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Change Image DPI

Change the DPI value recorded in an image without touching a single pixel. Print shops and publishers frequently reject images for being "72 DPI" when the pixel dimensions are perfectly adequate; this fixes the metadata they are reading. It is free, needs no account, and adds no watermark to your result.

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Drop image files herePNG · JPG output · up to 100 files

DPIJPEG quality

Included in this tool

72/96/150/300/600 DPIPreserve pixelsPrint metadataBatch processing

When you need this

What people use it for.

Meeting a printer or publisher requirement for 300 DPI artwork

Fixing a rejected submission where the pixel size was already sufficient

Setting a consistent DPI across a batch of images for a print workflow

How it works

What happens to your file.

The DPI field in the image metadata is rewritten to your chosen value. Pixel data and dimensions are left exactly as they were.

Where it stops: DPI is only a printing instruction. Raising it does not add detail. If an image is genuinely too few pixels for the print size, use the upscaler instead.

What this tool includes

Everything you need, without a paywall.

72/96/150/300/600 DPI

Preserve pixels

Print metadata

Batch processing

Questions

Common questions.

Does raising DPI improve quality?

No, and it is important to understand why. DPI only tells a printer how large to render the existing pixels. A 500-pixel image labelled 300 DPI still has 500 pixels.

Why did my printer reject a 72 DPI file?

Many workflows check the DPI field rather than the pixel dimensions. If your pixel size is adequate, changing the field is the correct fix.

What if my image really is too small?

Then you need more pixels. Use the Image Upscaler first, then set the DPI.

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