Image, video and PDF tools
Free online editors and converters for images, video and PDFs, and the APIs behind some of them. 9 resources; API, key, license and embedding quoted from each site's own pages, checked Oct 23, 2026.
cobalt
It is fully open source, so you can read how a media proxy works and run your own instance instead of trusting a random download site.
APILicense unclear
Photopea
A full Photoshop-style editor running locally in a web page, which you can also drop into your own site with a single iframe URL.
API, no keyCommercial OK
TinyWow
One bookmark covers most quick file chores, from PDF to Word to background removal, without signing up.
License unclear
remove.bg
One API call turns a messy product or portrait shot into a clean cutout, which is why so many shop and design tools wire it in.
Commercial: conditions
Cleanup.pictures
Painting over a tourist and watching the wall behind them appear is a neat, hands-on demo of AI inpainting.
API (paid)Commercial OK
Squoosh
Dragging the slider between the original and an AVIF or WebP version shows exactly how much quality you trade for each kilobyte.
Commercial OK
TinEye
Sorting matches by oldest first can show where a viral photo first appeared and how it was cropped or edited along the way.
API (paid)Commercial: conditions
Smallpdf
Compress, convert, merge or sign a PDF in the browser, with uploads deleted on a schedule the site states.
Commercial OK
iLovePDF
The same tools that people click on the website are exposed as a task-based REST API with official SDKs, so a prototype can go from manual to automated quickly.
APICommercial OK
Side by side
| Resource | API | Key | Data download | Commercial use | Embed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cobalt A browser tool that saves video, audio, photos and GIFs from public posts on social and video sites when you paste a link, with no ads or accounts. |
Official API · Free | Yes | — | Commercial use unclear | Embedding unclear |
| Photopea A layered image editor that runs in the browser and opens Photoshop PSD, Sketch, XD and other formats without installing anything. |
Official API · Free | No | — | Commercial use OK | Embedding with conditions |
| TinyWow A large set of free online converters and editors for PDFs, images, video and text, used one file at a time in the browser. |
No official API | — | — | Commercial use unclear | Embedding unclear |
| remove.bg An AI service that cuts the background out of a photo in a few seconds, on the web and through a paid REST API. |
API unclear | — | — | Commercial use with conditions | Embedding unclear |
| Cleanup.pictures A web tool where you brush over people, text or objects in a photo and an AI fills the area with plausible background. |
Official API · Paid | Yes | — | Commercial use OK | Embedding unclear |
| Squoosh A browser app that compresses and resizes an image with modern codecs and shows a side-by-side before/after slider, all on your own device. |
No official API | — | — | Commercial use OK | Embedding unclear |
| TinEye A reverse image search engine: give it a picture or image URL and it lists where that image, or edited copies of it, appears online. |
Official API · Paid | Yes | — | Commercial use with conditions | Embedding unclear |
| Smallpdf A web suite for everyday PDF jobs such as compressing, converting to and from Office, merging, editing and e-signing, with a paid plan for heavier use. |
No official API | — | — | Commercial use OK | Can be embedded |
| iLovePDF A set of online PDF tools (merge, split, compress, convert, OCR, sign) with a sister REST API, iLoveAPI, for running the same jobs from code. |
Official API · Free tier | Yes | — | Commercial use OK | Embedding unclear |