Photo to cartoon
Flat colours and ink lines, from any photo.
Drop files here
or click to choose from your deviceAccepted: JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, AVIF, GIF, BMP, HEIC, HEIF
Up to 3 files per runUp to 20 MB per file5 runs per dayRemove limits with Pro✓ Works offline
Your files stay on your device
This tool runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and you can even turn off your internet connection before you start.
How it works
- Add one or more photos: a portrait, a pet or a landscape.
- Choose how many colours and how bold the lines are; stronger smoothing gives flatter, simpler shapes.
- Select Cartoonize and download the picture.
Frequently asked questions
- How is the cartoon made?
- In three steps. The photo is smoothed in a way that stops at edges, so skin, sky and clothes become even areas while their outlines stay sharp. Its colours are then reduced to the number you choose, a little brighter than the photo, as cartoons are. Finally, dark ink lines are drawn where the brightness steps from one shape to the next, so grain and noise draw nothing.
- How many colours should I choose?
- Four or six give a bold, poster-like cartoon; eight is a good balance for portraits; twelve keeps more of the shading. A small area with a colour of its own, such as a badge or a face, still gets its own colour rather than another shade of the sky.
- Does it keep the size and transparency?
- Yes. The cartoon has the photo’s size (up to 16 megapixels), and a transparent background stays transparent in PNG and WebP. A JPG puts transparent areas on white.
- Is my photo uploaded, and what are the free limits?
- No. The cartoon is made in your browser, so the photo never leaves your device, and there is no watermark. The free plan allows 3 photos of up to 20 MB per run and 5 runs a day; Pro removes these limits.