Image editing guide
Choosing safe settings
Use this workspace to resize, crop, rotate, compress and convert an image while controlling the final dimensions and file type. Start with a copy of the original. JPEG normally suits photographs, PNG preserves transparency, and WebP often provides a smaller web-ready result.
Compression reduces storage and transfer time, but aggressive settings can soften text and fine edges. Preserve the aspect ratio unless a new shape is intentional. Crop first, resize second, then adjust quality.
Quality checklist
Preview the export at its intended size. Keep the original until the new file has been checked. If an output looks blurred, return to a larger source instead of repeatedly editing a compressed copy.
Keep an original copy. Repeatedly opening and exporting a lossy file can introduce blur, ringing or block artifacts. Create new derivatives from the best available source instead of converting an already compressed copy again.
Privacy and safe handling
Before uploading a sensitive file, consider whether local software is more appropriate. Remove unnecessary metadata from files intended for public release and inspect the final item for names, location information or private background details.
A practical selection checklist
A filename extension describes a container or encoding choice, not quality by itself. For photographs, JPEG is widely compatible and efficient. PNG is appropriate when transparency or lossless screen graphics matter. WebP can reduce web image size when the destination supports it. For audio, MP3 is broadly compatible, AAC-based formats are efficient, WAV is useful for uncompressed editing, and FLAC preserves audio without lossy compression.