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Image DPI Checker

Image DPI Checker - a browser-based image tools utility.

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About Image DPI Checker

Reading the DPI an image file declares and the print size that implies, before a printer rejects the artwork. The number itself matters less than what it implies about whether there are enough pixels. Checking is free, and it is done online. The DPI is read from your own copy rather than an uploaded one, nothing is watermarked, and no sign up gets in the way.

How to use it

  1. Open the imageThe declared resolution is read from the file metadata.
  2. Read the implied print sizePixels divided by DPI gives inches, which is the figure a printer cares about.
  3. Compare against what you needIf the implied size is smaller than the intended print, there are not enough pixels and no setting will create them.

The number in the file is a label

DPI is metadata stating how densely the pixels should be laid down on paper. It does not describe quality and it has no effect at all on screen. An image with 3000 pixels across can print at 10 inches at 300 DPI or 30 inches at 100 DPI — same file, same pixels, different instruction. What determines whether a print looks good is the pixel count against the physical size.

What it does not do

  • Some formats do not record DPI, in which case there is nothing to read and the printer applies a default.
  • A declared DPI can be wrong. Software sets it arbitrarily, and 72 is frequently just a default nobody changed.

Questions people ask

My image says 72 DPI. Is that a problem?
Only if there are too few pixels for the size you want to print. Multiply the intended print width in inches by 300; if your image has at least that many pixels, it is fine and the label is irrelevant.
How many pixels do I need for print?
Around 300 per inch of final printed size for something held in the hand. A large poster viewed from a distance is perfectly acceptable at 150 or lower, because viewing distance is part of the calculation.

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