library to AVIF. ## What happens to your images An AVIF is encoded on our server for the best squeeze, with a fallback on the page if the server is offline, so a single one may be uploaded, and converting several at once goes to the server too. Either way the download link is removed within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have your file, so nothing is kept around. You can open the network panel to see exactly which path ran for your image. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the AVIF is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/avif-to-webp/#tool">convert AVIF back to WebP</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert WebP to AVIF for free?** Open the page, add your WebP with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your AVIF comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting WebP to AVIF lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the AVIF is saved at high quality. AVIF holds the look at a far smaller size, and the only thing to weigh is where it will open, since it is the newest of the formats. **Does AVIF keep a transparent background?** Yes, AVIF supports transparency, so a see-through area in your WebP stays clear in the AVIF, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick AVIF over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** Because the best AVIF squeeze is heavy work, the encode runs on our server, with a fallback on the page if it is unreachable, so even a single file may go up. Whatever the count, the result is handed back and the link expires within about two hours, sooner if you press delete. Nothing is held beyond that. **Can I convert several WebP files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the WebP to AVIF converter really free?** Yes. The AVIF comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why WebP to AVIF specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a WebP becomes an even smaller AVIF. People reach for it when the WebP is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a AVIF instead, an app that will not open the WebP, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter leans on the server for AVIF, because the tightest encode is heavy work, a single AVIF is built on our server with an in-browser fallback, so it may upload. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### WebP and AVIF, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. WebP is a small modern format that keeps transparency and is now widely read. AVIF is the smallest format in wide use and keeps transparency, but it is the newest. Converting WebP to AVIF trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # WebP to JPG, the file that gets accepted, free Source: https://araluma.com/webp-to-jpg/ > Drop a WebP or a whole set, convert, and download a JPG or a zip of the set. Araluma's WebP to JPG converter rebuilds your image in the JPG format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A WebP that a site or app refuses becomes a JPG it accepts. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A JPG has no transparency, so any see-through area comes out white. It reads WebP, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a JPG or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your WebP and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your WebP on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a JPG, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the JPG** — Save your JPG, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert WebP to JPG? Drop your WebP file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your JPG comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert WebP to JPG? WebP is small and modern, but you still hit places that will not take it: an upload form that only lists JPG, an older editor, a printer, a colleague's ancient software. Turning the WebP into a JPG gets you past all of that, because a JPG is the one photo format with no compatibility footnotes, accepted essentially everywhere a picture can go. ## What changes when you go from WebP to JPG The photo looks the same, saved as a high-quality JPG. Two notes: a JPG holds no transparency, so a see-through WebP comes out with white where it was clear, and the JPG can be a touch larger than the WebP was. Neither matters for an ordinary photo, for something with a transparent background, convert to PNG or keep the WebP. ## Will JPG open where you need it? JPG is accepted almost everywhere a picture can go today, which is the main reason to convert to it, and the only real holdout is some very old software or a fussy upload form, in which case a plain JPG is the fallback that always works. For everyday use you will not hit a wall. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the JPG is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/jpg-to-webp/#tool">convert JPG back to WebP</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert WebP to JPG for free?** Open the page, add your WebP with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your JPG comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting WebP to JPG lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the JPG is saved at high quality. Going to JPG drops transparency to white and the file is a little larger, but for a photo neither is visible. **What happens to a transparent background?** A JPG has no transparency, so any see-through area in your WebP comes out filled with white, which is exactly right for a photograph and wrong for a logo. If you need the transparency kept, convert to PNG or WebP instead, both of which hold a clear background. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several WebP files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the WebP to JPG converter really free?** Yes. The JPG comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why WebP to JPG specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a WebP that a site or app refuses becomes a JPG it accepts. People reach for it when the WebP is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a JPG instead, an app that will not open the WebP, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### WebP and JPG, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. WebP is a small modern format that keeps transparency and is now widely read. JPG is lossy, small, and opens everywhere, but holds no transparency. Converting WebP to JPG trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # WebP to PNG, with no detail lost with transparency kept, free Source: https://araluma.com/webp-to-png/ > Drop a WebP or a whole set, convert, and download a PNG or a zip of the set. Araluma's WebP to PNG converter rebuilds your image in the PNG format. Drop a single picture or a whole set, press convert, and download one file or a zip of the set. A WebP becomes a with no detail lost PNG with its transparency intact. A single image is converted right on the page, with nothing uploaded, while converting several at once uses our server and the download link is removed within about two hours. A PNG carries transparency, so a see-through area stays clear. It reads WebP, and a whole batch of them, and gives back a PNG or a zip of the set. There is nothing to learn and nothing to install first. Drop your WebP and convert. ## How to use it 1. **Add your image** — Drop your WebP on the page or pick it from your device, one or a whole set. 2. **Press convert** — The tool rebuilds it as a PNG, one file or a zip for several. 