6 Ways to Resize Images in Windows 11
Users often need to resize images to fit them better on websites, blogs, documents, or even within frames for printed output. Almost every general image-editing app for Windows has options for resizing pictures. Windows 11 also includes pre-installed apps it’s possible to utilize for resizing images to more ideal dimensions.
Here are some ways to resize images in Windows 11 with its pre-installed Microsoft apps and some third-party software alternatives.
1. How to Resize Images With Photos
Photos is primarily a default image viewer app that comes with Windows 11, but it does include some basic editing options. You can use that app to resize your images in pixels and percentage terms. These are the steps for resizing pictures with Photos:
Users who select the alternativePercentageoption need to enter percentage values in theWidthandHeightboxes. Entering values like 80 and 90 will reduce the size of the image by 20 and 10 percent. Inputting higher numbers like 110 and 120 will increase the image’s size by 10 and 20 percent. Thus, the percentage size change amounts to how much the values are above or below 100.
TheResizebox in Photos also includes aQualitybar setting. However, you can only use that setting for JPG output. Select the .jpgoption in theFile extension drop-down menu. Then drag the bar’s slider left or right to set the picture quality in the resized image.
2. How to Resize Images With Paint
Microsoft Paint is the raster graphics app bundled with Windows 11. It’s a relatively basic drawing and image-editing software compared with the likes of PhotoShop. However, utilizing Paint is fine for basic stuff like resizing and cropping images. OurPaint guide to resizing and cropping imagesincludes full instructions for how you can change your images’ dimensions with that app.
3. How to Resize Images With Paint 3D
Paint 3D is an advanced version of the aforementioned Paint with options for adding and modifying three-dimensional objects. That Microsoft app also incorporates a tool for resizing images with your mouse and inputting values. This is how it’s possible to resize your images within Paint 3D in Windows 11:
it’s possible to also enter different values in theWidthandHeightboxes to resize the image. SelectPixelsorPercentageon the drop-down menu to change the value type. Deselect theLock aspect ratiooption if you don’t want to retain the image’s proportions.
4. How to Resize Images With Edge
Canary and beta versions of the Edge web browser include a built-in image editor feature with which you’re able to resize images. You can try out that feature as covered in our article aboutediting images in Edge. However, you’ll have to make do with extensions (or web apps) for resizing images in Edge stable for now. This is how you can resize your pictures in Edge with the Image Magic Extension:
5. How to Resize Images via Windows 11’s Context Menu
Some third-party editing apps for images integrate with File Explorer’s context menu. CoolTweak and Image Resizer are two such apps that add options for resizing images to the context menu. Those options enable you to resize images by right-clicking their files in Explorer. Check out our guide aboutadding resize image options to the context menufor further details about CoolTweak and Image Resizer.
6. How to Batch Resize Images With FastStone Photo Resizer
FastStone Photo Resizer is a freeware app designed for applying basic image editing to multiple files. You can utilize that software to batch resize, crop, rename, and convert image files. It also includes options for adding watermarks and text to pictures. You can batch-resize images with FastStone Photo Resizer as follows:
FastStone Photo Resizer also includes additionalIn Percentage,In Print Size, andResize based on one sideoptions for resizing. You can select quarter, half, double, or triple options on the percentage preset drop-down menu. TheIn Print Sizeoption enables you to resize images in centimeters and inches for printing purposes.
Make Your Images Fit Better by Resizing Them in Windows 11
So, there are various ways you can resize photographs and pictures with different Windows 11 apps. The pre-installed Photos and Paint apps are sufficient for resizing images in pixels and percentages. However, you can resize images with your mouse in Paint 3D. FastStone Photo Resizer is an especially useful app for users who need to resize single or multiple images for printing. Or check out CoolTweak to resize your photos from the context menu.
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