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.

Crop Image

Drag a crop box over your photo, snap it to a common aspect ratio, and export just the part you want.

Crop Image Online: Trim Photos to Any Size or Ratio

Cut away the parts of a photo you do not need. Drag the corners of the crop box to frame the shot, or lock it to 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, or a portrait ratio so the result fits a profile picture, a thumbnail, or a story post. The crop is taken at the image's full resolution, so nothing is downscaled behind your back, and it all happens in your browser without an upload.

How to Crop a Photo

Upload your image

Pick any JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF file. The crop box starts covering the whole image.

Frame your crop

Drag inside the box to move it and pull the handles to resize. Choose an aspect ratio if the result has to be square, widescreen, or portrait.

Download the cropped image

The crop size in pixels is shown as you drag. Pick a format and save the trimmed image.

Everyday Cropping Jobs

Square 1:1 crops for profile pictures and social media grids
9:16 portrait crops for stories, reels, and short-form video covers
16:9 crops for video thumbnails, slide decks, and website headers
Straightening up a scanned document or receipt by trimming the margins
Removing a photobomber, a timestamp, or a distracting edge from a photo
Zooming in on a detail of a product shot for a close-up listing image

Image Cropping FAQ

Does cropping reduce the image quality?

No. The crop is taken from the original image at full resolution, so the pixels you keep are exactly as sharp as they were before.

Can I crop to an exact aspect ratio?

Yes. Choose 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, or 9:16 and the crop box keeps that ratio however you drag it. Choose Free to crop without any constraint.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. The crop box responds to touch, so you can drag and resize it with a finger in any modern mobile browser.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. Cropping runs entirely in your browser, so the file stays on your device.

Can I keep a transparent background?

Yes, if you export as PNG or WebP. JPG has no alpha channel, so transparent areas become white.

What size will the cropped file be?

The crop dimensions in pixels are shown live under the preview. If you also need a specific file size in KB, run the result through the image compressor.

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