Whether you’re looking for a free way to cut down on bandwidth costs or need an easy-to-use and powerful image hosting service to manage your pictures on (myspace, ebay, etc) than this is for you. Ranked by popularity, I’ve listed below some of the coolest free image hosts on the web along with their main features.
1. ImageShack
Features:
- Upload options: from file, from URL, by email or directly from mobile
- Supported formats: .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, BMP, TIF, TIFF and SWF
- Max. file size: 1.5 MB
- no bandwidth or storage restrictions [update: ImageShack has 100 MB/hour bandwidth limit]
- Resize upon uploading
- Extras: Browser toolbar(IE, Firefox), Mac widget, Mac Uploader(for multiple uploads), Image tracking and more
2. AllYouCanUpload
Features:
- Upload options: from file
- Supported formats: .GIF and .JPEG
- multiple image uploads(up to 3 images simultaneously)
- different resizing option for each uploaded image
- registration is not required
- no restrictions on file size, bandwidth or storage period and amount
3. Photobucket
Features:
- Upload options: from file, from URL, by email or mobile
- Max. file size: free accounts users limited to 1MB file size and max. resoltion of 1024 x 768
- unrestricted multiple image upload
- mass image resizing upon upload
- individual image editing from account menu
- 10 GB monthly bandwidth limit and 1GB storage limit
- group images into albums, share albums and create slideshows
- also lets you host videos
4. ImageVenue
Features:
- Upload options: from file
- Max. file size: 1.5 MB
- Supported image formats: .JPEG and .JPG
- mass image upload(up to 10)
- unlimited storage, hosting period and bandwidth
- registration is not required
5. TinyPic
Features:
- Upload options: from file
- registration is not required
- unlimited storage, hosting period and bandwidth
- no restrictions on file size or image formats
- also lets you host videos
Features:
- Upload Options: from file
- Supported image formats: .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG and .GIF
- Max. file size: 3,000 KB
- no storage, bandwidth or hosting period limit
- registration is not required
7. imgPlace
Features:
- Upload Options: from file
- Max. file size: 1.5MB
- Supported image formats: .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, BMP, TIF and TIFF
- mass image uploads(up to 10)
- image resizing for single uploads
- no bandwidth, storage or storage duration limits
- registration is not required
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Those are very useful links, thanks. Also there are other image hosting services which are paying you when someone views your pictures. But those are very good if you do not want to share your pictures to whole internet.
ImageShack has a 100 MB per hour bandwidth limit.
Personally, I’m a big fan of Fotki. I’ve done a writeup on them here: http://frozenpixels.wordpress.com/backups-part-2/
thanks Bill, I had no idea abt per hour bandwidth limit. Also checked out Fotki, looks good.
http://www.imagepile.net is great too as it has a FireFox extension to easily upload pix.
quick summary for imagepile.net:
* Upload Options: from file or URL
* Max. file size: 3072 KB
* No Bandwidth limits or storage limit
* firefox extension for easier upload
@TJantuen:
“…image hosting services which are paying you when someone views your pictures”
Wow, that’s sounds interesting, can you post couple of links?
Here’s the one that pays you – imagereward.com/default.aspx
@Bill
thanks, I am checking it out. I was just wondering how much do they pay…
I have searched all over and finally settled on a site that costs me 5 bucks per month. But it meets all my needs so it is worth it since I do post manyh photos. Why this site?
1. grab at least ten pictures at a clip (2) adult photos allowed(3) show exact size you will get along with the code to use (4) offers small, medium, large, very large–different size thumbs to pick from when you upload. I prefer larger photos at my site so this is much better than most other uploaders.
you can try it lots of times, free. then you either subscribe or can no longer use it
glowfoto.com/batchupload.php
Agree! I have been all over the place looking for what glowfoto does. Needed the 10 at a time, easy to copy and paste; variety of sizes to choose from; simple to use. Nothing rivals this for my needs.
@fred lapides
While I agree that some people may wish to upload photos which maybe bigger then 1.5 MB, I think it’s rather inefficient way to share your photos. A page featuring couple of such images will take several seconds to load which is generally quite annoying.
Nice list.:)
But i think you should add http://www.poggu.com
– Sam
Pixilive is a free image hosting service. Upload your pictures, images or videos and share them easily with your friends, family, or on Forums, messenger mail, Blogs, Avatars, etc.. This service is completely FREE!!