3. **Single or batch** — One image converts on the page, several use our server, link gone in ~2h. 4. **Download the PNG** — Save your PNG, or the zip, to your device. ## How do you convert WebP to PNG? Drop your WebP file on the page, or pick it from your device, and it is ready to convert at once. Press the button and your PNG comes back to download in seconds, one file for a single image or a zip for a set. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, and converting several at once uses our server. Nothing is set up beforehand. ## Why convert WebP to PNG? When an editor or tool will not take a WebP, a PNG is the dependable answer, and it carries the WebP's transparent background across unchanged. This conversion is the one to reach for when you need to edit a WebP, place it in software that predates the format, or hand it to someone whose tools only speak PNG and JPG. ## What changes when you go from WebP to PNG A PNG is with no detail lost and keeps a transparent background, so nothing visible is given up in the move. The cost is size, since a PNG does not compress as tightly as a WebP and the file grows, sometimes a lot. That is the right trade for editing or compatibility, if you want it small again afterward, WebP or JPG is the lighter choice. ## Will PNG open where you need it? PNG is understood by essentially every editor, document, and tool, which is exactly why it is the dependable format to convert to when something refuses the WebP. You trade a bigger file for a copy that opens anywhere the work needs to happen. ## What happens to your images How your image is handled depends on how many you convert. A single image is rebuilt right on the page, with nothing uploaded, so that one stays entirely with you. Converting several at once sends them to our server, which builds the zip and removes the download link within about two hours, and a button deletes it the moment you have it. You can confirm it in the network panel, where one image makes no network calls whatsoever. ## When another tool fits better This converter changes the format and keeps the picture. If the PNG is still heavier than you want, run it through a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a>, and if it is larger on screen than it needs to be, set its size with a <a href="/resize/#tool">resizer</a> first. To go the other way, <a href="/png-to-webp/#tool">convert PNG back to WebP</a>. ## Questions **How do I convert WebP to PNG for free?** Open the page, add your WebP with a click or a drag, and press convert. Your PNG comes back ready to save in seconds, a single file or a zip for several, with nothing stamped on it and nothing to pay. There is nothing to install first. **Does converting WebP to PNG lose quality?** The picture looks the same, and the PNG is saved at high quality. PNG keeps every detail with no further loss, so nothing more is given up, though the file grows because it stores the picture in full rather than packing it down. **Does PNG keep a transparent background?** Yes, PNG supports transparency, so a see-through area in your WebP stays clear in the PNG, with nothing flattened or filled in along the way. That is one of the main reasons to pick PNG over a format like JPG, which would turn those clear areas white. **What happens to my image when I convert it?** It depends on the count. One image is rebuilt right on the page with no network calls at all, so it never reaches a server. Two or more upload to our server, which zips them and removes the download link within about two hours, with a button to delete it immediately. Nothing is kept once you have your download. **Can I convert several WebP files at once?** Yes, drop a whole set and they come back as a single zip you download in one go. A batch is the case that uses the server, so the files go up, get converted and zipped, and the link expires on its own within about two hours, sooner if you tap delete. It is the iLove-style batch flow, one press for the lot. **Is the WebP to PNG converter really free?** Yes. The PNG comes back with nothing stamped on it, no badge in the corner and no mark across it, and there is nothing to pay for the download. You save the file and use it wherever you need, as many times as you like. ## The details ### Why WebP to PNG specifically Each format earns its place, and the reason to make this exact switch is simple: a WebP becomes a with no detail lost PNG with its transparency intact. People reach for it when the WebP is technically fine but the situation in front of them wants a PNG instead, an app that will not open the WebP, a page that loads faster, a tool that insists on one format. Picking the conversion by what the destination actually accepts, rather than by habit, is what saves a second round trip later. ### One image stays on the page, several use the server This converter works two ways depending on how much you hand it. A single non-AVIF image is rebuilt entirely on the page, with no network calls after it loads, so that one truly stays with you. Converting several at once is heavier either way, so the images upload to our server, which converts and zips them and hands back one download from our CDN. That zip is removed within about two hours, and a button lets you delete it the instant you have it. If the server is ever busy or offline the tool quietly falls back to converting on the page, so you get your files regardless. The honest version is the useful one: a single non-AVIF image is kept to itself by staying put, and a batch is handled on a server that keeps nothing for long. ### WebP and PNG, what each format is good at It helps to know why these two differ. WebP is a small modern format that keeps transparency and is now widely read. PNG keeps every detail exactly and holds transparency, which makes it heavy. Converting WebP to PNG trades one set of these properties for the other, so pick the direction by what the destination needs, smaller, more compatible, with no detail lost, or transparent. When the goal is a lighter file rather than a different format, a <a href="/compress/#tool">compressor</a> is the better tool. --- # About Araluma Source: https://araluma.com/about/ ## What Araluma is Araluma is a suite of free image tools, each one aimed at a single recurring task. The catalog covers cropping (round avatars, rectangle crops, social-media presets), converting between formats like PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF, compressing, removing backgrounds, resizing to exact dimensions, AI upscaling, and assembling images into a PDF. Most of these finish entirely inside your browser. A few send a single request to named infrastructure for work the browser still can't match, and even those fall back to a local path silently if the server is out of reach. No signup, no watermark, no resolution cap. The site exists because the alternatives, in our experience, get one of three things wrong: they upload