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Practical instructions with desktop and phone screenshots, short demonstrations and answers to common questions.
How to separate vocals and instrumental audio
Separate vocals and backing, or vocals, drums, bass and other instruments. Compare the results in a shared player with mute, solo, volumes, speed and fragment looping.
Read the guide →How to open a document online and save a PDF preview
View a document in your browser without installing an office suite. Open a file, check its pages and save the generated PDF preview.
Read the guide →How to save a YouTube video to your device
Find the correct video link, choose an available video format and save the result on desktop or mobile.
Read the guide →How to save audio from a YouTube video as MP3
Use a video link to prepare an audio file, then save it to your computer or phone. Learn where to find the result and what to do if preparation fails.
Read the guide →How to improve image quality and compare the result
Choose an enhancement mode, set an enlargement scale and compare the processed image with the original before saving.
Read the guide →How to extract sound from a video
Extract one or all audio tracks, trim a fragment with timecodes and save MP3, AAC, M4A, Opus, WAV, OGG, FLAC or WMA, or copy the original audio.
Read the guide →How to trim a video online
Keep the part of a video that you need. Set the start and end, preview the selection and save the finished clip.
Read the guide →How to pixelate a photo in your browser
Create a mosaic effect, adjust the block size and save the processed image from desktop or mobile.
Read the guide →How to open a presentation online
View slides without installing presentation software. Convert a supported presentation to a browser preview and save its PDF.
Read the guide →How to open an archive and save its files
Choose an archive, inspect its contents and save the extracted files you need on a computer or phone.
Read the guide →How to add music or a voice track to a video
Place a separate audio file over a video and balance it with the original sound.
Read the guide →How to open a Visio diagram without Visio
Preview a Visio drawing in your browser and save its PDF representation.
Read the guide →How to open a DICOM image and inspect its tags
View DICOM pixels, including JPEG 2000, HTJ2K and JPEG XL, adjust the display window and inspect metadata.
Read the guide →How to edit a photo with a written instruction
Describe a change to a photo, review the processing options and compare the generated result.
Read the guide →How to try repairing a damaged video
Use the help beside the eight ordinary repair modes and the separate advanced reconstruction options. Learn how to choose a healthy sample and check the result.
Read the guide →How to gradually increase or decrease audio volume
Create a gradual rise from silence or a gradual reduction to silence at the beginning or end of a recording.
Read the guide →How to view an image and save another format
Open an image, inspect its dimensions and create a supported output copy.
Read the guide →How to change voice pitch and add effects
Try a voice preset and adjust pitch, speed and timbre before exporting a new recording.
Read the guide →How to check left and right audio channels
Listen to stereo channels and inspect whether the two sides differ.
Read the guide →How to test your microphone online
Check the live waveform and input levels, then record and listen to a short sample on your device.
Read the guide →How to cut a section from an audio recording
Set the boundaries on the waveform, preview the audio that will remain and export a shorter copy.
Read the guide →How to identify a file by its contents
Check a file signature instead of relying only on the extension in its name.
Read the guide →How to convert latitude and longitude formats
Turn geographic coordinates into another supported notation and check their location.
Read the guide →How to play a video backward
Create a reversed copy and review the available sound and output settings.
Read the guide →How to edit MP3 title, artist and album
Update the metadata shown by a music player and save an edited copy.
Read the guide →How to rotate a sideways video
Choose an orientation and save a video that displays the right way up.
Read the guide →How to diagnose and convert text encoding
Read text with the intended character encoding and prepare a correctly encoded copy.
Read the guide →How to fix text typed with the wrong keyboard layout
Convert mistyped keyboard characters without retyping the whole passage.
Read the guide →How to convert a video to another format
Choose a supported target format and review compatibility before starting conversion.
Read the guide →How to normalize audio loudness
Bring recordings closer to a chosen loudness target while checking peaks and listening quality.
Read the guide →How to convert a route or geodata file
Change a supported geographic file into another available format and verify the geometry.
Read the guide →How to build a spectrogram from an audio recording
Inspect how frequencies change over time and export an available visualization.
Read the guide →How to join audio with a crossfade
Overlap the end of one recording with the start of another for a smoother transition.
Read the guide →How to make a video gradually appear from black or disappear to black
Gradually reveal the picture at the start or darken it to black at the end, without changing the frame dimensions.
Read the guide →Optimize GIF
Upload and recompress the selected GIF with the current settings.
Read the guide →How to resize a photo to exact dimensions
Set image dimensions, keep proportions and save a supported output copy.
Read the guide →How to make a demotivator from a picture
Add a title and caption around an image and export the finished composition.
Read the guide →How to recognize text in images and PDF and export HTML or Markdown
Recognize images or selected PDF pages, detect languages automatically, compare source and text, and export TXT, Word, Markdown, HTML or JSON.
Read the guide →How to extract still frames from a video
Choose frame extraction settings and save images from a clip.
Read the guide →How to measure distance or area on a map
Mark points on a map and inspect the length or area calculated from their geometry.
