title: Images
created at: Fri Oct 18 2024 09:05:56 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
updated at: Sat Feb 08 2025 14:21:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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# Images
# Overview
The *Images* interface allows you to modify and manage images that you saved to your account. This feature includes the following tools:
* *Thumbnailer* — Use this tool to create thumbnails from images in a directory and store them in a `thumbnails` subdirectory.
* *Scaler* — Use this tool to resize individual images.
* *Converter* — Use this tool to convert one image file type to another file type and change the file type of all images in a directory. For example, you can change `.jpg` files to `.png` files.
!! Important
!! To modify an image in the *Images* interface, you **must** first upload it through one of cPanel’s file management interfaces:
!! The [*File Manager*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/file-manager/) interface (*cPanel » Home » Files » File Manager*).
!! The [*Web Disk*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/web-disk) interface (*cPanel » Home » Files » Web Disk*).
!! The [*FTP Accounts*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/ftp-accounts) interface (*cPanel » Home » Files » FTP Accounts*).
!! The [*Git\_\_ Version Control*](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/git-version-control) interface (*cPanel » Home » Files » Git\_\_ Version Control*).
# Thumbnailer
Click *Thumbnailer* to create smaller versions of images (thumbnails).
* For example, create thumbnails to conserve bandwidth on a photo page, where visitors can view smaller previews of your images before you access the larger ones.
* The *Thumbnailer* tool creates a new `thumbnails` subdirectory within the selected folder.
* The system adds the `tn_` prefix to thumbnail images’ filenames. For example, the system creates the `tn_image.png` thumbnail image for the `image.png` file.
To convert a directory of images to thumbnails, perform the following steps:
1. Locate the folder that contains the images that you wish to convert.
!! Note\
You **must** select an entire folder to convert to a thumbnail. The *Thumbnailer* tool **cannot** convert individual images.
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or the folder’s name to navigate the file system.
- Click _Thumbnail_ to select the folder.
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1. In the *Scale Percent* text boxes, enter the percentage by which you wish to shrink your images.
2. Select the *Keep Aspect Ratio* checkbox to ensure that the image’s dimensions remain proportional, to prevent distortion of the image.
* Click *Reset Dimensions* to reset the *Scale Percent* values to their defaults.
3. Click *Thumbnail Images*.
* After the *Thumbnailer* converts your images into thumbnails, the following message will appear:
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The system successfully converted your images into thumbnail images and stored them in the following location: /home/user/.cpanel/thumbnails/tn_*
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- Click the thumbnail path to open the directory in cPanel’s [_File Manager_](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/file-manager) interface (_cPanel » Home » Files » File Manager_).
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# Scaler
Click *Scaler* to enlarge or shrink an image.
To resize an image, perform the following steps:
1. Navigate to the folder that contains the image to resize.
2. Locate the image that you wish to resize and click *Scale*.
3. To set the new image size, perform either of the following two steps:
* Use the *New Dimensions* text boxes to define, in pixels, the desired image size.
* Use the *Percent* text boxes to define the percentage by which you wish to resize your images.
4. Select the *Keep the current aspect ratio* checkbox to ensure that the image’s dimensions remain proportional, to prevent distortion of the image.
* Click *Reset Dimensions* to reset the *Percent* values to the default.
5. Select the *Retain a copy of the old image as* a checkbox to store a copy of the original image. Specify the file path to save the copy to in the text box.
6. Click *Scale Image*. A success message will appear.
# Converter
Click *Converter* to convert any of the supported file types from one type to another.
To change an image’s file type, perform the following steps:
1. Select the folder or file that you wish to convert.
* Click the folder icon
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or the folder’s name to navigate the file system.
- Click _Convert_ to select the folder or file.
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1. From the menu, select the file format to which to convert your image or images. You may select any of the following file formats:
* `.PNG`
* `.JPG`
* `.GIF`
* `.BMP`
2. Click *Convert*. A success message will appear. The system saves the new file in the same directory as the original file.