Anyone recommend a free image resising program?

Harold.Finch

For a few years I have used a program called Fotosizer to reduce the size and quality of my camera photos for sending to others. Lately, the program updated and seems to call home before every use and now (optionally) asks for a registration number which one has to pay for.

I'd like to change to another, possible open source, program. Anyone have any ideas? I'd like to be able to change image size, set the quality level and have the original Exim info copied into the copy.

Thanks.

bod1467

I've used Irfan before, and the associated Pearl Mountain Image Resizer/Converter.

onomatopoeia99

FastStone? I've used it before in the past and it does the things you're asking for. From memory it gives you the option to strip or retain the exif info.

Fortyfoot

Yep, Irfanview -

http://www.irfanview.com/

Fortyfoot

Andy_L

+1 for Irfan view as well.
Although are you looking for an app to run on your phone & do it or to run on separate computer? I don't think there's an IrfanView app.

GabbaGabbaHey

XnView can do this (and a lot more besides) and is free.

http://www.xnview.com/en/

nath81

paint.net is my image editor of choice, and free.

ARandomMiser

Another fan of IrfanView but for image resizing I use ImageResizer (funnily enough)

I like the way it is available on the right click context menu and allows you to do many images in a single command

Harold.Finch

Just want to say thank you to all who replied.

Currently playing with IrfanView which does everything need. I am also very impressed with the standalone program XnConvert which comes from the XnView stable.

Grateful for all the advice guys.

Owain_Moneysaver

I don't know about the others, but Irfanview can do batch processing which is handy if you have a load of photos you want to reduce and compress.

ARandomMiser

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

I don't know about the others, but Irfanview can do batch processing which is handy if you have a load of photos you want to reduce and compress.

That is why I like Imageresizer. Use Windows File Manager to go to directory; select files; right-click; select new size; select replace/overwrite; select OK - job done.