Image types: jpeg, jpg, png, gif, bmp, tif, tiff
Maximum file size for Images: 5 MB
Video types: avi, mpg, wmv, mov, mpeg, mp4, flv
Maximum file size for Videos: 10 MB
Unlimited storage hosting period.
Unlimited bandwidth
No registration required
Upload,copy codes and paste!3 easy steps & it’s free!
http://www.pixilive.com/
I am a big fan of imgfly
http://www.imgfly.com
i use Beamthatup since it’s very fast and easy to use! http://www.beamthatup.com
applepics.com has been around since 2004 and just launched free services again! http://www.applepics.com, unlimited free uploads!
Another new kid around the block is ImageSpar. These guys provide unlimited hosting for most image types with unlimited bandwidth.
You don’t even have to worry about your files getting deleted due to inactivity as the images are never deleted.
@Theo
Thanks, just checked it out, seems good. As for everyone else, here are some features:
- allowed image types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, bmp, tif, tiff
- max file size: < 1.5 mb
- unlimited hosting and bandwidth
I always use http://www.rocketimage.org
unlimited bandwidth
filesize up to 4MB
allowed image types: jpg, jpeg, png
No registration required
@Michael
Thanks for the link. Although, I find it weird that there are no ‘FAQ’ and ‘Terms & Conditions’ pages. Any thoughts?
And also what about Hotlinking, does it allow that ?
Hey,
I think sipifi.com/images should be added to that list. They have the same service as imageshack and don’t have a limit on bandwidth or anything.
Almost forgot…
They allow hotlinking as well, no restrictions as far as i know.
@ Benny
thanks lots for the link.
I think we got around 20 with this one.
http://www.yourhostedimages.com will offer you the following features even for the FREE Account:
-5 Uploads at a time for the free accounts.
-360 degree spins for auction ads
-You can create a gallery and add images to it but also customize your gallery page before sharing the link with your friends.
-Your pictures do not get displayed in a public gallery on the homepage of the site and are only shared if you want them to be.
-Can Rotate, resize and rotate images right on the site after uploading
You can add onedump.com to the list, one of the image hosts i am using mostly :)
@Jack
Thanks for adding it here. I think it’s the only image host that lets you upload files directly from your cellphone (some restrictions apply) . Nice
I use photobucket.com all the time, its great. One of my other favorite is imgstar.com simple & effective for my daily needs.
Those two gets both my thumbs up :)
@Victor
Thanks for sharing. Photobucket is my top choice as well, however I wish they had released some sort of browser addon to make things faster and more convenient.
I wand Upload images from Mobile
@Sheik
I think Photobucket provides this capability. Some of the others may allow this as well, check them out.
I like each of these services but Photobucket the best because you can send pictures from your cell phone. :)
Try large image host
http://www.largeimagehost.com
members
3MB per image, no limits on the amount of images you can upload.
your images do not expire.
hot linking
zip gallery’s for downloading more then one image at a time
jpg, png, gif, zip file formats.
zip file can be up to 10mb.
url downloading
guests.
1.5mb per image.
jpg, png
I think http://www.gigafiles.co.uk is the best one..
It offers:
5GB free space
50MB file size limits
1GB bandwidth
Hotlinking
Files never expire
Easy to use
Very fast!
Hmm… how about 140+ Image and File sharing websites?
http://www.instantfundas.com/2007/09/list-of-140-file-and-image-sharing.html
Hey Kaushik,
nice roundup – impressive. Loved your blog.
I use picnote.com, It’s free, no bandwitch limits, no ads
i prefer tubeimage.com, it have a great interface and easy..
imageshack and tinypic is pretty ok, but i really prefer myimg.info. No signups and lots of functionality, and none of those irritating popups.
I use pixupload.com. I have an account there. They offer 1gig space with UNLIMITED BANDWITH! If you don’t want to signup, you can use their public uploader. The site is clean and refreshing. The control panel is easy to use.
@ ivajlo, TubeImage, Christian Hook, Mike
Thanks for the links guys.
Consider BackupPhoto.com
BackupPhoto.com is a FREE image hosting solution. Registration is not required but registered users will profit from 10GB of personal space for their photos and 30GB Bandwidth per month. Upgrades are available.