everything to a server (whether or not the work needs one), they paywall basic operations, or they bury simple tools under intrusive ads. Araluma tries to do none of those, and we describe the actual data flow honestly rather than claim "100% client-side" when the cloud path is what gives you remove.bg-grade results. ## Why we built it The first version of Araluma launched in 2024 as a single tool, a circle crop for profile pictures, built to scratch a personal itch: the existing options either asked for an account or rendered the image at 256 pixels and offered a "Pro" upgrade for the original resolution. Neither felt acceptable for a one-line operation that every browser has been able to do natively for years. The site grew from there, one tool at a time. Every addition answered a question we kept running into ourselves, "how do I shrink this PNG without losing transparency?", "how do I strip the GPS coordinates from this photo before sharing?", "how do I make a Discord avatar without installing software?". The 2026 rebuild is the same project rewritten on modern web standards (Astro, WebAssembly, the Canvas API for the in-browser work, plus Cloudflare Workers and a small VPS for the handful of jobs where server-side encoders or AI models still beat the browser). ## Who it's for Araluma is for anyone who needs to do a small, specific thing to an image and doesn't want to install software, sign up for an account, or hand their photo to a generic uploader that retains it. The tools group into a few common categories: - **Cropping**, round avatars for Discord, LinkedIn, Slack, or Instagram, plus rectangle and social-media-preset crops. Runs entirely in your browser, with export to transparent PNG, WebP, AVIF, or JPEG. - **Format conversion**, swapping between PNG, JPG, WebP, and AVIF in either direction. Browser-side for most pairs, with the AVIF-output path handled by our compression service for encoder quality. - **Compression**, with a live slider and side-by-side preview that runs in the browser via `canvas.toBlob` so iteration stays instant, and a final download that sends your image once to our compression service for sharp-grade encoding. - **Background removal**, pulling a subject out of its background with AI. The default path sends your image once to a Cloudflare Worker running the BiRefNet model on Cloudflare's edge GPUs (the same architecture remove.bg uses), with the staging copy auto-deleted within an hour. When the cloud is unreachable, it falls back transparently to an in-browser model (ONNX Runtime plus WebAssembly), with no upload at all on that path. - **Resizing**, scaling an image to exact pixel dimensions entirely in your browser. - **AI upscaling**, enlarging a small image while keeping detail. The default path uses a cloud super-resolution service, with a browser-based fallback when it isn't available. - **PDF**, turning one or more images into a single PDF document. Common to all of them: no upload we keep, no account, no watermark. The server-touching tools document exactly what happens to your image, where, and for how long. ## Our principles ### Honest about the architecture "Your photos stay on your device" is a marketing line we deliberately avoid, because it isn't true on every path. The honest version is this: the cropping, resizing, PDF, and in-browser compression preview tools never send your image anywhere, and you can confirm that in the DevTools Network tab. The compression download, the default background-removal path, the AVIF-output conversions, and AI upscaling send your image exactly once to named infrastructure we operate, do their work, return the result, and then either auto-delete the staged copy or rely on a content-addressed cache that isn't tied to you. We tell you which path a tool is on. We don't pretend the cloud path doesn't exist. If you need a hard guarantee that bytes never leave your device for a particular job, the browser-only tools cover that today. The Background Remover also offers it through its WebAssembly fallback when you switch off the network. ### Free should mean free Every tool that exists today will stay free. We don't watermark exports, we don't cap resolution, we don't require an account, and we don't run interstitial ads. We may add a paid tier in the future to fund continued development, but if we do, it will only add new capability and will never gate anything that has already shipped. ### Truthful copy What we say a tool does and what the code actually does are the same thing. If a page says "Export as PNG, WebP, or JPEG", you'll find all three in the format picker. If it says "up to 4096 px", that's the real cap in code. If a tool's default path is cloud-routed, the page says so, rather than claiming "all-in-browser" with a hidden asterisk. We keep an internal rule that copy and code ship in the same commit, precisely so this never drifts. ### Accessibility from the start Every page passes WCAG 2.2 AA contrast in both light and dark themes. Every interactive element is reachable by keyboard, carries a visible focus ring, and meets a minimum 24 by 24 CSS-pixel touch target. Screen-reader landmarks (header, main, footer, nav) are in place. The site is built so the experience for someone using a screen reader, a keyboard, or a small phone is not noticeably worse than for someone on a high-end desktop. ### No tracking by default The site uses Cloudflare Web Analytics for aggregate page-view counts. There are no tracking cookies, no fingerprinting, no third-party analytics scripts. The full data flow, including the cloud paths, is described in the [privacy policy](/privacy/). ## How we stay free Araluma's static site runs on Cloudflare's free tier, and the browser-only tools cost us essentially nothing per use because the work happens on your machine. The server-touching tools carry a small but real cost: - **Background removal** runs on Cloudflare's image segmentation (free for the first several thousand transformations per month, and our typical month sits well below the ceiling), backed by an R2 bucket holding a few megabytes at any time, a Worker fielding tens of requests per day, and a KV namespace for rate-limiting. - **Compression download and AI upscaling** route through a small Hostinger VPS and a cloud super-resolution service. A content-addressed cache amortizes most of the repeated work, so the marginal cost per request stays low. As traffic grows, we plan to fund continued development with a single discreet ad below the tool, served by Google AdSense on tool pages only. The home page, satellite pages, and legal pages stay ad-free. That is the standard pattern free tools at scale use on the open web. We may layer an optional paid tier on top later for people who use the tools daily and want to support the project, but free use will stay free. ## How to reach us For questions, feedback, or bug reports, email [support@araluma.com](mailto:support@araluma.com). We read every message and try to respond within five business days. For privacy-related requests, see the [privacy policy](/privacy/). For a technical look under the hood, see [how it works](/how-it-works/). --- # Contact Source: https://araluma.com/contact/ ## The fastest way to reach us Email [support@araluma.com](mailto:support@araluma.com). The same address handles every kind of request, there is no separate help desk, ticket portal, or contact form. A real person reads every message, usually within five business days. ## What to send where ### Support, a tool isn't working Tell us which tool you opened, what file you tried (format and approximate size), what you expected, and what happened instead. Browser name and version helps a lot (open `chrome://version` or the equivalent in your browser). Please don't attach the image itself unless we ask. Araluma runs in your browser, so we usually can't reproduce a problem from your file. A screenshot of the error or the unexpected output is more useful than the source image. ### Privacy and data requests Right of access, deletion, correction, or any other request under GDPR, UK GDPR, LGPD, or CCPA: email the same address and put "Privacy request" in the subject line. Because Araluma doesn't collect personal data tied to you, most requests are answered with written confirmation that we hold no record of you. We respond within the statutory deadline (30 days under GDPR / LGPD). ### Press and partnerships Interview requests, partnership proposals, integrations, or commercial inquiries: same email, "Press" or "Partnership" in the subject line. We're a small operation and prioritize partnerships that benefit users, please include a brief description of what you have in mind rather than a generic outreach template. ### Security disclosures Found a vulnerability? Email [support@araluma.com](mailto:support@araluma.com) with "Security" in the subject line, and please don't disclose publicly until we've had a chance to respond. We don't run a paid bug bounty, but we credit researchers who follow responsible disclosure on a public thank-you page when the fix ships. ## Who you're emailing Araluma is a personal project run by an independent developer based in Brazil. The inbox isn't monitored 24/7, and there's no on-call rotation. If your message is urgent, say so in the subject line and we'll prioritize it. For questions specifically about how we handle your data, the [privacy policy](/privacy/) answers most of them in detail. For terms and acceptable use, see [terms of service](/terms/). ## Languages English and Portuguese are both fine. Other languages, we'll do our best with machine translation, but expect a slower reply. --- # How it works Source: https://araluma.com/how-it-works/ ## The short answer Araluma uses a **hybrid architecture**: most tools run entirely in your browser with zero upload, and a handful route a single network request through our own infrastructure when the browser cannot match the quality, always with an invisible client-side fallback. We tell you which path you're on, in every tool and on this page. The table below is **representative, not exhaustive** (the catalog keeps growing). It shows one example of each kind of path: | Example tool | Where the work happens | |---|---| | **Circle Crop** (browser-only) | 100% in your browser, Canvas API. No upload, works offline. | | **Compress preview** (browser-only) | 100% in your browser, `canvas.toBlob`. No upload. The slider stays instant. | | **Compress download** (server-touching) | One round-trip to our service at `api.araluma.com` (`sharp` plus `libvips` on a VPS in Germany), with a browser fallback. | | **Remove Background** (server-touching) | One round-trip to a Cloudflare Worker running BiRefNet on edge GPUs, with a WebAssembly fallback in your browser. | The cropping, resizing, PDF, and format-conversion tools (apart from the AVIF-output path) sit on the browser-only side. Compression download, background removal, AI upscaling, and AVIF-output conversions sit on the server-touching side, each with a local fallback. You can verify the browser-only claims in about 30 seconds: open DevTools, go to the Network panel, clear the log, then use any browser-only tool. You will see zero requests carrying your image bytes leave the page. For the server-touching tools you will see exactly one upload per operation, to the named endpoints above. ## Why hybrid Most online image tools sit at one extreme: upload-everything-to-a-server (you wait for round-trips and the operator keeps your file), or all-in-browser (you pay in quality and speed on the encode and AI steps). Neither extreme wins everywhere. We chose client-side wherever browsers are already excellent. The `<canvas>` element handles cropping, rotating, resizing, and the lossy preview encode in JPG or WebP, and modern browsers decode every common format natively. We chose server-side only for the few steps where the browser still measurably loses: - **Compression**, on the final download. Server-side `sharp` plus `libvips` produces files **10 to 15% smaller byte-for-byte** than browser encoders at the same visual quality, and exposes AVIF speed and chroma tuning the browser doesn't. The slider and preview still run in your browser so iteration stays instant. Only the "Download" tap goes through our service. - **AI background removal**, on the default path. The BiRefNet model that Cloudflare's image segmentation runs (the same architecture as remove.bg) needs a real GPU to finish in a second or two. The in-browser fallback (ISNet via ONNX Runtime plus WebAssembly) works, but takes far longer and produces a visibly cruder cutout on hair, fur, and fine edges. - **AI upscaling**, on the default path. Cloud super-resolution recovers detail that a browser-side resample cannot, with a browser fallback when the service isn't reachable. The cost we accept for being server-side on those paths is one round-trip per operation. The cost we avoid by staying client-side everywhere else is that same fee on the parts of the workflow that iterate fastest. ## The pipeline, step by step ### 1. You select a file Through the file picker, drag-and-drop, or paste, the browser hands JavaScript a `File` object. JavaScript reads the bytes using `FileReader` or `Blob.arrayBuffer()`. **At no point in this step is the file sent over the network**, whichever tool you're using. ### 2. The browser decodes the image Modern browsers natively decode JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, and AVIF. We use `createImageBitmap()` to turn the raw bytes into a bitmap the GPU can work with, off the main thread. For HEIC on browsers that don't decode it natively, we fall back to a WebAssembly decoder that runs locally in your browser. ### 3. The tool does its thing, where the paths diverge - **Browser-only tools** (cropping, resizing, the compression preview and slider, PDF assembly, and most format conversions). These run as Canvas pixel transforms and `canvas.toBlob` re-encodes right on your machine. The interactive crop frame uses [Cropper.js](https://github.com/fengyuanchen/cropperjs). **Nothing leaves the page.** - **Compression download.** When you tap "Download", the image goes once to `api.araluma.com` (a Fastify service on a Hostinger VPS in Germany, Node plus `sharp` and `libvips`, the same C libraries Squoosh uses on its server path). It is re-encoded with the parameters you set in the preview, and the bytes stream back. The service keeps a tenant-isolated, content-addressed cache (a hash of the input bytes plus parameters) so re-downloading the same image with the same settings replays cached bytes. That cache is not indexed by you, your IP, or filename. If the service is unreachable, the tool falls back to the in-browser preview blob. - **Background removal, default cloud path.