How-to guides
Short, practical walkthroughs for the things people make most often. Each one shows you how to do it in Emaki Studio, free and entirely in your browser.
- How to make an Instagram carousel - Design a multi-slide Instagram carousel in your browser: set the slide size, lay out photos and text across frames, then export each slide. Free, private, no account.
- How to make a photo collage grid - Build a photo grid collage in your browser: drop a grid onto the canvas, link a photo into each cell, then export. Free, private, no upload, no account.
- How to add a watermark to your photos - Add a text or logo watermark to your photos in the browser: position, size and fade it, then export. Free and private - your images stay on your device.
- How to convert HEIC to JPG - Convert iPhone HEIC photos to JPG right in your browser - batch convert, nothing uploaded. Free HEIC to JPG, PNG or WebP converter with no account.
- How to make a GIF from photos - Turn a set of photos into an animated GIF in your browser: upload, reorder the frames, pick a speed and size, then export. Free, private, no account.
- How to compress images for Instagram - Shrink photo file size for Instagram in your browser with a quality slider and a live before/after preview. Free image compressor - no upload, no account.
- How to give your photos a film look - Add a film look to your photos in the browser: one-tap film recipes plus tone, white balance, grain and fade. Works on JPG, HEIC and camera RAW. No upload, no account.
- How to edit just part of a photo - Brighten, darken or colour-grade just one area of a photo in your browser with radial, linear and brush masks - then invert to edit everything else. Works on JPG, HEIC and RAW.
- How to blur a face in a photo - Blur, pixelate or black out a face, name or licence plate in a photo - right in your browser. Free and private, nothing uploaded, no account.
- How to trace a drawing with your phone - Use your phone or tablet as a tracing aid: float a reference image over the live camera at any opacity and copy it onto paper. Free, in your browser, no app to install.
- How to make a QR code with a logo - Create a custom QR code in your browser: type a link, pick your colours and module style, and place your logo in the middle. Private, no upload, no account.
- Carousel size guide: the best dimensions to use - The right size for a swipe-through carousel: square vs portrait, safe margins, and why every slide should match. Set it up and export in your browser - no upload, no account.
- How to add text to a photo - Add text to a photo in your browser: drop your image on the canvas, lay a text layer over it, style it to stay readable, then export. Free and private - no upload, no account.
- How to convert PNG to JPG - Convert PNG to JPG - or JPG to WebP, PNG to WebP and back - right in your browser. Batch-convert a whole folder with nothing uploaded. Free, private, no account.
- How to make pixel art online - Draw pixel art on a grid in your browser: pencil, eraser, fill and colour picker, then export a crisp scaled PNG. Free and private - no install, no upload, no account.