| Hi HN, I noticed something that felt oddly normal on the web, but the more I thought about it, the more it bothered me. Most “free” online image tools (convert, resize, compress) work by uploading your image to a server, processing it there, and sending it back. That means even basic tasks like converting WebP to PNG or resizing a photo for a YouTube thumbnail often involve uploading personal or work-related files to a third-party service. Bulk workflows make it worse. Many tools restrict batch processing unless you pay, and zip downloads are often locked behind upgrades. So I built a small browser-based alternative where images are processed locally in the browser rather than uploaded for processing. It supports: format conversion (PNG, JPG, WebP, AVIF, HEIC) resizing by pixels or percentage compression for web use cropping bulk uploads + zip downloads no account required It’s intentionally simple and focused on high-intent tasks. If anyone here is curious, I’d love feedback on: whether local processing is something you care about what features matter most for bulk workflows what image formats you wish were supported better Link: https://creatoryn.com/ |