** The image uploads once to a Cloudflare Worker, is staged in a private R2 bucket, processed by Cloudflare's image segmentation running the **BiRefNet** model on edge GPUs, and the cutout streams back. The staged object is deleted within one hour by an R2 lifecycle rule, regardless of outcome. A typical photo finishes in a second or two. Daily per-IP and upload-size caps keep the free tier sustainable. - **Background removal, WebAssembly fallback.** If the Worker is unreachable (your network drops, a strict firewall blocks it, the daily quota is full, or the file is too large for the cloud cap), the tool quietly switches to the **ISNet** model running locally via [ONNX Runtime Web](https://onnxruntime.ai/docs/tutorials/web/) and WebAssembly. The first run downloads the model and takes longer, later runs are quicker. **No upload on this path**, verifiable in DevTools. - **AI upscaling.** The default path sends the image once to a cloud super-resolution service and streams the enlarged result back, with a browser-side fallback if the service can't be reached. ### 4. You download the result The output bitmap is encoded into a `Blob`, wrapped in an object URL, and handed to your browser's standard file-save dialog. The file lands on your disk. ## How to verify it yourself Pick whichever you prefer: ### Method 1. Watch the Network tab 1. Open Araluma in a fresh tab and open DevTools, then the **Network** panel. 2. Use a **browser-only tool** like Circle Crop or the Compress preview slider. You will see requests for HTML, CSS, JS, and fonts only, plus the relevant WebAssembly modules on first use. **No request will carry your image bytes.** 3. Now use a **server-touching tool** like Compress Download or Remove Background. You will see exactly one `POST` carrying your image to the named endpoint, and one response coming back with the result. Hover any request to read its size and timing. The "Initiator" column tells you which script triggered each request, and the "Type" column tells you what was sent. We hide neither. ### Method 2. Use the tools offline 1. Load any Araluma tool page. Run Remove Background once on a small image so the in-browser ISNet model is cached. 2. Open DevTools, go to Network, and tick **Offline** (or switch off Wi-Fi). 3. Reload the page. The static assets are cached, so it still loads. 4. Try the tools: - **Browser-only tools** keep working. They never needed the network. - **Compress Download** falls back to the in-browser preview blob (a slightly less efficient encode, but functional). - **Remove Background** falls back to the ISNet WebAssembly model and works without any outbound request. If those tools worked offline (some degraded, the browser-only ones identical), then by definition no server saw your image. ## What we do see, and what we don't On the **browser-only** paths, we see nothing about your image. There is no request to look at, no cache to store it in, no log line to grep. On the **server-touching** paths: - **Compress Download** sees the image bytes for the duration of the encode (usually a few hundred milliseconds), keeps a content-addressed cache entry for its TTL, and that's it. The cache is not indexed by user, IP, filename, or any identifier we could use to find "your" images. We do not log image content. The encode service is shared across the same tenants v1 served before cutover, with per-tenant CORS, rate limits, and HMAC-signed canonical URLs. - **Remove Background** sees the image for the duration of the staging upload and the segmentation call (typically a second or two), after which the staged copy is deleted by the R2 lifecycle rule. We never hand your bytes to a third-party model provider. The BiRefNet model runs inside Cloudflare's own infrastructure, not on an external remove.bg, fal.ai, or Replicate-style API. - **AI upscaling** sees the image for the duration of the super-resolution call, returns the result, and retains nothing tied to you. On every path, our analytics provider ([Cloudflare Web Analytics](https://www.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/)) records aggregate page-view data: URL, country, browser family, Core Web Vitals. No cookies, no persistent identifiers, nothing tied to a person. For tools that download a WebAssembly module on first use (the HEIC decoder, the ISNet ONNX model), our hosting provider sees that someone fetched the module, the same way it sees a CSS file fetched. The module itself carries no information about your image. The full data inventory is in our [privacy policy](/privacy/). ## The technology stack For the curious: - **[Astro](https://astro.build/)**, the static site generator. Every page ships as plain HTML with progressively-enhanced JavaScript "islands" only where interactive tools live. - **Vanilla CSS with custom properties**, no Tailwind, no CSS-in-JS. The full design system is a single `tokens.css` file. - **`canvas.toBlob` and `<canvas>`**, the JPEG, PNG, WebP, and AVIF encoding for the browser-side tools and previews. - **[Cropper.js](https://github.com/fengyuanchen/cropperjs)**, the crop-rectangle interaction layer. - **[ONNX Runtime Web](https://onnxruntime.ai/)**, which runs the ISNet WebAssembly fallback for Remove Background. - **Cloudflare** hosts the static build and serves it from the edge, and runs the Workers, R2, and image-segmentation pipeline (BiRefNet) behind the default Remove Background path. - **Fastify with `sharp` and `libvips` on Node**, the Compress download service at `api.araluma.com`, on a Hostinger VPS in Germany. - **Cloudflare Web Analytics**, aggregate, cookie-less page-view counts. ## Browser support Every tool works on the current and previous version of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge, desktop and mobile. The site uses progressive enhancement: where a browser supports a newer API (for example `showSaveFilePicker` or `OffscreenCanvas`), we use it, and where it doesn't, we fall back to the older equivalent. There is no "your browser is not supported" wall. The only hard requirements are JavaScript (for any tool) and a network connection (only when using a server-touching path, the browser-only tools run fully offline after the first page load). ## Questions Anything we didn't cover? Email [support@araluma.com](mailto:support@araluma.com). Technical questions welcome. --- # Privacy Source: https://araluma.com/privacy/ ## The short version - **Two tools run 100% in your browser**. Circle Crop and the Compress preview/edit step use the HTML5 Canvas API on your device. Nothing is uploaded. - **Two tools route a single request through our infrastructure**, the final Compress download (when you click "Download") and Remove Background. Both delete your image after the response is returned, neither is stored, indexed, logged, or used to train anything. - **We do not set tracking cookies on our own surfaces.