TinyPic is the best choose imo from the lists. Really uncensored and uploaded images load very fast.
Icuru.com – free Image Hosting. ICURU.com designed for you to share digital pictures with friends, post images on message and bulletin boards and blogs. You can also hot link images from your personal website or eBay auctions. You may upload as many images as you wish. The storage period of your images on server is unlimited. Unlimited bandwidth. Registeration or e-mail is NOT required for upload. You can view stats of your uploads.
thefilegarage.com is nice aswell
Before it was a file host. But i guess it became an image hoster now.
They also provide direct linking, and no registration required
imgzip.com – Upload all your Jpeg’s as one ZIP and get link to a web Gallery. Also direct linking and no registration. Unfortunately accepts zip’s that contain .jpg only
I use the one below on a regular basis. It has accounts so you have control over your uploaded images. Thats the thing that I like the most about them.
imgPire.com – Free Image Hosting
You should try icuru.com for free image hosting.
ICURU.com is designed for you to share digital pictures with friends, post images on message and bulletin boards and blogs. You can also hot link, direct link images from your personal website or eBay auctions. You may upload as many images as you wish. The storage period of your images on server is unlimited. Unlimited bandwidth.
Actually, Photobucket’s Montly Bandwith limit is 100GB, not 10
Don’t forget peachpic.com ! They have a huge bandwidth pool.
(iS) ImageSocket rocks
Dont’t forget amaroxia.com
they allow adult images too..
Upload Options: from file, URL, zip file
Max. file size: 5MB
Supported image formats: .JPG, .JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, BMP, TIF and TIFF
mass image uploads(up to 10)
image resizing for multi uploads
no bandwidth, storage or storage duration limits
registration is not required
I use pixpin.com which allows image of 7.5MB, hot-linking with unlimited bandwidth, doesn’t require registration, nudity ok but has to be private (not shown in public gallery.
One unique feature is resizing. You can specify the size to fit in forums. And the original is still accessible.
http://www.PikPunk.com – Free image hosting, no registration required, hot-linking, 2.5MB for unregistered and 5MB for registered users. Unlimited bandwidth and gallery size.
A new fast image sharing service at http://www.bestimageweb.com/
BestImageWeb is a photo sharing service that lets you easily upload, link, and share your images on online forums, blogs, social bookmarks, websites such as MySpace, Facebook, Friendster, eBay, email, IM, etc.
free image host http://www.imagesbit.com
free image hosting at bigimageweb.com/
Bull Image provides free image hosting and sharing services. Here, it is easy to upload multiple images as well as images from other websites. http://www.bullimage.com/
Image Xeon also offers free image hosting with unlimited bandwidth! It even has a members area!
imagexeon.com
You can check also loadmypicture.com – it is simple, free and bannerless image/photo sharing solution.
I like picqr – http://www.picqr.com
Another great one is imglinker.com
I use Pic4.us
my host http://upload.tranceport.be is free to use, supports gif/png/jpeg upp to 500 kb… and is very fast :)
I am not a very active forum member i order to require image hosting , but according to my experience xtupload.com/ is one of the most advanced one , moreover its free .
PicBonanza offers picbonanza.com and is very clean and easy to use. Use PicBonanza to show images and photos in eBay, forums, blogs, web pages and more. Especially good for ebay image hosting.
I use picoolio.com as I think it’s the best image hosting site. No registration required, unlimited uploads, unlimited space, different resize options, you can share the picture with your friends, you can post uploaded pictures to FaceBook, mySpace and other popular blogging platforms and social services within picoolio.com
Highly recommend it!
MultiShack.com is an easy image hosting solution for everyone. Have you ever wanted to share a picture with a friend, or many friends, yet didn’t want to go through the trouble of creating an account at other image host providers, or resorting to something as inefficient as email? With this website, you can easily upload any image from your computer and share it with anyone in the world! The image is stored on the MultiShack server indefinitely.
