bulk preview maker

Make thumbnail previews of all your image files
in one swoop.

(1) Download Bulk Preview Maker. (Requires Java.)
(2) Click "Start" to install Bulk Preview Maker.
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(3) Choose a folder containing image files.
(4) Choose the preview size.
(5) Click "Start" to create a subfolder full of preview images.

It makes lots of previews with just a few clicks.

You can give all the previews the same height or width; perfect for row or column layouts.

Images are generated in separate threads, so you can preview several folders simultaneously.

When you start Bulk Preview Maker, it remembers the folder you were working in last time.

Note: Bulk Preview Maker will need your permission to read and write image files on your disk. More...


Lots of programs can resize an image.  What's the point?

"Bulk" is the point. Lots of previews fast.
         (1) choose a folder
         (2) pick the preview size
         (3) click "Start"
Bulk Preview Maker finds every image file in that folder--no matter how deep--and makes a preview image for it.

Why do I want a bunch of little pictures?

A small "preview" your full size image files is most useful on web pages. Visitors can see 50 images at a glance, and don't need to download a full image just to know that they don't want to see it.

Why does Java give a "Security Warning" when I install?

Bulk Preview Maker needs access your hard drive More...

Why does Bulk Preview Maker need access to my hard drive?

It reads all the files in the directory you specify, and writes a preview file for every image it finds.

Exactly which files does Bulk Preview Maker read and write?

Bulk Preview Maker reads every file in the folder you specify, optionally including subfolders, too. For any image files it finds, it creates a preview image file with the same name, and writes it in a subdirectory named something like "Previews256x128". (Where 256 and 128 are the maximum width and height you selected for the previews.)

BEFORE

MyPictures
   Beach
       beach01.jpg
       beach02.gif
       notAnImage.txt
   image01.jpg
   image02.png

AFTER

MyPictures
   Beach
       beach01.jpg
       beach02.gif
       notAnImage.txt
       Previews128x64
           beach01.jpg
           beach02.gif
   image01.jpg
   image02.png
   Previews128x64
       image01.jpg
       image02.png

LINKS

Bulk Preview Maker is used by major websites such as Google, eBay, msn, Amazon, and ILoveBellyButtons. Check them out!

Gallery Mage is a free cross-platform program which can also rotate and crop the previews it makes.