Free · No sign-up · Private by default

Image to URL: upload a picture, get a link

Get a direct link, HTML or BBCode in seconds. Free, no sign-up, and the photo’s location data is removed automatically.

Drop images here, paste, or

JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, AVIF or iPhone HEIC · up to 25 MB each · 20 at a time

Compressed automatically · GPS and camera data removed · Anyone with the link can view it

No nudity, no images you don’t have the rights to, nothing illegal. By uploading you agree to our Terms. Seen an image that breaks them? Report it.

Options: size, quality, format, auto-delete

Resize

Compression

Format

Auto-delete

Removed after 12 months with no views

Options apply to images you add next.

How to turn an image into a link

Add your image
Drop it on the page, paste it with Ctrl+V, or tap “Choose images” on your phone.
We optimise it
The picture is compressed, rotated the right way up and stripped of hidden GPS and camera data.
Copy your link
You get a link straight away — direct URL, share page, HTML, BBCode or Markdown.

Why people use PictureToLink

Instant links

No account, no email, no waiting. The link appears the moment the upload finishes.

Built-in compressor

Images are re-encoded to load faster while keeping them sharp. You see exactly how much smaller each file got.

Privacy by default

Photos often carry the GPS location where they were taken. We remove that metadata from every upload.

Every link format

Direct links for apps, share pages for people, HTML for websites, BBCode for forums and Markdown for GitHub.

You stay in control

Each upload comes with a private delete link, and you can choose to auto-delete after an hour, a day, a week or a month.

Works everywhere

Designed for phones first. Upload from your camera roll, then paste the link into WhatsApp, Discord, Reddit or email.

Which link should I use?

Every upload gives you the same picture in several link formats. Pick the one that matches where you are pasting it. The code versions follow each format’s standard syntax: the HTML img element and CommonMark image syntax. Use the direct link wherever the picture should appear by itself, such as chats, forums and spreadsheets; the share page when a person will open it in a browser; and the HTML, BBCode or Markdown code when you are editing a web page, a forum post or a README. All of them point at the same image, so deleting it removes every version at once.

Format	Best for	Looks like
Direct link	Apps, chats and anywhere that shows an image from a URL	https://picturetolink.com/i/AbC123xYz9.jpg
Share page	Sending to a person: opens a clean page with the picture	https://picturetolink.com/v/AbC123xYz9
HTML	Websites, blogs and email templates	<img src="…" alt="">
BBCode	Forums such as phpBB, vBulletin and XenForo	[img]…[/img]
Markdown	GitHub, GitLab, wikis and documentation	![](…)

Need a smaller file instead of a link? Use the free image compressor or reduce an image to a size in KB. Sharing a GIF? Use GIF to URL. Want to check what a photo reveals first? Remove its metadata.

Questions

Is PictureToLink free?

Yes. Uploading, compressing and sharing are free and need no account. The site is supported by ads on our articles and tool pages — never on your images.

Who can see my image?

Anyone who has the link. Images are not listed publicly or searchable on our site, and share pages are hidden from search engines, but treat every link as public and don’t upload anything private.

How long are images kept?

By default an image stays online while people keep viewing it and is removed after 12 months without any views. You can also choose to delete it automatically after 1 hour, 1 day, 7 days or 30 days, or delete it yourself at any time with your delete link.

Which formats can I upload?

JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF (including animated GIFs), AVIF and iPhone HEIC photos, up to 25 MB each. HEIC photos are converted to JPG in your browser before they upload.

Why not just share a Google Drive or Dropbox link?

Those links open a viewer page and often ask people to sign in. A PictureToLink direct link points at the image file itself, so it shows the picture in chats, forums, emails and website code.

Do you change my picture?

We compress it, apply the correct rotation and remove hidden metadata such as GPS location. You can pick “High quality” for minimal compression or resize it to a smaller size before sharing.

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From the blog

All articles

Practical guides to sharing, shrinking and protecting images. Each one answers its question in the first paragraph and links to the official sources it relies on. Popular topics include compressing a photo to an exact size in KB for an online form, removing location data before you share, converting iPhone HEIC photos to JPG, and the image sizes each social platform expects.

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