Best image converter & resizer for Linux

Tools/Image resizer

For WordPress users or other Web editors writers, image management can become one of the most boring things, especially working with pictures galleries.

With Linux, I have always used a Gimp plugin for this massive operations, but for a few years I have switched to the WebP format for my projects, which is really efficent but non supported by that plugin (need to use command line or single editing).

Switcheroo, easy and simple

I discovered Switcheroo project by Khaleel Al-Adhami.

Switcheroo is an app that makes it easy to change images.

With Switcheroo you can select muliple images and convert them at the same time while still having control over the quality. You can simply drag images on it or use context menu on multiple selection. Switcheroo interface is simple and effective, just the way I like it.

I use on Arch Linux GNOME but you can install also in Debian, Ubuntu and other supported distributions also via Flatpak.

What it does:

Converts images: Imagine you have a picture of an anime girl saved as a JPEG. Switcheroo can change it to a PNG, a WEBP, or many other formats. It’s like translating the picture into different languages that computers understand. WordPress ond other Web editor prefear lighter images.
Edits images: Switcheroo can also change things about the picture itself. It can:
- Make the image smaller or bigger.
- Change the quality if it’s a type of image that can be compressed (made smaller).
- If the image is a GIF (like a short animation), it can split it up into the individual pictures that make it up.

How it works:

Switcheroo uses a powerful tool called ImageMagick to do the hard work. ImageMagick is like a toolbox with lots of different tools for working with images. Switcheroo makes it easier to use those tools.

Examples:

You have a photo you want to use on your website, but it’s too big. You can use Switcheroo to make it smaller.
You have a drawing in SVG format, but you need it as a PNG to share with a friend. Switcheroo can convert it for you.
You have an animated GIF, and you want to use one of the frames as a still image. Switcheroo can split the GIF into frames so you can get the picture you want.

Switcheroo is a user-friendly tool that simplifies image conversion and manipulation, making it easy for you to work with various image formats and perform common editing tasks.