Is Photo To URL free?

Yes. Converting a photo to a URL costs nothing and there's no paid tier gating the basic flow. The free allowance is 10 uploads per IP address per day. Circle Crop, Rounded Corners, and Remove Background are unlimited because they run in your browser and never touch our servers.

Do I need an account or an email address?

No — there's no sign-up, no email confirmation, and no login anywhere on the site. The trade-off is that there's no dashboard either: your links are kept in this browser's local storage and shown in the Upload records drawer, so copy anything you'll need long term into your own notes.

Which image formats and sizes can I upload?

PNG, JPG, WEBP, and GIF up to 5 MB per file. Animated GIFs keep their animation. For PDFs, Office documents, CSV, TXT, and ZIP archives up to 10 MB, use File to URL or PDF to URL instead.

How long does an image link last?

There's no expiry timer and no automatic cleanup after 7, 30, or 90 days — a link is meant to keep resolving for as long as the service runs. That said, no free host should be your only copy: keep the original file, and treat the link as a convenience rather than a backup.

Do you add watermarks or re-compress my image?

No. Nothing is stamped onto your image and no logo is added to the corner. The file is stored and served as you uploaded it, so a 5 MB PNG comes back byte-for-byte rather than as a smaller, softer copy.

Can I use the links commercially?

Yes. You keep every right you had in the image; hosting it here doesn't transfer anything to us or license it to anyone else. Only upload files you own or have permission to publish, since anyone with the URL can view them.

Can I embed the link in Markdown, HTML, or BBCode?

That is the main use for it. In Markdown write ![alt text](your-link); in HTML, use an img element whose src is your link and whose alt describes the picture; on BBCode forums, wrap the link in [img] tags. Because the URL points at the file itself, none of these need to be converted or unwrapped first — the snippets section above has each one ready to copy.

Who can see the images I upload?

Anyone with the link. Uploads are renamed to random identifiers, aren't listed in any public gallery, and are kept out of search indexes — but they're unlisted rather than private, and there's no password option. Don't upload anything you'd mind a stranger opening.

Does it work on a phone or tablet?

Yes. Tap the uploader to pick a photo from your camera roll or take a new one, and the link appears in the same card. The browser-based editors work on mobile too, though Remove Background is heavier and runs faster on a laptop.

What happens when I reach the 10-upload limit?

The next upload is refused with a message rather than failing silently, and the counter resets at midnight UTC. The limit is per IP address, so a shared office or campus network can reach it sooner than you expect. The in-browser editors are unaffected and keep working.

Can I delete an upload?

Not from the interface yet — self-serve deletion is on the roadmap. Until it ships, use the contact page with the link you want removed and we'll take it down. Clearing the Upload records drawer only clears your local list, not the hosted file.

How is this different from a Google Drive or Dropbox share link?

Those links open a viewer page built around the file, which is why pasting one into Markdown or an img tag shows nothing. The link here is the file, so it renders wherever a URL is accepted — and it takes two clicks instead of uploading, waiting for a sync, and adjusting sharing permissions.

Compress PNG

Reduce PNG file size in your browser, or switch to JPG and WebP when lossless is costing too much.

Why PNG Resists Compression, and What to Do About It

PNG is lossless: it reproduces every pixel exactly, which is why it is right for logos, screenshots and anything with transparency, and why quality sliders have no effect on it. Re-encoding a PNG in the browser often produces a file no smaller than the one you started with - and when that happens this tool tells you and hands back your original rather than a bigger file. The reliable way to make a PNG dramatically smaller is to change format: switching to WebP keeps transparency and typically halves the size, while JPG goes smaller still if you do not need an alpha channel.

How to Compress an Image

Upload your image

Pick a JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF file from your device. It stays on your computer - nothing is sent to a server.

Set a target size or quality

Type the exact KB size a form or upload limit requires, tap one of the presets, or switch to the quality slider for manual control.

Download the compressed file

Check the before and after sizes, then save the smaller image in JPG, PNG, or WebP.

Working With Large PNGs

Screenshots that are several megabytes for no good reason
Logos and icons bloating a page's total weight
Exported design assets heading into a website build
Transparent product cut-outs for a catalogue
PNG scans that need to fit an upload limit
Deciding whether an image really needs to stay PNG

PNG Compression Questions

Why did my PNG not get smaller?

Because PNG is lossless, so there is no quality to trade away. If the browser's encoder cannot beat the original, the tool keeps your original file and says so rather than giving you something larger.

What is the best way to shrink a PNG?

Change the output format. WebP keeps transparency and is usually about half the size; JPG is smaller again but drops the alpha channel.

Will converting lose transparency?

Only with JPG, which has no alpha channel - transparent pixels become a solid background colour. PNG and WebP both keep it.

When should an image stay PNG?

Logos, line art, screenshots of text and anything needing transparency. Photographs are almost always better served by JPG or WebP.

Compress PNG

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How to Compress an Image

Working With Large PNGs

PNG Compression Questions

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