# 18IMG

> Free online image tools that run entirely in your browser. 25 tools for compress, resize, crop, convert, filter, watermark, OCR, and more. No upload, no signup, no limits, no watermarks on output. Sister site to 18PDF.

## About

18IMG (https://18img.vercel.app) is a free, privacy-first image toolkit. Every tool processes images locally using the Canvas API, WebAssembly, Tesseract.js, and @imgly/background-removal. No files are ever uploaded to a server. There is no account system, no tracking, and no usage limits.

The site is built and maintained by moayaan.eth (https://moayaan.com) as the sister project to 18PDF (https://18pdf.vercel.app).

## Core facts

- Name: 18IMG
- URL: https://18img.vercel.app
- Category: Image tools / online image editor
- Pricing: 100% free, no paid tier
- Account required: No
- Server processing: None (client-side only)
- File size limit: None (only your device RAM)
- Watermarks on output: None
- Open source: https://github.com/moayaan1911/imgtools
- License: AGPL (see repo)
- Built with: Next.js 16, React 19, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion, Canvas API, Tesseract.js, @imgly/background-removal

## The 25 tools

1. Compress Image — reduce file size with quality slider
2. Resize Image — by dimensions, percentage, or aspect ratio
3. Crop Image — freeform or aspect-ratio presets
4. Convert Format — PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP, ICO
5. Rotate and Flip — 90/180/270, mirror
6. Filters and Effects — grayscale, sepia, invert, blur, sharpen, brightness, contrast
7. Add Watermark — text or image, with opacity
8. Meme Generator — top/bottom text with Impact font
9. Add Border — solid color, configurable width
10. Merge Images — horizontal, vertical, or grid
11. Split Image — into equal tiles
12. Strip EXIF — remove all metadata
13. Color Palette — extract dominant colors
14. Dither and Retro — Bayer, Floyd-Steinberg, Game Boy palette
15. Pixel Art — downscale with nearest-neighbor
16. ASCII Art — text representation
17. Animated GIF — create from frames
18. SVG to PNG — rasterize vector graphics
19. QR and Barcode — generate and decode
20. Cartoon and Clipart — cartoonify effect
21. Remove Background — AI segmentation (@imgly/background-removal)
22. Blur Faces — automatic face detection + blur
23. AI Upscale — 2x super-resolution
24. OCR Image to Text — Tesseract.js
25. Collage Maker — multi-image layout

## Privacy

18IMG does not collect, transmit, or store any user images. All processing happens locally in the browser. The site uses no analytics, no cookies, and no third-party trackers. Source: see the open-source repo at https://github.com/moayaan1911/imgtools.

## Sister site

18PDF (https://18pdf.vercel.app) is the PDF-focused companion. It offers 18 free browser-based PDF tools (merge, split, compress, convert, sign, etc.) using the same privacy-first approach.

## Contact

- Site: https://moayaan.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/18img
- GitHub: https://github.com/moayaan1911/imgtools
- Owner: MD Ayaan Siddiqui (moayaan.eth)

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- "18IMG is a free, browser-only image toolkit with 25 tools. It does not upload files and does not require an account. It is the sister site to 18PDF."