Plain-English guides on icons, favicons, image formats, file sizes and GIFs - each one with the free tool that does the job.
X converts every GIF into a silent, looping MP4 - that is why your download is a video. Here is why it happens, how to tell a GIF post from a video, and how to turn it b…
Why two .ico files that look the same can behave differently: bitmap vs PNG icons, why some tools reject older icons, and every icon file type you'll meet.
Twitter turns every GIF into an MP4, so it does not loop or favourite like a GIF on Discord. How to get a real GIF, keep it under…
What every square in a QR code does - finder patterns, timing, data, Reed-Solomon repair data, the zig-zag path and masks - plus…
Which barcode do you need? EAN-13 and UPC-A for products, ISBN for books, Code 128 for stock and FNSKU, GS1-128 and ITF-14 for sh…
Every size X uses in one place: 1500 x 500 header, 400 x 400 profile photo, post image ratios that show in full, and the file lim…
Blur faces, pixelate licence plates and box out personal details in a photo - which method is really safe, what people forget to…
Pinterest has no download button for videos. How to save any pin as an MP4 with sound or a full-size picture on iPhone, Android a…
Google's current favicon rules, how to check what Google sees, and step-by-step fixes for a missing, wrong or grey-globe favicon…
Why GIFs look blurry, grainy or blocky - and how to fix each one: enhance colours and sharpness, upscale with AI, or switch to We…
An SRT file holds the subtitles for a video. What is inside one, how to open it on any device, add it to a video, and fix strange…
Turn a WebP image or sticker into a Windows-ready ICO with every size - transparent background kept, no white box. Plus animated…
Why right-click often saves a still image or a .webp file, and how to get the real GIF from Giphy, Tenor, X, Reddit, Pinterest an…
ICO is the Windows and favicon classic, SVG the sharp-at-any-size web format. Here is what each one does best, where each one wor…
JPG for photos, PNG for logos, screenshots and transparency - with real file sizes from our tests, quality settings, conversion t…
The photo you see on X is a smaller copy. Here is how to download the original file, save every photo from a post in one go, and…
Shrink an animated GIF for Discord, X, email or your website without breaking the animation - by size, percentage or exact pixels…
Let guests join your WiFi by scanning a code - how to make it, style it, print it at the right size and keep your network safe.
Long-press a Tenor or Giphy GIF and you get an MP4 or WebP. How to save the real animated GIF on iPhone, Android and PC - plus st…
Resize AVIF images by pixels, percentage or file size and keep them sharp - the right quality settings, sizes for responsive webs…
Remove the background from any photo, logo or GIF and save a clean transparent PNG - free online, in Windows Paint, on Mac and iP…
PhotoCraft saves ICO without a plugin, but only as one 256 px layer. How to save it, fix the 256x256 error, and add the 16, 32 an…
Photoshop still cannot save .ico files on its own. Here is how to install the free ICO plugin on current 64-bit Photoshop, fix th…
Fake QR codes on parking meters, menus and emails lead to copycat payment pages. The 7 warning signs, how to check a code before…
Turn any PNG into a real multi-size ICO in seconds - which sizes to pick for a favicon or a Windows icon, how to prepare your PNG…
An ICO file holds several sizes of one icon in a single file. Here is how it works, how to open it on Windows, Mac and online, an…
No phone needed: read a QR code on your computer screen, in a screenshot, a PDF or a saved photo - on Windows, Mac and Chromebook.
JPG cannot be transparent, so every JPG icon comes with a white box. Here is why it happens, when a JPG icon is fine, and the two…
Every icon size you actually need on one page - Windows ICO, favicons, Mac ICNS, iPhone, Android and Chrome extensions - and how…
Invalid link, no media found, no sound, a file that will not play - here is how to find out why a Twitter (X) download failed and…
Blurry, pixelated or fuzzy icons on Windows, in browser tabs or on phones - the 7 real causes and the quick fix for each one.
Copy the post link, paste it, pick a quality, save the MP4. Step-by-step for iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac - plus which qualit…
Sharp on your phone, mushy on Instagram or WhatsApp? Apps resize and recompress every upload. Here is what they do, the sizes to…
Blurry logo, jagged text, fuzzy icons? It is almost always a raster file stretched too far. Here is how to tell vector from raste…
Resize first, then compress - and pick the right format. The 5-step method to shrink photos and graphics by 80% or more with no v…
A PNG cannot become a keyboard emoji - but it can become a custom emoji or sticker on Discord, Slack, Twitch, Telegram, WhatsApp…
Turn any picture into an .ico and use it on folders, shortcuts, This PC, the Recycle Bin, the taskbar and even USB drives - plus…
Every way to get your own books onto a Kindle: which formats Send to Kindle accepts, email and web uploader limits, copying over…
X converts every GIF into a silent, looping MP4 - that is why your download is a video. Here is why it happens, how to tell a GIF…
Why does one image format have four names? The history behind JPG, JPEG, JPE and JFIF, why Windows saves .jfif files, and how to…
HEIF is the container, HEIC is HEIF with HEVC compression - the format your iPhone shoots. Here is what that means, how to open b…
How to open ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR.GZ and every popular archive format online - no software, no signup, no installation needed.
The file extension can lie. Learn 5 easy ways to identify any image's true format - from a quick glance to bulletproof magic-byte…
Why two .ico files that look the same can behave differently: bitmap vs PNG icons, why some tools reject older icons, and every i…