QuickPix guides
Practical image workflow guides
These are field checklists for common image jobs: publishing faster web pages, preparing product photos, sharing screenshots safely, making social assets, and handing files to developers. Each workflow links directly to the QuickPix tools you need, and every step can be done without uploading your image to a server.
Publish a blog hero image without slowing the page
Best for: Bloggers, founders, and content teams
- Crop the source image to a 16:9 composition so the focal point stays visible on cards and previews.
- Resize the image to 1600px wide for desktop hero use; create an 800px copy for mobile if your CMS supports responsive images.
- Convert photographs to WebP. Keep PNG only for screenshots, diagrams, or transparency.
- Compress at 78–82% quality, then preview text edges and gradients before publishing.
- Rename the file with real words, for example modern-kitchen-remodel-before-after.webp instead of IMG_3481.webp.
Prepare product photos for an online store
Best for: Ecommerce sellers and marketplace listings
- Start with a square crop when the product is the main subject; use 4:5 for lifestyle images where context matters.
- Resize primary product images to 1200×1200 or 1600×1600 depending on the marketplace requirement.
- Export as JPG or WebP unless the image needs transparency. Product photos rarely need PNG.
- Compress around 82–88% quality so fabric texture, labels, and small details remain crisp.
- Use the color picker to record dominant product colors for listing metadata, brand pages, or design handoff.
Share a private document screenshot safely
Best for: Anyone handling invoices, IDs, medical images, or internal docs
- Crop away browser chrome, desktop background, other tabs, account names, and anything outside the part you need to share.
- Resize the screenshot only if the recipient does not need pixel-perfect detail.
- Use PNG when text readability is the priority; use WebP when size is more important.
- Avoid uploading sensitive screenshots to server-side converters. QuickPix tools run locally in the browser, so the image file is not sent to us.
- Before sending, zoom to 100% and scan corners, headers, and footers for accidental personal information.
Create social media assets from one source image
Best for: Creators, small businesses, and social teams
- Make a square 1080×1080 version for grid posts, a 1080×1920 vertical version for stories, and a 1200×630 landscape version for link previews.
- Keep important faces, product names, and calls to action away from the outer 10% of the frame so platform UI does not cover them.
- Compress each export separately. A vertical story can often tolerate more compression than a post with small text.
- Use consistent file names so campaigns stay organized: launch-product-square.webp, launch-product-story.webp, launch-product-link-preview.webp.
- Check the color palette for brand consistency before scheduling posts across platforms.
Hand off image assets to a developer
Best for: Designers and frontend teams
- Export the final artwork at the actual display sizes your layout needs instead of handing off a single oversized master file.
- Provide WebP for photos, PNG for transparent UI graphics, and SVG for vector icons when available.
- Use Base64 only for tiny inline assets, such as icons under 10KB. Larger Base64 images make HTML and CSS heavier.
- Include HEX colors extracted from mockups so hover states, shadows, and background gradients can be recreated accurately.
- Document intended dimensions, format, and quality setting next to each file so future updates stay consistent.
Why this matters for quality
Image optimization is not just about smaller files. It affects privacy, accessibility, search previews, Core Web Vitals, social sharing, and whether a visitor can actually use the image on their device. QuickPix combines practical tools with decision guidance so users can finish the job correctly instead of guessing.