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Bright Agbomado
Bright Agbomado

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I built a free browser-based image converter — no uploads, files never leave your device

I've been frustrated with image tools that upload your files to their
servers. You never really know what happens to your photos after that.

So I built RelahConvert — a completely free image tool suite that runs
100% in your browser. No uploads, no servers, no accounts required.

What it does

  • Compress images — reduce file size while keeping quality
  • Resize images — by pixels or percentage
  • Convert between JPG, PNG and WebP formats
  • Convert images to PDF

All 10 tools are free and your files never leave your device. Everything
runs using the browser's built-in Canvas API.

How it works technically

Instead of sending files to a server, I use the HTML5 Canvas element to
process images directly in the browser. The user picks a file, Canvas
reads the pixel data, applies the transformation, and outputs the result
— all locally.

For the PDF conversion I used a lightweight JS library to bundle images
into a proper PDF structure without any server involvement.

What's next

I'm adding 30 more tools over the next few weeks including:

  • GIF, BMP and TIFF conversions
  • Crop, rotate and flip
  • Grayscale, brightness and contrast adjustments
  • Watermark tool
  • EXIF metadata remover

Try it

RelahConvert — completely free, no account needed.

Would love any feedback from the dev community on the approach or
any tools you'd like to see added.

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