After uploading an image, the website generates a link to your picture. Copy and paste this link anywhere you want, such as a chat client or message board. In fact, MultiShack.com automatically generates the necessary bbcode ([img] [/img]). All you have to do is copy and paste, and the image is instantly viewable.
multishack.com Multiple Image Hosing
I am sorry to tell you this, but imageshack sucks…
I am the administrator of a community and I had all my images on imageshack and yesterday they just deleted some of my images, from nothing…
i dont know why, and then I had my site all messed up… Fuck ‘em! god damn bastards.. screwed my entire week, now I have to search those images again and upload on somewhere else…
-,-’
Looks like you are collecting quite a good list of imagehost links here.
http://www.xengio.com is another fast one that allows direct linking and no expiry time or bandwidth limits.
i always use heroupload.com , fast , unlimeted bandwich and unlimeted uploads :)
http://heroupload.com
http://imagehosting.mide.nl/
3mb file limit and with free account 5mb
description: MI.DE Image Host is a great free photo hosting for your daily online surfing. You will have several types of links to the photo that you have stored with us including a direct link which makes it suitable to publish the photo anywhere while the links can be also used in websites, blogs and any content management system. You don’t even have to register to be able to upload but registration gives you the benifit of tracking your photos and know how many views did it get and where those views are coming from and the best thing is that it’s all FREE!
I’m surprised no one has yet mentioned imagecave.com/. Check it out. Free & hotlinking allowed. They do have some size restrictions …
@Felix
For me to heroupload.com , It’s realy suuuperfast !
And now there’s PiccDrop too. http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/piccdrop-host-hotlink-images-online/
Yes i think it’s pretty good list,
First i used imageshack, but it’s so slow ! After i used photobucket, pretty good but I personly choose for heroupload, it’s so fast ^^
Regards
HeroUpload <3
It’s soooooo fast !
AllYouCanUpload is not working anymore
Thanks for the lsit. Does anyone know of a site where multiple contributors can submit photos? I want to try out something for my neighborhood – a photo collection of sorts for the community. Your help is appreciated!
Just create one album then share the log in name and password to all members so that all can upload or edit those albums.
For me, the best is still Webshots.
Here’s other:
CrewImages:
You can upload as free member or you can register an account.
If you upload as free member you can upload a single image or up to 10 images.
If you are a registered member, you can upload the same amount of images, but you can create your own galleries, with or without password. And you can upload images from ZIP Files too :).
There is CrewImagesX.Com, where you can upload adult images.
Limit: 3 mb each image.
onlinemories.info is good also
I have tried out Imageluv and the fast loading for multiple pictures works well for me.
imageluv.com
I think Zwixy should be added to the list too. No limits on bandwidth or space. Hotlinking allowed and all that. Hee’s the linky: Zwixy
Wrapped it in some html :P
For FREE photo storage, DotPhoto is the best. It is unlimited in size (pixels) and numbers of photo we can upload. And speaking of FREE photo storage and sharing, I opt WEBHSOTS. While Flick just allows 200 images, Photobucket just allows 1GB for free members, webshots, in my case as a free member, provides more than 5000 images and adds 100 every month. GBU all!
share.ovi.com
Did you know you can easily upload your files to multiple free file hosts in one simple click?
Upload once and it spreads it to the different file hosting sites automatically.
(Rapidshare, Megaupload, Easy Share, ZShare, sendspace, Badongo, Megashare and many more!)
Check it out:
Fast, easy and 100% add free!
Sorry… posted a wrong link in the post above..
uploadmirrors.com
Link: Upload Mirrors
i would try auctionwallgallery.com…..my favorite
Tuzulo beats them all with bigger limits and choices of thumbnail sizes.
c.opy.info is a nice image host I’ve found.
You forgot about 1PixelHost.com I always use them and they are superb fast. Thats one of the best image hosting websites around. I always use that host for twitter.
ephotobay.com ePhoto Bay Free Image Hosting
Features:
1-Easy Upload No Account required
2-Up to 10 Mb of unlimited number of images
3-Support hotlinking
4-No forced forum posts. just upload and hotlink
5-Support popular image types. jpg,gif,bmp,png
I use g4vault.com, hotlinking allowed you can upload 5 pictures at once. You can upload anomyously or create a free account to help you keep track of your images. Registered users are allowed to upload 7mb images
Hey has any one seen this site? Its great its the best party site for Oklahoma. They got a ton of photos from Grand lake and a lot from dripping springs and even the duck creek fireworks check the site out.
