How to Convert and Edit Images with an Online Image Converter

You can convert an image from one format to another and apply basic edits — crop, rotate, resize — in a single browser session, without installing anything. The workflow is: upload your files, optionally add editing actions, pick the output format, then convert and download. This applies to anyone converting common image formats in a browser; if you hit a rare-format daily limit, the same page points you to a desktop version instead.

The basic workflow

1. Add your files. Upload the images you want to process. The interface tracks how many files are queued for processing and how many editing actions are active.
2. Add edits (optional). Before converting, you can attach editing actions to the session. Each action appears in a list you can build up with the "+ Add" control.
3. Choose the output format. Set a single target format for the session (for example JPG, PNG, or WebP), or convert all files to the same format at once.
4. Convert. The tool reports progress per file, showing the target format while converting and the resulting format and size when done.
5. Download. Grab individual converted files, or bundle multiple results into a ZIP when you have more than one output.

Editing before you convert

Edits are added as discrete actions rather than a freeform canvas, so you configure each one with explicit values. The available actions include:

Resize

• Set width and height in pixels or percent, within the allowed min–max range shown next to each field.
• Control proportions with a maintain proportions option, or choose an aspect mode: none, width only, height only, or both width and height.
• An advanced mode is available for finer control.

Rotate

• Quick options: 90° right, 90° left, 180°.
• Auto rotation based on EXIF data, so photos taken on a phone come out upright.
• A custom angle in degrees, within the stated min–max range.
• A background color setting for the areas exposed by rotation, available in advanced mode.

Crop

• Crop from the edges or from the center.
• An auto option.
• A crop color setting.
• Explicit top and bottom offsets in pixels, within the allowed range.

Because each edit is a configured action, the order and values you set are what get applied — check the active-editing count before converting so you don't carry over an edit you meant to drop.

Batch conversion and ZIP download

When you queue several images, the output format is set for the session, so all files convert to the same target. If you have more than one converted file, the results can be packaged as a ZIP, and the interface reports both the individual file sizes and the ZIP size. This is the practical route when you need a consistent format across a folder of images rather than one-off conversions.

When a conversion fails

The tool surfaces errors per file with an error code. Two things to check:

• Unsupported or unusual formats. If a file fails, confirm the format is one the converter handles.
• Daily limit for rare formats. The interface explicitly reports when the daily limit for rare formats is reached, and in that case suggests the desktop version, which is described as offering 15 days free.

If you see a failure, remove or replace the offending file and retry the rest of the batch rather than re-uploading everything.

Before you download

• Confirm the output filename so you don't overwrite the original.
• Confirm the format matches what you actually need — a converted file's format and size are shown in the result list.
• For multi-file jobs, decide whether you want individual files or the ZIP bundle.

Quick reference

The main decision points are the output format and whether any edit is worth applying before conversion. If you only need a format change, skip the editing step entirely; if you're preparing images for a specific use — a fixed pixel size, a corrected orientation, a tighter crop — add those actions first, then convert once.