Check image DPI

See the DPI value stored in a JPEG or PNG, and which record it came from. Nothing is uploaded.

100% private — your photos are processed in your browser and never leave your device.

This only rewrites a tag in the file. The pixels stay exactly as they are; nothing about the picture's quality changes.

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Checking a file's DPI answers one question: what does the tag inside this JPEG or PNG say, and where does it come from.

What gets read

A JPEG can store its resolution in two places at once, the JFIF header and the EXIF data, and a PNG stores it in a chunk called pHYs. PIXLFLW reads whichever records are present and shows the value together with the one it came from, so you know exactly what a print shop or portal will see when it opens the same file.

When two programs disagree

If a JFIF record and an EXIF record in the same JPEG hold different numbers, different programs can report different DPI values for the file you thought was one consistent thing. That is not a bug in this tool or the other one; it is the file itself carrying two answers.

No DPI tag at all

Some files, especially ones straight off a phone or saved from a messaging app, carry no DPI record whatsoever. This tool says so directly instead of guessing at a number, because a made up value would be worse than admitting there is nothing to read.

Nothing is uploaded

The file is read entirely in your browser. It never reaches a server, which you can check yourself by opening your browser's developer tools and watching the network tab while you drop a photo in.

Need to set a specific DPI rather than just read it? Use the change DPI tool instead.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

01How do I find out the DPI of a file?

Drop the JPEG or PNG into the studio above. It reads the DPI tag already stored in the file and shows the value along with which record it came from, all in your browser.

02My file says 72 DPI. Is that a problem?

Only if something you are sending it to checks for a specific number, most commonly 300. On screen, 72 DPI is harmless; a monitor ignores the tag completely. If a print shop or portal rejects the file for its DPI, use the change DPI tool to set it to whatever they ask for.

03Why do two programs report different DPI for the same file?

A JPEG can carry two separate resolution records, one in the JFIF header and one in the EXIF data, and they do not always agree. Different programs read different records first, so two tools can show two numbers for the same file. This studio checks both and tells you which one it used.

04Are my photos uploaded to a server?

No. PIXLFLW runs entirely in your browser: images are opened, edited and exported locally on your device and are never uploaded, stored or seen by anyone.