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# Images

Create scalable and reliable image pipelines without managing complex infrastructure.

 Available on Free and Paid plans 

Images is designed to help developers deploy media-rich applications faster.

With Images, you can dynamically resize, optimize, and manipulate images at Cloudflare's edge to serve the optimal version for each user in real time — without manually creating or storing multiple copies of the same image for different use cases, browsers, or device breakpoints.

![Use Images to optimize images for delivery](https://developers.cloudflare.com/_astro/overview.SNb8PIJv_1fDdXN.webp) 

## Get started

Cloudflare offers two integration paths for Images:

[ Bring your own storage ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/transformations/overview/) Transform and deliver images that are stored on any origin, including S3-compatible buckets like R2. 

[ Use Images to host your assets ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/hosted-images/) Upload directly to Images for a fully managed solution to handle storage, optimization, and delivery. 

If you’re new to Images, start here to learn the essentials:

* Understand how [image optimization](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/get-started/introduction/) improves your user experience and website performance.
* Familiarize yourself with the [terminology](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/get-started/key-concepts/) used through our documentation.
* Read about the [limits and supported formats](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/features/) for image inputs and outputs.

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## Features

###  Optimization 

Browse the various features for compressing, cropping, resizing, and manipulating images.

[ Use optimization ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/features/) 

###  Storage 

Learn how Images can streamline uploads in your image pipeline.

[ Use Images API ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/storage/upload-images/methods) 

###  Predefined variants 

Create predefined variants to specify how a hosted image should be resized on request.

[ Use variants ](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/optimization/hosted-images/create-variants/) 

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## More resources

[Pricing](https://developers.cloudflare.com/images/pricing/) 

Learn about Images pricing.

[Community](https://community.cloudflare.com/c/developers/images/63) 

Engage with other users and the Images team on Community forum.

[Discord](https://discord.cloudflare.com) 

Ask questions, show what you're building, and discuss the platform with other developers.

[@CloudflareDev](https://x.com/cloudflaredev) 

Follow @CloudflareDev on Twitter to learn about product announcements from the Developer Platform.

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