About ImageTools

Why I built this

I kept running into the same problem: government exam portals reject photos for reasons that make no sense until you read the fine print. UPSC wants 20–300KB. Kerala PSC Thulasi wants exactly 150×200px. SSC GD wants separate constraints for the photo and the signature. None of the existing tools handled these specific requirements without either uploading to a server or adding a watermark.

I built the first version as a quick tool for a friend preparing for Kerala PSC. It worked well enough that I kept adding more exam specs. Eventually it made sense to make it a proper site.

How the privacy thing actually works

Every tool here uses the browser's Canvas API. When you select a photo, it loads into memory inside your browser tab. The resize, compress, and stamp operations all happen there — no data ever hits a server. The download is generated locally too, using URL.createObjectURL().

This isn't a marketing claim — it's an architectural constraint. There is no server-side image processing code. There is no file upload endpoint. If you open the browser's Network tab while using any tool, you'll see zero requests carrying image data.

What's coming

Phase 1 is Indian government exam tools — UPSC, Kerala PSC, SSC GD, NEET, Aadhaar, Sarathi, PAN Card, Indian Passport. These are the highest-intent searches and the tools where getting the spec wrong has real consequences for the applicant.

After those stabilise and start ranking, Phase 2 adds content creator tools (YouTube Shorts safe zones, Instagram Reels, LinkedIn banners) and international document tools (US visa DS-160). Phase 3 brings in developer utilities — HEIC converter, favicon generator, Base64 encoder.

Contact

Found a spec error? A tool broke on your phone? Want to suggest an exam I'm missing? Send me a message. I try to respond within 48 hours.