5 free tools you can use to reduce photo size on smartphone or PC for uploading forms, applications and more – Times of India

Filing online applications can be a tedious task at times. The task becomes tougher when the websites do not accept the images that you upload due to their size. Various websites require images of certain size and dimensions for the application. While there are several ways to reduce the size of an image, one of the easiest ways is by using the tools that are specifically designed for this purpose only. To help you, here are a few of these free tools that you can use to reduce the size of an image for online applications.
Websites that you can use to reduce size of an image on smartphone or PC for free
Reduce Images
You can access this tool from any web browser on your PC or smartphone by going to – https://www.reduceimages.com/ . To reduce the size of any image, you need to upload it using the ‘Select Image’ button. Once the image is uploaded, you can select the desired percentage or pixels by which you want to reduce the size of the image and click on resize. Within a second, an image with reduced size will be available for you to download.
Resize Pixel
This tool can also be accessed through any web browser. To use this tool you can visit – https://www.resizepixel.com/ . First you have to upload the image that you want in a reduced size. After uploading you can reduce the size of the image through percentage or pixels. The website also allows you to resize, crop or edit the image.
ILoveImg
You can use this tool to resize images in JPG, PNG, SVG or GIF file format by defining new height and width pixels. You can also compress images in these formats by using the tool. This website can be helpful for those who need to reduce the size of multiple images at once. To use this, you can visit – https://www.iloveimg.com/ .
Google Chrome extensions that can help you to reduce size of any image on PC
Resizing App
You can download the extension from Google Chrome web store by visiting – https://chrome.google.com/webstore. The extension allows you to reduce the size of one image at a time through the small pop-up window on the browser. Once you upload the image, you can enter the percentage by which you want to reduce the size. After you are done, the image will be saved in the Downloads folder on your PC.
Online Image Compressor
The extension allows you to compress images in JPG, PNG, SVG and GIF formats by up to 80%. The tool is helpful for people who want to reduce the size of multiple images at once. You can compress up to 40 images at the same time through this extension. It can also be downloaded from Google Chrome web store.