Does Lighten Image upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. Lighten Image runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Images. Fixed 130% brightness. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.

Should I use Adjust Image Brightness instead of Lighten Image?

Use Lighten Image when you need Fixed 130% brightness, then PNG. Use Adjust Image Brightness when you need Brighten or darken a photo locally. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.

Lighten Image

Fixed 130% brightness, then PNG.

Applies CSS brightness(130%). Unlike Brightness Image this is a fixed lift, not a slider. Unlike Darken Image this brightens, not darkens. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

What Lighten Image does

Applies CSS brightness(130%). Unlike Brightness Image this is a fixed lift, not a slider. Unlike Darken Image this brightens, not darkens. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

This URL is only for Lighten Image (lighten image). Fixed 130% brightness, then PNG. Other Images tools on Tool-You look similar in the chrome, so the job definition below is the part that belongs to Lighten Image alone: Applies CSS brightness(130%). Unlike Brightness Image this is a fixed lift, not a slider. Unlike Darken Image this brightens, not darkens. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

How to use Lighten Image

Stay on this Lighten Image page (/lighten-image). Do not switch to Adjust Image Brightness unless you actually want Brighten or darken a photo locally..
Add the file type Lighten Image accepts. Hint from the path: lighten image. Fixed 130% brightness, then PNG.
Set only the options that match Lighten Image. Neighbor Darken Image does something else (Fixed 70% brightness, then PNG.). Tool note: Applies CSS brightness(130%). Unlike Brightness Image this is a fixed lift, not a slider. Unlike Darken Image this brightens, not darkens. Runs in the browser on a canvas.
Run Lighten Image in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Images. Fixed 130% brightness. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.
Download or copy the result from Lighten Image. If it is the wrong job, open Adjust Image Brightness instead.

When not to use Lighten Image

Skip Lighten Image when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Adjust Image Brightness or Darken Image — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Applies CSS brightness(130%). Unlike Brightness Image this is a fixed lift, not a slider. Unlike Darken Image this brightens, not darkens. Runs in the browser on a canvas.

Questions about Lighten Image

What does Lighten Image do that other Images pages on this site do not?: Applies CSS brightness(130%). Unlike Brightness Image this is a fixed lift, not a slider. Unlike Darken Image this brightens, not darkens. Runs in the browser on a canvas. Short version: Fixed 130% brightness, then PNG.
Does Lighten Image upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. Lighten Image runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Images. Fixed 130% brightness. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.
Should I use Adjust Image Brightness instead of Lighten Image?: Use Lighten Image when you need Fixed 130% brightness, then PNG. Use Adjust Image Brightness when you need Brighten or darken a photo locally. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.
What are the limits of Lighten Image?: Images. Fixed 130% brightness. Output PNG. Max 20 MB. Also: Applies CSS brightness(130%). Unlike Brightness Image this is a fixed lift, not a slider. Unlike Darken Image this brightens, not darkens. Runs in the browser on a canvas.