Resize an image
Set a new width or height. Keep the aspect ratio locked and the other dimension follows, or unlock it to stretch to an exact size.
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Converted in your browser. A copy of the file you select is also uploaded and stored, so it can be investigated if a problem or a report of misuse ever requires that — see our privacy page for how long it is kept.
Width, height, and the aspect ratio
With the ratio locked, you set one dimension and the other follows, which keeps the image looking like itself. Unlock it only when something genuinely demands an exact box and you are willing to accept the stretch, because a distorted photograph is obvious to everybody who sees it even when they cannot say why.
Down is safe, up is not
Scaling an image down discards detail it no longer has room for, and the result is usually crisper than the original ever looked on screen. Scaling up has nothing to work from: the pixels that would carry the extra detail were never captured, so the browser interpolates between the ones that exist and the result is soft. This tool scales honestly rather than pretending a model can invent the missing detail.
Common sizes
For a full-width image on a web page, 1600 pixels wide is generous and 1200 is usually enough. For an email attachment, 1000 is plenty. For a printed page at normal viewing distance, aim for roughly 300 pixels per inch of the printed size. After resizing, running the result through image compression will usually take another large bite out of the file.
Questions
Will resizing lose quality?
Making an image smaller is safe and usually looks better than the original at that size. Making it larger cannot invent detail that was never captured, so it will look soft — this tool scales, it does not upscale with a model.
Is the image uploaded?
Your browser does the scaling — that part happens locally. A copy of the image you choose is also uploaded and stored, as with any file sent to Scriptorium, so it can be investigated if a problem or a report of misuse ever requires that.
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