Convert Canon CR2 to JPG — in your browser, no upload

Turn Canon CR2 RAW files into JPG — small, universal, ready to share — all at once. Files never leave your device; everything is decoded right here in your browser. No sign-up, no watermark, no limits.

What is a CR2 file?

CR2 is Canon's classic RAW format, used across EOS DSLRs from the 350D in the mid-2000s through to the final DSLR bodies before Canon's mirrorless switch. The name stands for "Canon Raw version 2", and the file is a TIFF-based container holding the sensor's untouched mosaic data plus an embedded JPEG preview. Because it stores unprocessed data, most image viewers, web uploads and messaging apps can't open or preview a CR2 — it has to be developed into a standard format like JPG first.

What is JPG, and why convert CR2 to it?

JPG (JPEG) is the most widely supported image format on the web — every browser, phone, social network and upload form accepts it. It uses lossy compression to keep files small, which makes it the default choice when you need a CR2 to be shareable rather than archival.

For most people converting Canon CR2 files, JPG is the right output: it's a fraction of the size of the RAW (or of a PNG/TIFF export) and opens everywhere. Pixadel fully develops the CR2 — demosaic, white balance, colour — then encodes a JPG at the quality you choose (default 92), so the result matches the camera's own rendering at a sensible file size.

Why convert CR2 with Pixadel

Canon's own Digital Photo Professional (DPP) and Adobe Lightroom can open CR2, but both are heavy desktop installs built for detailed editing — overkill when you simply need shareable JPGs. Pixadel does the one job you actually want in that moment: it converts a whole shoot to JPG locally, in seconds, with nothing to install and no account. Drop a folder of CR2s, pick a quality, and download a ZIP. Every file is decoded on your own machine — it never leaves your browser.

How CR2 → JPG conversion works

Under the hood, each CR2 is fully demosaiced with the camera's white balance and colour space before it's encoded to JPG, so the result matches what the camera itself would have produced — not a quick thumbnail. You control the JPEG quality (default 92) and can halve the output size for faster, lighter exports. A worker pool processes several files at once while keeping memory in check, so even a card full of 30-megapixel CR2s converts smoothly without freezing the tab.

Frequently asked questions

What JPG quality should I use?
The default of 92 is visually near-lossless for most photos. Lower it toward 80 for smaller files, or raise it to 95–100 if you plan to edit the JPG further.
Will the JPG be smaller than the CR2 file?
Much smaller — typically 5–15× smaller than the original CR2, since RAW stores far more data than a finished image needs.
Can I batch-convert a full CR2 shoot?
Yes — drop the entire folder. Pixadel queues every CR2 and zips the JPGs when done, with no file-count limit.
Will I lose image quality?
You set the JPEG quality (default 92). Pixadel fully decodes the raw data before encoding, so the JPG matches the camera’s own rendering.
Do my photos get uploaded?
Never. CR2 files are decoded in-browser with libraw compiled to WebAssembly. Nothing touches a server, and a refresh clears everything.
What about newer CR3 files?
Those work too — Canon’s mirrorless bodies write CR3. Use the CR3 → JPG page, or just drop mixed Canon files here and Pixadel detects each one.
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