Picture Resizer 6.0

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An easy-to-use and free tool for batch resizing of JPG pictures and photos.

PhotoResize in action

How to use it?

  • Download PhotoResize400.exe and place it on your desktop.
  • Drag and drop JPG files or folders with JPG files on the application icon.
  • The tool will resize JPG images and save them next to the originals. Names of the new pictures will be based on the original names, with a suffix indicating their size. For example, the resized version of MyPhoto.jpg will be called MyPhoto-400.jpg, where the number 400 indicates the size of the picture.

Configuration

The size of output pictures is controlled by the name of the application. To rename it, click on the icon to select it and do one of these things: press F2 key, click in the text under the icon, or right-click the icon and select Rename command in the menu.

Depending on your settings, you'll either see ".exe" on the end or not. If you see it, keep it there, if you do not see it, do not add it.

Renaming wizard


Resizing method: Compression quality:
Size: x Custom quality (1-100):

Rename to: PhotoResize400.exe

For more advanced scenarios, you'll need to use the command line parameters. Learn about them on the advanced settings page.

Highlights

Maximum number of images

Picture Resizer does not limit the number of images resized at once, but there are other factors that may impose a limit.

When files are dragged and dropped on the tool icon, Windows Explorer sends the names of the dropped files as command line parameters to Picture Resizer. Windows has a limit on the total length of command line. If the filenames(+paths) are longer than the limit, Explorer will not run the tool and display an error instead.

To work around this limitation, drag and drop entire folders instead of individual files or place your files closer to to the root of your hard drive (e.g. place them into C:\imgs instead of C:\Documents and Settings\YourUserName\My Documents\My Pictures\Vacation\).

Notes

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Name codes overview

Resizing method

Additional options

What's new in version 6.0

A bugfix update 6.0.1 was released on February 13th 2012.

What's new in version 5.0

What's new in version 4.0

What's new in version 3.5

What's new in version 3.0

Run Picture Resizer from context menu of .jpg files and folders

Version 2.0 introduces a new usage scenario. The tool supports intergration with Windows shell and allows you to define one or more commands that are added to Windows Explorer context menu (the menu that appears when you right-click on a file). Separate each switch by space, just like on command line.

To add a command to context menu, start the tool and type the name of the command to the "Command name" field and additional command line options (if you want to use them) to the "Additional options" field. Finally click the "Add to context menu" button.

To remove all created commands, click the "Remove all".

Resize pictures in batches from context menu.
Version 2.0 allows you to add multiple commands to context menu of .jpg files.

PhotoResize was recently updated to be compatible with Vista Explorer - you can use it as a replacement for the missing Image Resizer PowerToy.

What's new in version 2.0

What's new in version 1.5

What's new in version 1.4

Picture Resizer run from context menu Open Windows Explorer and go to your "Send To" folder (usually C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name>\SendTo). Place one or more configured copies of Picture Resizer there. Items placed in this folder will appear in Send To context menu as demonstrated on the picture.

Tip: you may change the tool's name to for example "Resize to 400.exe" instead of "PhotoResize400.exe".

What's new in version 1.3

What's new in version 1.2

What's new in version 1.1

Download

Version 6.0 from November 6th 2010:

Version 3.0 from April 14th 2008:

Other resources

Learn more about images in article 'What is a computer image?'.

How can you help?

You are welcome to help PhotoResizer by:

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user iconAnonymous on June 12th 2021 0

Can PNG vs WEBP also convert image files, and it would be great if it could do that.

user iconAnonymous on June 25th 2021 0

THANK YOU FOR THIS AWESOME PROGRAM! 😊

user iconAnonymous on November 12th 2021 0

How rewrite sourcefile in command line with parameters?

user iconAnonymous on November 29th 2021 0

moved company and had to have this again

user iconAnonymous on May 26th 2022 0

Simple and wonderful program. I have been using it over ten years.

user icondanie! on October 13th 2022 0

Revisiting the website after some years I had some problems looking for the list with commandS. After 3 times switching between advanced settings and main page, I clicked on the picture that looked like a print-screen of the setup window of the app. Then I got aware that this is not a print-screen but a WIZARD

user icondanie! on June 7th 2023 0

when you run Picture resizer, and the instruction window opens, you "Addition options: -o"
I suggest to mention that this switch(?) results in the app running and closing without notice... "See Advanced Settings for more options"

user iconAnonymous on October 4th 2023 0

One of the best pieces of software I had - but seems to refuse to work below Win 11 (rights problem?)

user iconAnonymous on December 27th 2024 0

This happens when the image path contains spaces.
To solve this: In the registry, change ' ... -o %1% ' to ' ... -o "%1%" '

user iconAnonymous on April 16th 0

Is the app still free?

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