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# Images

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

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

Use optimization

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

Create transformation flows to configure automated rules for optimizing remote images on your zone.

Use flows

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

Learn how Images can streamline uploads in your image pipeline.

Use Images API

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

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

Use 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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