Resize

Whenever you go on vacation the batteries on your camera and smartphone need to be recharged on a daily basis, mostly because of all the photos you take. Coming back home can take you through the excruciating process of processing, but if you only want to resize, straightforward applications like Resize get the job done quickly.

Can be used on the go

The application comes with several advantages and you don’t even need to install it to notice the first one. In fact, the first advantage is represented by portability, which means you can easily use it from an USB Flash drive on other computers, while system registries are not at all affected.
On a visual level, the interface is rather compact, and sports a classic window design that makes accommodation a walk in the park. Most of the space is taken up by the list of files you process, while a side pane serves as the control panel, letting you specify some numerical values, preview your work, and put the process in motion.

Multiple size specifications to set

As the name suggests, the application’s core and only purpose is to change one or more picture resolutions according to several filters you specify. This is done either based on a percentage, height, width, or maximum dimension. In addition, you can force output file format to be JPG of custom quality.
The good thing is that you can easily load files by dragging them over the main window, and the process finishes almost instantly. The bad part is that you can only make one choice in terms of size, and width and height are separate options. In other words, you have to resize a picture two times to get it to a set of specific values.
As mentioned, you can set output to JPG, but this is not a mandatory option, and you can leave pictures under the original format. In addition, the application can integrate the original EXIF data in the output, so you don’t lose any RAW data captured with the camera, such as ISO or GPS coordinates.

A few last words

All things considered, we come to the conclusion that Resize is a lightweight and straightforward application with the sole purpose of doing as the name suggests. Even so, the separation of width from height is a major drawback. Overall, it can make one or more pictures bigger or smaller, getting the job done in the blink of an eye and with little effort.