** Cloudflare Web Analytics collects aggregate page-view data without cookies. Third-party advertising cookies (AdSense) are loaded only on tool pages and only after you consent in regions that require it. - **You can verify the client-side claims yourself.** Open DevTools → Network, and watch Circle Crop and the Compress preview run with zero upload requests. ## Who we are, controller identification For the purposes of GDPR (EU), LGPD (Brazil), CCPA/CPRA (California) and similar laws, the **data controller** is Guilherme Campos, reachable at [guilherme@araluma.com](mailto:guilherme@araluma.com) for data-protection requests. General support is at [support@araluma.com](mailto:support@araluma.com). Under Brazil's Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2/2022, this project qualifies as an "agente de tratamento de pequeno porte" and is not required to formally appoint a Data Protection Officer (Encarregado), the controller above serves as the direct communication channel with data subjects, as required by Art. 11 of that Resolução and §2 of Art. 41 of the LGPD. ## What information we process, and on what legal basis Each operation below is mapped to its legal basis under **LGPD Art. 7** (Brazil) and the equivalent **GDPR Art. 6** (EU). We declare these explicitly so you can audit which basis we rely on for which path. ### Your images. Circle Crop and Compress preview When you use **Circle Crop**, or when you adjust the quality slider, format, or split-view in **Compress**, the work happens entirely in your browser via `<canvas>` and `canvas.toBlob`. The image bytes never leave your device. No version is sent to our infrastructure, cached, or logged, because no request carrying your image is made. **Legal basis: not applicable**, no processing by us occurs. ### Your images. Compress download and Remove Background Two operations route through our infrastructure. **Legal basis for both: LGPD Art. 7, V, execution of the user-requested contract (free service)**, plus our **legitimate interest (Art. 7, IX)** in operating the service sustainably. **Compress download.** When you click "Download" in the Compress tool, your image is sent once to `api.araluma.com` (a Fastify service running on a VPS in Germany operated by Hostinger). It is re-encoded by `sharp 0.34` + `libvips 8.17`, the same C libraries used by Squoosh's server-side path , and the result is streamed back to your browser. The service keeps a tenant-isolated content-addressed cache (a hash of the bytes + parameters): re-downloading the same image with the same settings replays the cached result rather than re-encoding. Cache entries are evicted by LRU and capped at 500 MB, with a typical entry lifetime of a few minutes to a few hours depending on traffic pressure, signed canonical URLs that reference cache entries have a 900-second TTL. The cache is not indexed by user, IP, or filename, is not logged, is not used to train any model, and is not made available to anyone outside the encoding service. **Remove Background.** Your image is uploaded once to a Cloudflare Worker (`araluma-bg-remover`), staged in a private R2 bucket (`araluma-bg-temp`), passed through Cloudflare's `cf.image.segment` transformation (which runs the BiRefNet model on Cloudflare's edge GPUs), and the resulting cutout is streamed back to your browser. The staged R2 object is deleted automatically within one hour by an R2 lifecycle rule, regardless of outcome. Uploads are capped at 5 MB and 30 requests per IP per day. If our Worker is unreachable, the tool falls back to an in-browser model (`onnxruntime-web`) that runs locally in your browser via WebAssembly, in that fallback path, no upload happens. In neither case is your image kept, indexed, sold, or shared with a third party beyond the named sub-processor that performs the encode or segmentation. We do not look at your images, and we do not have a workflow that would surface them to us. ### Site visit data We use [Cloudflare Web Analytics](https://www.cloudflare.com/web-analytics/) to understand which pages people visit, in aggregate, so we can prioritize improvements. Cloudflare Web Analytics is server-side and does not set tracking cookies, does not fingerprint your device, and does not assign you a persistent identifier. **Legal basis: LGPD Art. 7, IX, legitimate interest in measuring site usage in aggregate. GDPR Art. 6(1)(f) equivalent.** The data collected is limited to: the page URL, the referring URL, your country (derived from your IP, not stored individually), the browser family (e.g. "Chrome 130"), and Core Web Vitals performance numbers. None of this is linked to a person. ### Strictly-necessary cookies Cloudflare, as our hosting, DNS, and edge-compute provider, may set a small number of strictly-necessary cookies to deliver the site and protect it from automated abuse (for example, the `__cf_bm` bot-management cookie). These cookies are required for the site to function and are not used for advertising or tracking. **Legal basis: LGPD Art. 7, IX, legitimate interest in site security. Per the ANPD's 2022 Cookie Guide, strictly- necessary cookies do not require prior consent.** See the [Cloudflare cookie policy](https://www.cloudflare.com/cookie-policy/) for the full list. ### Local browser storage To make the site usable across visits, Araluma stores small amounts of data in your browser's `localStorage`: your selected theme (light or dark), your preferred language, and a flag indicating whether you've dismissed the language-switch suggestion. This data never leaves your browser and is never visible to us. **Legal basis: LGPD Art. 7, V, execution of the user-requested service (your preferences).** ### Rate-limiting To prevent abuse of the Remove Background Worker, we keep a per-IP daily counter in a Cloudflare KV namespace (`araluma-bg-ratelimit`). The counter resets every 24 hours and stores only the count, not the images or any other content. **Legal basis: LGPD Art. 7, IX, legitimate interest in service availability.** ## Advertising Araluma displays a single AdSense unit served by Google on tool pages. The home page, satellite pages, and legal pages remain ad-free. **Legal basis: LGPD Art. 7, I, consent of the data subject.** Per the ANPD's 2022 Cookie Guide, advertising cookies are **not** strictly necessary and require **explicit prior consent** with a banner that offers "accept" and "reject" with equal prominence. We use **Google Funding Choices** as our Consent Management Platform (CMP). It is AdSense's native CMP, implements the IAB TCF v2.2 consent signal, and is the [Google-recommended path for LGPD, GDPR and CPRA compliance](https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/13554116) for publishers serving ads. The CMP banner is shown automatically to visitors from regions that legally require prior consent (EU, UK, Brazil, California), your choice, accept all, reject all, or customize, is stored and respected on subsequent visits. You can re-open the consent settings at any time via the "Privacy" link that the CMP injects into the page footer when active. When you consent, third-party vendors including Google may use cookies and web beacons to serve personalized ads based on your visits to Araluma and other websites. If you decline, AdSense still serves ads but only **non-personalized** ones, based solely on the page content and not on your browsing history. You may also opt out of personalized advertising globally by visiting [Google's Ads Settings](https://www.google.com/settings/ads), or [aboutads.info](https://www.aboutads.info/) for industry-wide opt-outs. ## Premium tier (future) We plan to offer an optional paid "Araluma Pro" tier in the future, processed through [Lemon Squeezy](https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/) as merchant of record. If you choose to subscribe at that point, Lemon Squeezy will process your billing details (name, email, billing address, payment method) under their own privacy policy as a sub-processor. We will only receive a confirmation that your license is valid, plus your email address for licensing communication. **Legal basis: LGPD Art. 7, V, execution of the contract you enter into when subscribing.