ShiftAny Images
Compress, convert and touch up your photos without uploading them anywhere.
34 tools to shrink file size, turn HEIC or WebP into JPG, fit images to every social network, remove backgrounds or wipe the location. It all happens in your browser, so the photo never leaves your device.
- tools
- 34
- Organized into 6 categories
- formats
- 10
- JPG, PNG, WebP, iPhone HEIC photos, AVIF and SVG, with ICO and PDF output too
- systems
- 5
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS
- steps
- 3
- Open, choose and download
Where it shines
What your photos gain when nobody else processes them.
Your photos stay on your device
A scanned ID, photos of your kids or a screenshot with personal details are processed in your browser, never on a server.
AI background removal, locally
An ISNet model cuts out the subject on your own device. It downloads the first time you use it (about 44 MB) and the photo never travels.
No trace of where it was taken
The images you export carry no EXIF or GPS coordinates, and “Remove Metadata” wipes them without recompressing the photo.
Compression without surprises
You see the estimated size before downloading, and you never end up with a file heavier than the original. PNGs shrink with a palette of up to 256 colors.
Exact sizes for every network
Stories, posts, YouTube thumbnails under 2 MB and TikTok’s safe zone, with framing you adjust yourself instead of a blind crop.
iPhone photos on any computer
HEIC files open on Windows and Android too: Safari reads them natively, and elsewhere libheif in WebAssembly steps in, downloaded only when needed.
All 34 tools, one click away
Each link opens the tool directly on ShiftAny Images, ready to use and with no sign-up.
Optimize and resize 6 tools
- Compress ImageShrink JPG, PNG and WebP files with a quality slider and an estimate of the savings.
- Compress to X KBGet a photo under 100, 200 or 500 KB so an online form or government portal accepts it.
- Resize ImageChange the resolution in pixels or by percentage, with the aspect ratio locked.
- Change DPISet your photos to 300 DPI, or whatever resolution you are asked for, for printing without touching a single pixel.
- Crop ImageFrame by hand or with a fixed aspect ratio: free, 1:1, 16:9 and 4:3.
- Passport and ID PhotoFrame your photo at 2 × 2 inches, 35 × 45 mm or 26 × 32 mm at 300 DPI, with a 10 × 15 cm (4 × 6 in) sheet to print.
Social media 6 tools
- Instagram StoryFit any photo to 1080 × 1920 (9:16) for Stories and Reels, uncropped, on a blurred background.
- Instagram PostPrepare photos for the feed: portrait 1080 × 1350 (4:5) or square 1080 × 1080 (1:1), uncropped.
- YouTube ThumbnailMake your video cover at 1280 × 720 (16:9), always under YouTube’s 2 MB limit.
- TikTok and ShortsVertical 1080 × 1920 (9:16) images for TikTok and YouTube Shorts, with a safe-zone guide.
- Profile Picture and AvatarAn 800 × 800 square avatar with a circular mask showing exactly how WhatsApp, Instagram or Discord crop it.
- Social Media BannerFit an image to a Facebook cover, a LinkedIn banner, an X header or your YouTube channel banner.
Format conversion 7 tools
- HEIC to JPGConvert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG, WebP or PNG so they open on Windows, Android or the web.
- Convert to WebPTurn batches of JPG and PNG into WebP, the lightweight format recommended for the web.
- WebP to JPG/PNGOpen your WebP files in any app by turning them into JPG or PNG.
- AVIF to JPG/PNGConvert the AVIF images you save from websites to JPG or PNG so you can open and edit them in any program.
- SVG to PNG/JPGRasterize vectors and icons to PNG or JPG at 1x, 2x or 4x, always sharp.
- JPG to PNGConvert batches of JPG to lossless PNG, so they can be edited without degrading further.
- PNG to JPGConvert PNG to JPG and pick the color that replaces transparency (white by default).
Adjustments and utilities 9 tools
- Remove BackgroundRemove the background from photos of people, products or pets with AI, add a new one and touch up the cutout with a brush.
- Document ScannerTurn a photo of a paper into a clean scan: straighten the perspective, remove shadows and save it as a PDF.
- Rotate and Flip ImageRotate 90° or 180°, mirror and straighten crooked photos with a free angle, one image or many at once.
- Black and White Photo FiltersBlack and white, sepia and light, color and detail adjustments: shadows, temperature, saturation, sharpness and more.
- Image Color PickerAn eyedropper for your image: copy the HEX or RGB of any pixel, plus its palette.
- Add WatermarkSign your photos with text, your logo or both: drag them anywhere, with typeface, outline and opacity.
- Censor and PixelateCover faces, license plates or ID card details with a mosaic, a blur or a solid patch, as rectangles or ellipses.
- Add Border or FrameSurround your photos with a white Polaroid-style, black or custom-colored frame at the thickness you choose.
- Merge ImagesCombine two or more photos into a collage and edit it on the image itself: drag to reframe or swap photos.
Privacy and metadata 2 tools
Web and development 4 tools
- Favicon GeneratorCreate a 16, 32 and 48 px favicon.ico plus Apple and Android icons from your logo, with the code for your website.
- Image to Base64Turn an image into a Base64 Data URI ready to embed in HTML, CSS or Markdown.
- Base64 to ImagePaste a Data URI or Base64 text and download the image it contains, in its real format.
- Color Palette GeneratorExtract the 5 to 8 dominant colors from an image and export them as CSS, SCSS, Tailwind or JSON variables.
Why ShiftAny Images instead of a typical online photo editor
A photo says more than it seems: where it was taken, which phone took it and who is in it. Better that it stays put.
| Criterion | Typical online photo editor | ShiftAny Images |
|---|---|---|
| Your photo | Uploaded to their server | Processed in your browser |
| Background removal | In their cloud, often with credits or at low resolution | AI on your device, at the original resolution |
| Metadata and GPS | Depends on the service | Removed on every export |
| Watermark | Common unless you pay | Never |
| Final file size | You find out after downloading | You see an estimate before downloading |
| Account and quotas | Sign-up and a daily image limit | No account, no quota |
Frequently asked questions
How do I remove a photo’s background without uploading it?
With “Remove Background”: an AI model (ISNet) separates the subject inside your browser and applies the mask at the original resolution. The first time, it downloads the model, about 44 MB, and then keeps it in your browser’s cache.
What can I do with iPhone HEIC photos?
“HEIC to JPG” turns them into JPG, WebP or PNG in any browser, on Windows and Android too. If they also need to be small, “Compress to X KB” accepts HEIC and lowers the quality until it reaches the size you ask for.
How does ShiftAny Images relate to Files and Audio?
They are sister platforms: Files handles documents and PDFs, Audio handles sound and Images handles photos and graphics. Each has its own address, and all of them process your files in the browser, with no account.
Try it with your own file
Open ShiftAny Images, drop in a photo and check the Network tab to see that nothing gets uploaded.
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