Host an image as a link.
Drop a JPG, PNG, or WebP and get a clean URL. Perfect for forum posts, design handoffs, and anywhere you'd otherwise paste a screenshot.
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Key points
- Upload an image (JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, or SVG) and get a public link in seconds, no signup.
- EXIF metadata (camera model, location, timestamp) is stripped automatically before publishing for privacy.
- Images serve with appropriate content-type headers, so the link works in image-only fields like forum posts.
- Free plan covers ten active images at 25MB each. Most photographs are well under 5MB.
Drop your image here and get a link in seconds.
Try it freeHosting an image as a link sounds trivial until you actually try to do it. Imgur compresses photos. Twitter and Reddit auto-crop the preview. iCloud Photo Sharing wants the recipient signed in. Google Photos albums expire when you forget about them. NudgeHost is the boring, reliable middle: drop the file, get a URL, the URL still works two years later.
There's a small privacy detail that often gets missed. JPGs from a phone carry EXIF metadata including the camera model, the exact date and time, and (if your location services were on) the GPS coordinates of where the photo was taken. NudgeHost strips this on upload by default, so a photo you share publicly doesn't accidentally reveal that you took it inside your house at 3:14am. If you need the metadata preserved (for forensic or archival work), there's a per-upload toggle for it.
For images that will live on the web, especially in pages you build yourself, file size matters. A 4MB iPhone photo can usually become a 400KB WebP without any visible quality loss; the PNG to WebP converter handles the equivalent for screenshots. Photographs in HEIC (the format iPhones save in by default) won't open on non-Apple devices; convert HEIC to JPG fixes that before hosting. If the image is really a vector logo or icon, publish an SVG is the cleaner long-term choice.
Free with no watermark on the free plan. The 25MB free-plan ceiling covers every photograph anyone produces without a medium-format camera. Hosting a whole gallery? Zip the images and upload a ZIP the archive for a single shareable link, or put them in a host an HTML file page if you want a layout around them. Custom domains and link expiry are on Pro.
Frequently asked questions
Does NudgeHost compress my image?
No. The image is served at the resolution and quality you uploaded. If you want a lighter file, convert it before uploading.
Will EXIF metadata be stripped?
Yes by default. GPS, camera model, and timestamp data are removed on upload. Toggle the setting if you specifically need the EXIF preserved.
What about animated GIFs?
GIFs work, but for animations longer than a few seconds, hosting as MP4 is dramatically smaller. The MP4 hosting page covers the trade-off.
Can I hotlink the image from another site?
Yes. The link serves the image with the correct content-type header, so it works inline anywhere `<img src="...">` would.
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