When browsing the web for images, either for a creative or personal project or for a collection, finding the right size and format of the image can be incredibly frustrating. You might find what you want, but only to discover that the image is either incredibly small or too big in file size. Fortunately, you can filter images by their size, type, and other specifications in web browsers. This article will tell you how to filter images by size before downloading from any website using Edge, Chrome, or Firefox.
Filter Images by Size Before Downloading from Any Website (Edge, Chrome and Firefox)
This section will look at a few web browser extensions that allow you to filter images by size before downloading from any website. This is what’s covered:
- Using Download All Images Extension In Chrome Or Edge
- Using Image Picka Extension In Firefox
Let’s dive in!
1] Using Download All Images Extension In Chrome and Edge
Download All Images browser extension offers complete control over the images you download from any website. You can filter the images by size, dimensions, type, titles, and sources and either bulk download and preview the images in a zip file or download each image separately.
Before you download all images from the website using Firefox, you can preview them and examine the format and size of each image in the extension and the functionality that most sites like Google Images lack. In our usage, the extension worked flawlessly and extracted all the images from multiple websites based on our chosen filters.
Features:
- Filter images by size, type, dimensions, title, and source before downloading.
- Batch download or download individual images in one click.
- Preview images before downloading them.
- Extract all images from a webpage.
- Customize image names.
Pros:
- Efficiently extracts all the images from a web page.
- Wide customization options.
Cons:
- Complicated interface.
Download Download All Images Browser Extension
2] Using Image Picka Extension In Firefox
Image Picka extension in Firefox works very differently. Instead of laying over the web page, it opens in a separate tab. All the images are filtered to your desired size and dimensions. You can also filter the images by source.
Unlike the Download All Images extension for Chrome, this extension offers fewer customizations and filters, making it very easy to use. The extension does not save the downloaded images in a zip file but creates a separate directory, making them easier to view and share.
Overall, the Image Picka extension is as functional as any other but has a more straightforward and easy-to-use interface.
Features:
- Filter images by size, dimensions, and source.
- Download all the filtered images in one click.
- Extract all images from a web page.
- Easy download.
Pros:
- Easy to use
- Creates a separate directory for images
Cons:
- Lacks detailed customization features
Download Image Picka Browser Extension
We hope this article was easy to follow and that you can filter images by size before downloading them from any website.
How do you download only PNG images from Google Images?
To download only PNG Images from Google Images, you can head over to the Tools option, right below the search bar, this will give you certain filters where you can filter images by size, color, type, time and usage rights. Filter the type “Clip Art,” and this will now display only PNG images. If you want to download high quality PNG images from Google Images, filter the size as “Large”.
Can I use images from Google Images without copyright issues?
Google Images indexes images from websites, but the website owner or the respective owner retains the copyrights to those images. If you want images that are free to use anywhere with attribution, you can filter them using the “Tools” option, then filter the “Usage Rights” as “Creative Commons Licenses”.
