{"slug": "show-hn-imgkit-62-image-tools-that-run-in-the-browser", "title": "Show HN: ImgKit – 62 image tools that run in the browser", "summary": "ImgKit launched as a browser-based image toolkit offering 62 tools that process photos locally without uploading them to a server. The tool performs compression, resizing, format conversion, background removal, face blur, upscaling and text recognition on-device, using a 26 MB model that downloads once and is reused from the browser cache. ImgKit claims compression that reduces file size by 77% with no visible quality loss, and supports JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and iPhone HEIC formats with no account, watermark or daily limit.", "body_md": "[ImgKit](#top)\n\n# Free image compressor, resizer & converterMost image tools upload your photo. This one doesn't.\n\nCompress, resize and convert right here in the browser tab — and remove a background or blur every face without the photo ever reaching a server.\n\n[Optimize an image](https://imgkit.xyz/dashboard#optimize)Free forever · 100% private\n\nCompression you can't see\n\n## Which side is\n\n77% smaller?\n\nDrag the handle. One half is 77% lighter than the other, and it was compressed right here in a browser tab — see if you can find the seam.\n\nAI, on your device\n\n## The hard part\n\n is the hair.\n\nMost background removers turn loose strands into mush. Drag the handle and look along the edge of the hair: this is the model's raw output on this photo, with no touch-ups, produced on the device you're reading this on.\n\n- Transparent PNG or WebP, ready to drop onto any background\n- The photo never leaves your browser — no upload, no account\n- 26 MB model, downloaded once and then reused from the browser cache\n\nWhat it does\n\n## Four things it\n\ndoes well.\n\nNo sign-up flow, no watermark, no upsell at the end. Drop a file in, get a file back, close the tab.\n\n### Blazing fast\n\nYour device does the work. No waiting on uploads or servers.\n\n### AI that stays put\n\nBackground removal, face blur and upscaling run on your device — not on someone's server.\n\n### Tiny files\n\nSmart compression cuts weight without visible quality loss.\n\n### Nothing to sign up for\n\nNo account, no watermark, no daily limit. Drop a file in, take it back, close the tab.\n\nTools\n\n## Take what you\n\ncame here for.\n\n62 tools so far, each doing one job properly rather than ten things adequately. 1 more on the way, and none of them ask for your email.\n\n[See all tools](https://imgkit.xyz/dashboard)\n\nCompress\n\nBy quality or exact file size\n\nOpen tool\n\nResize\n\nPixels, mm, percent, presets\n\nOpen tool\n\nAny format\n\nMixed batches, every format\n\nOpen tool\n\nHEIC\n\niPhone photos to JPG, PNG, WebP\n\nOpen tool\n[See all tools](https://imgkit.xyz/dashboard)\n\nHow it works\n\n## There isn't\n\nmuch to it.\n\n### Drop your image\n\nPick a file from your device or drag it straight into ImgKit.\n\n### Tune the output\n\nSet the quality with one slider. See the real savings live.\n\n### Download & go\n\nGrab your optimized image. It never touched a server along the way.\n\nFormats\n\n## Whatever your\n\nphone shoots.\n\niPhone HEIC photos come out as JPG that opens anywhere. PNG, WebP and AVIF convert in either direction, and nothing gets a watermark.\n\nOpened holiday.heic — 4000 × 1848, 1.2 MB\n\nPrivacy, not a promise\n\n## Turn off your wifi.\n\nIt still works.\n\nThe tools run inside the tab you already have open, so pulling the network doesn't stop them. There's no upload endpoint, no storage bucket and no account to create. Close the tab and the files are gone.\n\nThat matters most for the photos you'd think twice about uploading. Blur every face in a picture, cut a person out of a background, or read the text off an ID — the models download once and then run here, on your device. Most tools that do this send the photo to a server first.\n\nSee how that compares, side by side: [ImgKit vs TinyPNG](https://imgkit.xyz/tinypng-alternative), [ImgKit vs Squoosh](https://imgkit.xyz/squoosh-alternative), [ImgKit vs iLoveIMG](https://imgkit.xyz/iloveimg-alternative) and [ImgKit vs remove.bg](https://imgkit.xyz/remove-bg-alternative).\n\nGood to know\n\n## Things people ask.\n\n## Are my images uploaded anywhere?\n\nNo. ImgKit runs entirely in your browser. Your files are processed locally and never leave your device.\n\n## Which image formats are supported?\n\nYou can optimize JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF images, plus HEIC photos from iPhone. JPG and HEIC export as JPG; PNG, WebP and AVIF export as WebP, which keeps transparency.\n\n## Does the AI run on my device too?\n\nYes. Background removal, face blur, upscaling and text recognition all run in your browser. The model file downloads once and is then reused offline — the image itself is never sent anywhere, which is the whole point for a photo of someone's face or an ID.\n\n## Is ImgKit really free?\n\nYes. The core optimizer is free to use with no account and no watermark, for files up to 50 MB.\n\n## Will compression reduce image quality?\n\nImgKit balances size and quality for you. Fine-tune the quality slider and check the preview before downloading. If an image is already as small as it gets, you'll get the original back.\n\n## Go fix\n\nthat image.\n\nNo sign-up, no watermark, nothing uploaded. Free for files up to 50 MB.\n\n[Try ImgKit free](https://imgkit.xyz/dashboard)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-imgkit-62-image-tools-that-run-in-the-browser", "canonical_source": "https://imgkit.xyz", "published_at": "2026-10-07 03:33:55+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-07 03:49:18.181775+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-products", "computer-vision", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["ImgKit", "TinyPNG", "Squoosh", "iLoveIMG", "remove.bg"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-imgkit-62-image-tools-that-run-in-the-browser", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-imgkit-62-image-tools-that-run-in-the-browser.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-imgkit-62-image-tools-that-run-in-the-browser.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-imgkit-62-image-tools-that-run-in-the-browser.jsonld"}}