17+ Image Tools
The tools here cover three kinds of work: Bulk Image Optimization and Image Compression for existing files, AI Image Generation from a text prompt, and finding ready-made stock.
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ToonMe
freemiumToonMe uses AI to convert user photos into cartoon and vector-style portraits. It offers automated cartoon generation with multiple visual effects and works through web and mobile apps.
Squoosh
freemiumSquoosh is a browser application that reduces image file sizes while maintaining quality by performing all compression locally on the user's device. It supports drag-and-drop image input and allows users to adjust compression settings before saving.
Kraken.io
paidKraken.io optimizes and compresses images in JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, SVG, AVIF, HEIC, and PDF formats to reduce file size while preserving quality. It offers a web interface, API access, WordPress and Magento plugins, and cloud storage for managing optimized images.
Cloudinary
freemiumCloudinary provides APIs and AI-powered tools to automate the entire lifecycle of images and videos, including upload, storage, transformation, optimization, and delivery. It supports dynamic media experiences across web, mobile, social, and commerce channels with scalable asset management and workflow automation.
ImageKit.io
freemiumImageKit.io offers real-time optimization and transformation of images and videos, an AI-powered digital asset management system, and creative automation for scalable on-brand banner creation. It supports global CDN delivery, AI transformations, and integrations with existing infrastructure.
ShortPixel
freemiumShortPixel optimizes JPEG, PNG, GIF, and PDF images using lossy, glossy, and lossless compression algorithms. It supports automatic conversion to WebP and AVIF formats, bulk optimization, and integration with WordPress and other platforms to enhance website performance.
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How to choose Images tools
Pexels and Pixabay are completely free stock libraries with commercial-use licenses. Vecteezy adds a free tier alongside paid plans starting at $15 a month. Fast Image AI handles both text-to-image and photo-to-image work, with plans from $6.93 a month billed yearly. AI Imagine covers generation and editing, starting at $4.99 a month.
Two things separate these tools more than anything else. The first is whether the tool creates images or finds them: Pexels, Pixabay and Vecteezy are stock libraries. Fast Image AI, AI Imagine and ToonMe generate new images. The second is cost before the first image is produced. Pexels, Pixabay and Remove AI Metadata cost nothing at all. Bust Down Filter and AI Imagine require a paid plan from the start. Getty Images publishes the steepest prices here, at $167 a month for an editorial plan and $225 a month for a creative one.
Generating images versus finding stock
Fast Image AI, AI Imagine and ToonMe create images that do not exist yet. Fast Image AI takes a text prompt or an uploaded photo and returns a result in multiple styles, including high-resolution files cleared for commercial use. AI Imagine combines generation with editing and supports several AI models, starting at $4.99 a month. ToonMe turns photos into cartoon portraits; its free plan exists but full access requires a paid tier with no price published. Pexels, Pixabay and Vecteezy hold large libraries of photos and videos made by other people. Pexels and Pixabay are completely free. Vecteezy is free for attributed use or $15 a month for commercial use without attribution.
What each tool costs before the first image
Pexels, Pixabay and Remove AI Metadata cost nothing and have no paid tier to access further features. Fast Image AI and Vecteezy are freemium: a free level exists, and paid plans start at $6.93 a month and $15 a month respectively. AI Image Styles offers one free image per day for guests, then sells one-time credit packs from $9 with credits that never expire. Bust Down Filter and AI Imagine are paid-only; Bust Down Filter starts at $4.16 a month billed annually and AI Imagine at $4.99 a month. Getty Images is the most expensive tool here, at $167 a month for editorial content or $225 a month for creative content, both on annual plans.
Transforming a photo you already have
Three tools here take an existing photo and change it rather than generating from scratch. AI Image Styles applies style templates without any prompt writing, costs 4 credits per image, and refunds credits on failed generations. Fast Image AI also accepts uploaded photos and applies artistic styles, covered under the same plans used for text-to-image work, starting at $6.93 a month billed yearly. Bust Down Filter applies a specific hip-hop aesthetic with diamond and luxury-watch effects; it is paid-only from $4.16 a month billed annually. AI Image Styles and Fast Image AI both suit general style transfers. Bust Down Filter suits only that one specific look.
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Frequently asked questions
Which image tools are completely free?
Pexels, Pixabay and Remove AI Metadata are completely free with no paid tier required. Pexels and Pixabay are stock libraries with commercial-use licenses; most content on both requires no attribution. Remove AI Metadata strips AI generation tags and standard photo metadata entirely in the browser, with no file uploaded to a server. Yandex Images also has a free plan for reverse image search.
Which tools generate images from a text prompt?
Fast Image AI, AI Imagine and ToonMe all generate images from prompts. Fast Image AI produces high-resolution results cleared for commercial use, starting at $6.93 a month billed yearly. AI Imagine supports multiple AI models and starts at $4.99 a month. ToonMe focuses on cartoon-style portraits; it has a free plan but full features require a paid subscription with no price listed publicly.
Which tool suits transforming a photo into a different style?
AI Image Styles and Fast Image AI both handle photo-to-image transformation. AI Image Styles uses preset style templates so no prompt writing is needed, charges 4 credits per image, and sells one-time packs from $9 with credits that do not expire. Fast Image AI accepts uploaded photos alongside text prompts and is covered by the same yearly plans. Bust Down Filter does the same job but only for one specific hip-hop aesthetic, starting at $4.16 a month billed annually.
Which stock image tools require no attribution?
Pexels and Pixabay require no attribution for most of their content and are completely free to use commercially. Vecteezy removes the attribution requirement on its Pro plan, which starts at $15 a month or $108 a year. Getty Images also requires no attribution under its license, but plans start at $167 a month, making it the most expensive stock option here.
Do any tools here help protect images from being used without permission?
Pixsy monitors image use across the web, scanning over 150 million images daily, and connects photographers with a network of 30 law firms worldwide on a no-win-no-fee basis. Its free plan exists; premium pricing requires a sales call. Remove AI Metadata works in the opposite direction, stripping metadata from images before they are shared, and is completely free.
Which tools give no public price and require a sales call?
Getty Images publishes its standard plan prices ($167 and $225 a month) but quotes enterprise pricing only on a call. Pixsy lists a free plan but gives no price for its premium tier without a sales call. ToonMe lists a free plan but publishes no price for its premium subscription. Pixabay and Pexels list no pricing at all because both are entirely free.