Welcome to the OneImage blog—a place we have wanted for a long time. Over the years of building privacy‑first, browser‑native image tools, we have had countless conversations with designers on late nights, engineers fixing edge cases no one will notice, and photographers who care about the little things as much as we do. This space is for those stories, and for you.
Why we built OneImage, and why now
We started OneImage with a simple premise: powerful image tooling should be fast, trustworthy, and respectful of your privacy. That’s why everything we ship is designed to run on your device, directly in the browser—no accounts, no uploads, no waiting for a queue to clear. If you have ever hesitated to process a sensitive document or a client screenshot, you know why that matters.
Behind that promise is a lot of patient work. We maintain a shared design system, focus on accessible interfaces, and obsess over details like keyboard shortcuts and dark mode contrast. None of this is glamorous, but it is the craft we enjoy. This blog lets us write about that craft in a voice that sounds like the people behind the product: steady, honest, and practical.
What you can do today
OneImage isn’t a single app—it’s a family of focused tools you can open in seconds:
- Blur or redact sensitive areas with Blur. It supports full‑image blur for quick redaction and precise brush‑based masking when you need control.
- Add clean watermarks, logos, and overlays with Overlay. It’s the fastest way to brand assets for social or client delivery.
- Compress and convert images without losing fidelity using Squoosh. AVIF, WebP, JPEG—compare side by side and pick the smallest file that still looks right.
- Trim screenshots or photos with pixel accuracy using Crop. Simple, predictable, no surprises.
- Remove EXIF metadata with EXIF Remover before you share. Keep location and device details to yourself.
- Experiment with creative pixelation on Pixel for playful privacy or a stylized look.
If you prefer a guided overview, the main site at oneimage.co highlights the tools and explains our approach. Everything is available in English and Chinese, and most pages offer language toggles in the header.
How we’ll use this blog
We plan to share more than release notes. Expect deep dives into the trade‑offs behind our decisions: why we ship certain defaults, how we test browser APIs for performance and stability, and when a small UI affordance—like an inline preview or an undo step—changes the way people work.
From time to time we’ll also publish practical guides. For example, an end‑to‑end workflow for preparing app store screenshots: polish the background in Overlay, redact account identifiers in Blur, optimize size in Squoosh, and remove metadata in EXIF Remover. Everything stays on your device, and you finish the job in minutes.
A note from the team
We’re grateful for the steady stream of feedback we receive—from bug reports that help us close gaps to thoughtful requests that broaden what our tools can do. The most meaningful messages are simple stories: a teacher protecting student privacy before sharing photos; a founder preparing pitch materials at 2 a.m.; a nonprofit publishing images responsibly. These moments remind us that software can be quiet, respectful, and genuinely helpful.
If there’s a topic you want us to cover, reply any time at support@oneimage.co. Until then, we’ll keep building, polishing, and listening. Thank you for being here.
—The OneImage Team