** Until the Pro tier launches, no payment information of any kind is processed by us or on our behalf. ## International data transfer Two of our sub-processors operate outside Brazil: - **Hostinger International Ltd.** runs the Compress download VPS in Germany. - **Cloudflare, Inc.** operates a global edge network, your Remove Background request may be processed at any Cloudflare data center, typically the one geographically closest to you. **Legal basis for the transfer: LGPD Art. 33, II, standard contractual clauses that Hostinger and Cloudflare publish for international transfers, combined with Art. 33, V, transfer necessary for the execution of the service the data subject requested.** GDPR equivalent: Art. 46(2)(c) SCCs. The ANPD has not yet (as of this update) published a list of adequate countries under Art. 34 of the LGPD, we will update this section if Germany or other operating jurisdictions are added to that list. ## Sub-processors - **Cloudflare, Inc.**. DNS, edge hosting (Cloudflare Workers static assets), DDoS protection, our analytics datastore (Workers Analytics Engine), Workers (`araluma-bg-remover`, `araluma-upscale`, `araluma-compress-proxy`, `araluma-metrics`), R2 storage (`araluma-bg-temp`, auto-purged hourly; plus short-lived job results for batch downloads and shared links), KV rate-limit counters, the `cf.image.segment` transformation that runs BiRefNet, and the `cf.image` `upscale=generate` transformation used by Upscale. [Privacy policy](https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/). - **ImageKit (Raw Engineering Inc.)**. Fallback engine for Upscale: when the Cloudflare upscale path is unavailable, your image is uploaded to ImageKit to be enlarged and the result is streamed back. [Privacy policy](https://imagekit.io/privacy-policy/). - **Hostinger International Ltd.**. VPS hosting for the Compress download service (`api.araluma.com`) in Germany. [Privacy policy](https://www.hostinger.com/privacy-policy). - **Google LLC (AdSense)**, ad serving on tool pages, subject to user consent in regions that require it. [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy). - **Lemon Squeezy (Lemon Squeezy LLC)**, only if you purchase a Pro license in the future. [Privacy policy](https://www.lemonsqueezy.com/privacy). ## Your rights as a data subject Depending on where you live, you have rights under laws including the EU's GDPR, **Brazil's LGPD (Art. 18)**, the California CCPA/CPRA, and similar regulations. ### Under Brazil's LGPD (Art. 18), you have the right to obtain from us: 1. **Confirmation** that we are processing your personal data (inciso I). 2. **Access** to the data we hold about you (inciso II). 3. **Correction** of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data (inciso III). 4. **Anonymization, blocking, or deletion** of unnecessary or excessive data, or data processed in violation of the LGPD (inciso IV). 5. **Portability** of your data to another service provider, subject to ANPD regulation and commercial / industrial secrets (inciso V). 6. **Deletion** of data processed under your consent, except for the cases the LGPD itself allows retention (inciso VI). 7. **Information about the public and private entities** with whom we have shared your data (inciso VII). 8. **Information about the possibility of not providing consent** and the consequences of that refusal (inciso VIII). 9. **Revocation of consent** at any time (inciso IX). To exercise any of these rights, email [guilherme@araluma.com](mailto:guilherme@araluma.com). Under the small-scale processing regime of Resolução CD/ANPD nº 2/2022 (Art. 14, I), our maximum response time is **30 days**, we aim to respond within **5 business days**. Because our service design holds essentially no personal data tied to you (no accounts, no persistent identifiers, no logged image content), most of these rights are satisfied by the design itself. If you would like written confirmation that no data is held about you, email the address above. ### Right to complain to the supervisory authority In Brazil, you may also file a complaint with the **Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD)** at [gov.br/anpd](https://www.gov.br/anpd/pt-br). In the EU, contact your national data-protection authority. ## Children and adolescents The LGPD defines a **child** as a person up to 12 years of age (complete) and an **adolescent** as 12 through 17 (Art. 14). Araluma is a general-audience tool and is not directed at children. Processing data of a child requires **specific and prominent consent by at least one parent or legal guardian** (Art. 14 §1), and given that our service is not directed at children and does not request identifying information from any user, we do not knowingly collect children's personal data through normal use. If you become aware that a child has submitted personal information through the site, contact [guilherme@araluma.com](mailto:guilherme@araluma.com) and we will delete it. ## Changes to this policy If we make material changes, for example, when the Pro tier launches, or when we add a new tool that changes the data flow, we will update the "Last updated" date below and, where appropriate, post a notice on the home page. ## Contact {#contact} Questions about this policy or about how Araluma handles data? Email [guilherme@araluma.com](mailto:guilherme@araluma.com). We aim to respond within 5 business days, the maximum legal response time under the LGPD small-scale processing regime is 30 days. **Controller:** Guilherme Campos. Brazil, [guilherme@araluma.com](mailto:guilherme@araluma.com) **Last updated:** 2026-05-15 --- # Terms Source: https://araluma.com/terms/ ## 1. The basics These terms govern your use of Araluma (the "service"), reachable at [araluma.com](/). By using the service you agree to these terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the service. Araluma is a personal project. The service is provided as-is, free of charge, with no warranty of any kind. We aim to keep the tools working and useful, but we can't promise uptime, error-free behavior, or that any specific result will work for your use case. ## 2. What you can do You may use every tool on Araluma for any lawful purpose, personal or commercial , free of charge. We don't claim any rights over the images you process. Whatever license you have on the source