I also use FTPImages I find it simple and easy to use
ftpimages.com
where can i upload all the porn pics ? for free and unlimited bandwidth and mass download
MyDataNest.com
Mydatanest.com provides you with a high quality data hosting that was specially created for a wide assortment of users such as teams, bloggers, music enthusiast, etc. If you are an artists or a photographer, or even if you want to store your church’s important data in a safe place, this might be the site to stop by.
i found another image hosting i’ts so good, has fast upload ! imageto.net
I use iimmgg.com for hosting my images.
free image hosting at images.deldig.com/
Very fast image hosting site. Free and Unlimited everything. freezphoto.com/
If you register for free, you get a personal photo album to add/remove photos as well.
Update on AllYouCanUpload (October 18, 2009):
They are no longer accepting uploads. Their page redirects you to a related image hosting site called Webshots.
And TinyPic tells me that at the moment I can’t sign up with them. It has done so a few times now, so I imagine that maybe they don’t take new subscribers anymore (but I am unsure of this).
Just to keep you informed :-)
Hey
Ill also wanna add http://www.shareApixel.com
It’s a pretty decent image host, its fast, simple, and you don’t need to register. They also allow hotlinks. Just upload your image, and grab your codes.
AllYouCanUpload no longer exists… It’s now redirecting to Webshots. Boo.
I just used ShareAPixel after seeing it in a comment and was pretty impressed, though… Did what I needed (no-resize, fast site & upload, png image, and hotlinking) with a minimum of fuss, so I’ll be adding it to my little Symbaloo “tools” page! :)
Hi
nice work you fund these sites and share with others, but i use http://www.myfilestore.net/images/ , to store my files and other docs online, its very easy to use and no need to register, and no limit, the most i like
imagethrust.com is another great free one click image hosting site that has been around for a while. Great for Craigslist, ebay, forums, blogs, facebook, myspace and more try it!
http://MyPH.us – My Pic Host. Allows jpg, gif, bmp, png, and even PSD and zip files with lots of images in them. Upload 10 at a time from links or from your computer. No bandwidth limits or registration required, either. There’s also a firefox plugin and a Windows app where you can drag-n-drop images.
hi,
imagenic.net and you can be sure your file will never be deleted. No reg required, multiupload, up to 10 files same time even url upload.
Try this one guys
BPLinx Allows upload of zips, hotlinking of thumbnails, and download image as PNG, JPEG, or GIF.
I use
http://images11.com
Has alot of features
come and go hosts most of them. still a fan of http://images.gonzb.com started by underground usenet folks. match this.
unlimited space
hotlinking
100MB file size. allows videos and pdfs.
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED for any of it.
however to do permissions and private albums you need to sign up.
no bullshit popups.
Comes with batch uploader both in browser and as java app. drag and drop 1000 files and let it go…
FTW
http://www.ezpicshare.com is another that allows hotlinks and has no bandwidth cap.
Try out luknux.com, unlimited bandwidth.
I love http://www.mejuba.com. You can store as many images and videos as you like and it’s free. I think the max files size you can upload is 1GB !
quick summary for imagepile.net:
* Upload Options: from file or URL
* Max. file size: 2000 KB
* No Bandwidth limits or storage limit
What about something free, with hotlinking, 5MB per pic AND hi resolution??? (Like 2000×3000 +)
Tim,
you can try http://images.gonzb.com highly recommended to host any size pictures. to avoid watermark you can register and make an album. Best thing about it is the original image can be downloaded and derivatives are protected from direct download. you can even manage permissions on user albums.
Arrrgh, I heard about ShareAPixel from here, and now this is their current front page:
“Due to abuse of this service, this website and all uploaded images will be temporarily unavailable until january 1, 2010″
Well, back to checking comments here for a good alternative…
Simple Image Hosting over at http://simimg.com/ is also a good one. It’s free, with no registration required. 2.5 MB upload limit. If you register, you get the ability to upload multiple Images and make albums.
full featured:
name: “Roman Forums Photo Gallery”
url: http://roman-forums.com/photos
max size: 2048 kb
allowed types: jpg, jpeg, bmp, gif, png, swf, ico
hotlinking: allowed
adult content: not allowed
registration: not required
notes: XP Web Publishing Wizard enabled
no ads
quick-n-easy:
name: MiniPic
url: http://roman-forums.com/minipic
max size: 1024 kb guests, 2048 kb registered
allowed types: jpg, jpeg, bmp, gif, png, swf, ico
hotlinking: allowed
adult content: not allowed
registration: not required
notes: multiple-upload capable
no ads