How to Resize a Photo in Watermarkly

Click on "Select Images" or drag and drop your photos into the photo resizer using your cursor. You can upload photos from your computer, Google Drive, Google Photos or DropBox.

Once all the pictures are uploaded, click on "Resize Image". This will take you to the Output settings, where you have to choose how you want to process your images.

Our image resizer offers 5 options:

  • Exact width. Allows you to enter the exact number of pixels for the width of your image. The height will be changed automatically.
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  • Exact height. It lets you type in the exact number of pixels for the height of your image. The width will be altered automatically.
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  • Exact width & height that gives you the opportunity to enter the exact number of pixels for the width and height of your image.
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  • Maximum width & height that grants you the ability to set the maximum number of pixels that the width and height of your image should be.
  • Percentage. It makes it possible for you to reduce the size of your entire image by a percentage of your choice.

If you select either of the first four options, you will need to enter the necessary value of height/width or both into the bars below.

Next, you have to choose the file format. There are 6 options:

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If you choose “Convert to JPEG and compress”, your resized copies will take up less memory space, yet their quality won’t be compromised.

Once you are done with specifying the settings, click on "Resize Image" to start the process. Resized copies can be uploaded to your computer, Google Drive or Dropbox.

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Safe & Reliable Photo Resizer

Watermarkly’s image resizer is a web-based application. You don't need to install anything on your computer. The photo resizer works in your browser and doesn’t require any additional software or plugins. By installing image ratio changer software from unknown sources, you might involuntarily infect your computer with a virus.

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We don't keep your images on our servers or have access to them. Nobody in our company can get access to your files, no matter what.

The tool is completely free. Moreover, it is not swamped with ads or pop-ups. Nothing will distract you from resizing your photos. Here is our privacy policy: https://watermarkly.com/privacy/.

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Watermarkly Image Resizing Options

In the app’s settings, you can choose one of the 5 resizing options: "Exact width", "Exact Height", "Exact width & height", "Maximum width & height" or "Percentage".

With the first two options, you have to enter the exact number of width or height in pixels. You will have control over only one value since our photo resizer will change the size of the other side automatically.

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For example. You upload a vertical photo that’s 5835 x 3890px and choose the “Exact height” option in the Output Settings. Next, you type in “2000” into the bar below. After the resizing process is done, you will get the image that has the height of 2000 pixels and the width of 1333 pixels. The width was altered automatically to preserve the aspect ratio of your original image.

The "Exact width & height" and “Maximum width & height” may seem similar, but they work differently.

Let’s say, you upload the same vertical image from the previous example – its size is 5835 x 3890px – and choose "Exact width & height", then enter 2500 for width and 2500 for height. These settings will produce a rectangular image. But your photo won’t be awkwardly cropped. Instead, it will be placed against a blurry background.

However, if you upload the same photo, choose "Maximum width & height", and enter 2500 for width and 2500 for height, you won’t get a rectangular image as the result. The height of your image will be changed to 2500 pixels, while its width will be reduced to a smaller number. The size of the original photo is 5835 x 3890px. So, its resized copy will become 2500 x 1667 pixels.

The "Percentage" option can come in handy if you want to reduce the size of your image not to the exact pixel dimensions, but approximately. For instance, if you enter 60%, the photo resizer will reduce the width and height of the original image by 40%.

Your output settings will be saved.

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Therefore, the next time you open the image resizer, you will see the same values and options that you entered and selected during the last resizing.

This can make the whole process quicker and easier if you always resize your images the same way.

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More Image Editing Tools

Photo Resizer is only the tip of the iceberg. On our website, you’ll find a variety of online tools for watermarking and basic image editing. Our apps work independently from each other, but what they all have in common is simplicity of use and processing at a fast speed. You won’t experience any difficulties with either of them.

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Watermark

We have a browser-based app that allows you to add watermark to photo and add watermark to PDF. It offers a great selection of tools to create a textual watermark from scratch or edit your imported logo file. Our library includes an astounding number of various fonts. You will be able to select a solid color or one of our beautiful gradients as well as add an effect to your watermark or change its opacity.

In the free version you can process multiple files in one go, and our logo "Watermarkly" will be added to your images along with your watermark. The full version of the app is devoid of these limitations. To unlock it, you’ll need to purchase either of our two paid editions.

Crop

If you want to change the aspect ratio of a photo or crop and resize a picture to specific pixel dimensions, you can do that in our crop tool, which will provide you with enough flexibility to achieve great results. You will be able to crop your photo into a circle, square, or rectangle.

Choose the best option for you depending on the image format - crop JPEG, crop PNG, crop GIF.

We also offer an amazing set of ready-made cropping templates with the most popular aspect ratios and pixel dimensions for different social media platforms. If you don’t like the restraints of templates, that’s fine – you’ll be able to adjust the cropping area however you want with no locked ratios.

Finally, if you need your image to have a certain aspect ratio or pixel dimensions, then you’ll be able to enter them in the bar at the top of the app. Our Image Cropper will be perfect for those who constantly need to optimize their images for social media or websites.

Compress

With this tool, you’ll be able to compress images online and dramatically reduce their file size, while maintaining their good quality and without changing their pixel dimensions. You can easily send your compressed photos via email or post them on your website; its loading speed won’t be hindered.

Select the format that works best for your needs - compress JPEG, compress PNG, compress GIF.

In our Image Compressor you can compress images to a specific number of KBs (kilobytes) or Mbs or select the “Best Quality” option to ensure that your processed photos will look flawless.

Add Text

Adding a motivational quote or just a few eloquent words to a photo may be the finishing touch that you’re looking for. But to make it truly eye-catching and attention grabbing, your text should fit harmoniously into your image – match its style and mood.

Our online tool will help you achieve that, since it includes the same incredible set of tools as our batch watermarking app. The key difference is that in the “Add Text” app, you can add your text or logo only to a single image.

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FAQ

In this section, you will find answers to the most common questions on how to resize a photo.

1. How can I resize an image without losing quality online?

Our image resizer will be the perfect choice for this job. With it, you’ll be able to resize an image by entering a specific number of pixel for height, width or both. It also allows you to downsize an image by percentage.

For instance, you can make your image smaller by 40% without calculating pixel dimensions beforehand. Our tool is free of charge and incredibly easy to master. All you’ll need to use it is access to the Internet.

2. How do I resize a photo from my Google Drive account?

Our online image resizer has the option of importing images from cloud storages, including Google Drive. It means, that you won’t have to download images to your computer or smartphone first. To do this, open the app, click on “Select Images”, then pick “From Google Drive” in the small menu.

You will be asked to give access to your cloud storage – click on “Yes”. Once the access is granted, you’ll be able to select images from your Google Drive to import them onto our app.

Please note, that photos can only be imported from Google Drive. You can export your resized copies to Google Photos, Dropbox or your device.

3. How to resize a photo on a smartphone?

We have a mobile app, however it can only batch-watermark images. You can resize photo only with our web-based app.

Open a browser of your choice on your smartphone, go to our website and choose “Resize” in our menu. Then follow the detailed instructions, which we’ve provided earlier in this article. Your resized copies will be ready in an instant.

With our image resizer, you can resize photos on iOS or Android devices just as quickly and effortlessly as on a desktop computer.