Free photography tools
Every tool on this page runs entirely in your browser. Your photos are never uploaded — close the tab and they are gone. Wave 2 will add a social-media resizer, a depth-of-field calculator and a golden-hour calculator.
Image Compressor
Batch-compress JPG, PNG and WebP with a quality slider and optional resizing. See exactly how much you saved on every file.
Live now🖨️Print Size Calculator
Pixels in, print sizes out — at 150, 240 and 300 DPI, in inches and centimetres, plus the megapixel math explained.
Live now🔍EXIF Viewer & Remover
Inspect camera settings hidden in a photo, then strip GPS and metadata before sharing.
Live now🎨Color Palette Extractor
The five dominant colours of any photo, with hex codes you can copy into your editor.
Live nowWhy these tools run in your browser
Most “free” online photo tools pay their server bills with your files: you upload a photo, wait, and download a result — while a copy sits on a stranger's server, under terms you never read. Camera Tale tools work the other way. The code travels to your photo, not the other way around: everything on this page executes on your own device, so a wedding client's gallery, a product shoot, or a family picture is never transmitted anywhere. Close the tab and nothing remains — no account, no history, no copies. For photographers who handle other people's images for a living, that is not a feature; it is the whole point.
Which tool do you need?
Sending photos anywhere — web, email, a client gallery — start with the Image Compressor. It is the tool our readers use most, usually right after the export step in one of the free editing apps we recommend. Printing anything — an album, a canvas, a portfolio book — run the numbers through the Print Size Calculator first; it takes ten seconds and has saved more than one expensive reprint, especially for the kind of considered work in our fine-art photography guide. And before any of it, craft still wins: the fastest file is worthless if the frame is soft, so keep the sharpness fundamentals close.
What is coming next
Wave 2 is already scoped: a social-media resizer with platform presets, a depth-of-field calculator, and a golden-hour calculator for planning shoots around the light. Every one of them will follow the same rule as the tools above: free, instant, and private by design.
Frequently asked questions
Are the tools really free?
Yes — no accounts, no watermarks, no “pro” tier hiding the download button. The site is supported by its readership, not by your files.
Do the tools work offline?
Once a tool page has loaded, yes. The processing happens on your device, so a plane, a studio with bad Wi-Fi, or a location shoot makes no difference.
Can I suggest a tool?
Please do — the roadmap above exists because readers asked. The blog comments and contact page reach the same desk that builds these.