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Resize any image to the exact size you need, free

Drop a photo, type the width and height you want, keep the ratio locked, and download the resized image.

or drop the image here

The preview stays on your device. Nothing is recorded until you capture.

How do you resize an image?

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

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

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

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 AI upscaler, which is built to add plausible detail a plain resize cannot.

What happens to your photo

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

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 crop, and when the goal is a lighter file at the same dimensions, that is a job for a compressor. 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.

How it works

  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.

Other tools to finish the job

Resizing sets the pixels. Crop the frame, make the file lighter for the web, or add detail at a bigger size with the AI upscaler.

Frequently asked 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

Notes from the team on craft, formats, and the small decisions behind a good round crop.

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 crop keeps the dimensions of what is left and throws away the rest of the frame, changing the composition. A compressor keeps both the pixels and the framing and just makes the file lighter to download. And an upscaler 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.