# Image To Base64

> Encode an image as a Base64 data URL for CSS or HTML. Use image to base64 locally in your browser without an account or file uploads.

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Encode an image as a Base64 data URL for CSS or HTML.

## Image To Base64 in your browser

Encode an image as a Base64 data URL for CSS or HTML. Use image to base64 locally in your browser without an account or file uploads.

## How to use image to base64

1. Choose a file using the file picker or drop zone.
2. Review your selection before processing.
3. Create the result, review its preview and download it before leaving the tool.

## Before you start

Files stay in this tab. Output is limited to 40 megapixels. Animated images use their first frame unless you choose a GIF tool. PNG and WebP preserve transparency; JPG fills transparent pixels with white.

Selected files are limited to 150 MB total (100 MB for video). Results stay in this tab; download before leaving. [Read the privacy policy](https://xfiles.tech/privacy).

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