image, you keep on the result. Two tools (Circle Crop and the Compress preview/edit step) run entirely in your browser and work offline after the initial page load. Two tools (the Compress final download and Remove Background) make a single network request to our infrastructure per operation, see §4 for the exact data flow, and therefore require a connection to complete a download. ## 3. What you can't do Some uses are off the table: - Don't use the service to process images you don't have the right to process. If you don't own the image, make sure you have permission. - Don't use the service to create content that's illegal where you live or where the affected people live, for example, content that's defamatory, infringes copyright, sexualizes minors, or is otherwise unlawful. - Don't try to break the service. No automated scraping at a rate that affects other users, no attempting to bypass security or rate limits, no probing for vulnerabilities outside a responsible-disclosure context. - Don't exceed the rate limits on tools that route through our infrastructure. Remove Background is capped at 5 MB per upload and 30 requests per IP per day, the Compress download service rate-limits per-tenant. Both limits exist to keep the free tools sustainable for everyone. - Don't redistribute Araluma as your own product. The site, its design, its branding, and its source code are not in the public domain. ## 4. Your content and the data flow What happens to a file you process depends on which tool you use. We describe the full detail in the [privacy policy](/privacy/), the short legal version is: - **Circle Crop and the Compress preview/edit step** run entirely in your browser via `<canvas>`. We never receive these images. There is nothing for us to license, sell, or publish, because we never had it in the first place. - **The Compress final download** sends your image once to `api.araluma.com` (a Fastify service on a VPS in Germany operated by Hostinger), re-encodes it with `sharp` + `libvips`, and streams the result back. We do not retain your image beyond a short tenant-isolated cache TTL, do not log it, do not use it to train any model, and do not make it available to anyone outside the encoding service. - **Remove Background** uploads your image once to a Cloudflare Worker, stages it in a private R2 bucket that is automatically purged within one hour, processes it via Cloudflare's `cf.image.segment` (which runs the BiRefNet model), and streams the cutout back. If our Worker is unreachable, the tool falls back to an in-browser WebAssembly model with no upload at all. In all four cases, we do not claim any ownership of your images, do not use them to train models, and do not share them with any third party beyond the named sub-processor that performs the encode or segmentation. The output of any tool is yours. Araluma does not watermark exports and does not embed identifying metadata in the result. ## 5. Service availability and changes We may add tools, remove tools, change how an existing tool works, change the URL structure of the site, or take the service offline temporarily for maintenance. The infrastructure paths described in §4 (`api.araluma.com`, the Remove Background Worker, the R2 bucket) may also be replaced with equivalent providers in the future, when we do, we update §4 and the privacy policy in the same commit. When we make a meaningful change to a tool's capability or to these terms, we'll update the relevant page. Significant policy changes will be announced on the home page. We don't guarantee that any specific tool, format, feature, or hosted endpoint will remain available forever, although we try not to remove things people rely on. ## 6. Premium tier (when launched) We plan to introduce an optional paid "Araluma Pro" tier in the future, processed through Lemon Squeezy as merchant of record. Until that tier launches, the entire service is free with no exceptions. When Pro launches, the additional terms covering billing, refunds, and license validity will be added here in the same commit that activates the tier. Free tools that exist today will remain free indefinitely. Pro adds capability, it doesn't gate what's already shipped. ## 7. Advertising Araluma displays a single AdSense unit served by Google on tool pages. The home page, satellite pages, and legal pages remain ad-free, and Pro subscribers (when the tier launches) will not see ads at all. We have no control over the specific ads served by AdSense, although Google operates AdSense under its own content policies. If you see an ad you believe violates Google's policies, you can report it through Google's tools. ## 8. Ownership and third-party names The site's design, copy, branding, and custom illustrations belong to the project. The site's source code is private. Third-party names, logos, and trademarks mentioned on the site (e.g. "Discord", "LinkedIn", "Instagram", "iPhone", "HEIC", "Cloudflare", "Hostinger", "sharp", "BiRefNet") belong to their respective owners and are referenced only descriptively, to explain what the tools do and which providers power them. ## 9. Disclaimer of warranties The service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranty of any kind, express or implied. We don't guarantee that the tools will produce a specific result, that they will work in every browser, that they will be available at any specific time, or that they will be error-free. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all implied warranties, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, non-infringement, accuracy. ## 10. Limitation of liability To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Araluma and its operator are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your use of the service, including loss of data, lost profits, or business interruption, even if we've been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total cumulative liability arising from these terms is limited to USD 100, or the amount you've paid us in the past twelve months for the Pro tier (whichever is greater). For free use, our cumulative liability is limited to USD 100. ## 11. Indemnity You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from claims, damages, or costs (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of your use of the service in violation of these terms, for example, processing content you don't have the right to process, or using the service for an illegal purpose. ## 12. Privacy How we handle data is described in detail in our [privacy policy](/privacy/). The summary: two tools run entirely on your device with zero upload, two tools (Compress download and Remove Background) route a single request through our infrastructure, do not retain your image, and do not use it for training. ## 13. Governing law These terms are governed by the laws of Brazil, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. If a dispute arises that we can't resolve informally, the courts of São Paulo, Brazil will have exclusive jurisdiction, except where local consumer-protection law gives you the right to bring a claim in your own jurisdiction. ## 14. Contact Questions about these terms? Email [support@araluma.com](mailto:support@araluma.com). ---