Read the guide →How to find a pixel color in an image
Inspect a color in a picture and copy the displayed color code.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Photo levels editor
Set black, white and midtone points with separate RGB channels.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: RGB curves editor
Shape contrast and individual color channels with a five-point tonal curve.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Gradient map for photos
Map image brightness to three chosen colors with a movable midpoint.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Photo channel mixer
Combine red, green and blue sources into one output channel or monochrome.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Selective color correction
Adjust cyan, magenta, yellow and black contributions in a selected color range.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Shadows and highlights
Lighten dark areas and reduce bright areas with a controllable tonal range.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Lens distortion correction
Manually correct barrel or pincushion distortion and adjust the image scale.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Photo perspective correction
Rectify a photographed rectangle by selecting its four source corners.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Tilt-Shift photo effect
Keep a band of the photo sharp and gradually blur areas outside it.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Image offset with wraparound
Shift an image horizontally and vertically, wrapping cut-off pixels to the opposite side.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Photo color balance
Correct color casts separately in shadows, midtones and highlights.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Color photo filter
Add a warm, cool or custom color filter with adjustable density and brightness compensation.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: High Pass detail map
Extract fine detail and edges as a gray-centered high-pass image.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Two-color image threshold
Turn a photograph into two colors using an adjustable brightness threshold.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Posterize a photo
Reduce the number of shades in each RGB channel for a graphic poster effect.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Halftone dot effect
Create a single-ink print effect using dots whose size follows the local image brightness.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Motion blur
Add directional motion trails with adjustable angle and distance.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Radial spin and zoom blur
Create circular or radial blur around a center you choose.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Photo emboss effect
Transform brightness edges into a gray relief with directional light and shadow.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Solarize a photo
Partially invert bright RGB channel values to create a surreal color effect.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Replace a color in a photo
Replace a chosen RGB color and similar shades, with adjustable tolerance and shading preservation.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Median photo denoise
Reduce isolated light and dark specks with a median filter and an adjustable difference threshold.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Oil painting photo effect
Turn a photo into broad paint-like patches using local brightness groups.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Find photo edges
Extract brightness contours with adjustable strength and two custom colors.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Crystallize a photo
Transform a photo into irregular polygonal color cells with a repeatable pattern.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Diffuse photo pixels
Scatter nearby colors to create a textured surface, with light-only and dark-only modes.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Twirl a photo
Twist the central area of a photo clockwise or counterclockwise with a soft radial transition.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Wave distortion for photos
Bend rows or columns with a sine wave and control how the edges are filled.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Shear a photo along a curve
Bend a photo horizontally using top, middle and bottom shift controls.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Polar coordinates photo effect
Wrap a rectangular photo into a circle or unwrap a circular image into a rectangle.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Select a color range
Keep or remove similar colors and export a transparent cutout or grayscale mask.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Feather image edges
Soften the alpha boundary of an image inward without changing its colors.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Expand or contract a mask
Grow or shrink white mask areas using maximum and minimum filters.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Outline a transparent object
Add a colored inner, outer or centered outline along an image alpha boundary.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Add an inner shadow
Create a recessed edge or inner highlight using the transparency of an image.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Overlay a gradient on a photo
Blend a linear or radial color gradient over a photo with adjustable scale and opacity.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Overlay a pattern on a photo
Add repeating stripes, dots or a checkerboard using a custom color and blend mode.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Equalize an image histogram
Redistribute tonal values to increase contrast with brightness or separate RGB processing.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Glass distortion effect
Distort a photo through a repeatable smooth procedural glass texture.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Custom 3×3 image filter
Create a convolution filter with nine weights, a divisor, brightness offset and strength.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Bevel a transparent edge
Add highlights and shadows along the edge of a transparent object.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Outer glow for a transparent image
Place a soft colored halo behind a transparent object.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Satin layer effect
Create soft interior bands from the transparency contour of an image.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Remove a color matte from PNG edges
Correct white, black or colored contamination in translucent pixels.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Shift red and blue image channels
Create or adjust colored fringes by shifting red and blue separately.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Wind streaks photo effect
Extend bright details into directional fading streaks.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Pointillist photo effect
Turn a photo into colored dots on a chosen paper color.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Two-color diffusion dithering
Represent photo tones with two ink colors and error diffusion.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Relief lighting for a photo
Simulate directional light using image brightness as a height map.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Spherize a photo
Bend a photo into a spherical or cylindrical shape.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Blend two images
Combine two images with blend modes and adjustable opacity.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Distort with a displacement map
Warp an image using the brightness or channels of a second image.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Match colors to a reference image
Transfer average RGB color and contrast from a reference photograph.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Edge-preserving surface blur
Smooth small color variations while retaining stronger edges.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Diffuse highlight glow
Add a soft colored glow around bright photo details.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Gradient image transparency
Fade an image to transparency along a line or from the center.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Create a luminosity mask
Select a brightness range as a grayscale mask or transparency.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Canvas and surface texture
Add directional shading from a repeating surface texture.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Concentric ripple distortion
Distort a photo with concentric waves around a chosen center.
Read the guide →How to use this tool: Color halftone screen
Turn photo colors into a rotated four-ink-style dot pattern.
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