Image Viewer

Open an image shared as a link — the picture travels inside the link itself, never uploaded — then download it. All in your browser.

How to use

  1. Open a Softofu image share link, or paste one into the box and press Enter — you can also paste a full data:image URL or a bare base64 image string.
  2. The image appears straight away, because it was never uploaded: it travelled inside the link’s “#” part, which your browser keeps private.
  3. Download the image to keep it. Anything you view is remembered on this device for 30 days so you can re-open it later.

FAQ

Is the image uploaded to a server when I open a share link?

No. A Softofu share link carries the whole (downscaled) image inside its “#” part — the bit after the hash. Browsers never send the “#” part to any server, so the picture is decoded entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, and the link works even offline once the page has loaded.

Why are some images too big to open as a link?

Because the image lives inside the link, very detailed pictures make links too long to paste or open reliably. The Paste Pad shrinks and compresses the image to keep links short, and if one still won’t fit it asks you to download the file instead — so the links you do get always work.

Can I paste a base64 string or a data URL?

Yes. Besides Softofu share links, the box accepts a full data URL (data:image/png;base64,…) or just a bare base64 image string — the viewer detects the image type from the data itself (PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF or BMP) and shows it. It is only ever rendered as an image, so a non-image string fails safely. Everything stays in your browser.

What is “Recently viewed”, and is it private?

Images you open are kept only on this device, in your browser’s local storage — never on a server and never in a cookie (cookies would be sent to servers). The list holds up to 12 recent images and each one is forgotten automatically after 30 days. Use “Clear recent” to empty it any time.