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
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/