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Local-only image slicing extension. Image Slice is a browser extension built for people who work with images every day and want fast, practical tools exactly where they already use them: inside the browser. Instead of forcing users to open a separate design app, upload files to a remote website, or learn a complicated workflow, Image Slice adds a focused set of image utilities directly to the right-click menu on any image you find online. The goal is simple: make common asset preparation tasks immediate, local, and reliable. At its core, Image Slice helps users generate app icons, generate web icons, and split images into smaller tiles. These are not niche actions. They show up constantly in real work. Designers need to turn a single source image into a complete icon set. Frontend developers need favicons, touch icons, manifest icons, and maskable icons for websites and progressive web apps. Product teams and indie developers often need Android and iOS icon packages without switching tools. Content creators sometimes need to divide one large visual into a grid for layout, publishing, or social posting. Image Slice is designed for exactly these scenarios. One of the most important reasons to install this extension is convenience. Most image utility workflows are still more cumbersome than they should be. Users typically download an image, open another application, export multiple sizes manually, organize the results, and then repeat the process every time requirements change. Image Slice removes that friction. When a useful image is already visible in the browser, the user can right-click it and run the action immediately. That means fewer steps, less context switching, and much faster iteration. Another strong reason to install Image Slice is privacy. Everything is processed locally in the browser. The extension does not rely on a backend service, cloud storage, or a third-party image processing API. Images do not need to be uploaded to an unknown server just to generate icons or slices. For many users, that matters a great deal. Designers may be working with unreleased branding. Startup teams may be handling confidential product visuals. Agencies may be processing client assets that should never leave the local machine. Image Slice keeps the workflow offline and local, which makes it safer and easier to trust. The app icon workflow is especially valuable for mobile development. A single square source image can be turned into a packaged set of outputs for real platform usage. The extension can generate a structured ZIP package containing assets such as `playstore.png`, `appstore.png`, an iOS `Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.appiconset` directory with icons and `Contents.json`, and Android launcher icons organized into the correct `mipmap-*` folders. This is useful because mobile icon preparation is often repetitive and error-prone. Users should install Image Slice if they want to reduce manual resizing, avoid naming mistakes, and get platform-ready output in one action. The web icon workflow is just as practical. Modern websites often need more than one icon file. A good setup usually includes `favicon.ico`, multiple PNG favicon sizes, an Apple touch icon, larger web app icons, a maskable icon, and a `manifest.webmanifest` file. Manually creating these assets is tedious, especially when a team only needs a quick and correct set from a single source image. Image Slice turns that into a one-step operation. For frontend developers, freelancers, and founders shipping landing pages or web apps, this can save real time on every project. The slicing feature solves a different but equally common problem: dividing one image into a grid. This is useful for design handoff, social media content, visual storytelling, and asset preparation workflows. The extension supports configurable row and column settings, so users are not locked into a fixed layout. If someone needs a 3 by 3 grid, that works. If they need 4 by 6 or 2 by 5, they can configure it and download the resulting ZIP package. That flexibility makes the extension more than a single-purpose tool. It becomes a lightweight image preparation utility that adapts to different use cases. Users should also install Image Slice because it is intentionally focused. Many tools try to do everything and end up overwhelming people with complex interfaces, accounts, paywalls, and unrelated features. Image Slice takes the opposite approach. It concentrates on a small number of high-value actions that are directly useful in real workflows. The extension stays accessible through the browser context menu, while the popup remains simple and the preset page allows users to control what actions appear and what files should be generated. This makes the extension easy to learn while still offering meaningful configuration. Customization is another advantage. The preset page lets users decide which outputs they want, instead of forcing one fixed bundle every time. For app icons, users can choose whether to generate iOS assets, Android assets, or both. For web icons, users can choose exactly which icon files and manifest resources should be included. For image slicing, users can define the row and column layout they need. This matters because different users have different workflows. A frontend engineer may only want `favicon.ico`, `icon-192.png`, and `icon-512.png`. A mobile developer may only care about Android assets. A content creator may only need grid slicing. Image Slice respects that reality. The extension is also useful because it reduces mistakes. Platform asset preparation often fails in small but frustrating ways: wrong filenames, missing sizes, forgotten files, inconsistent folder structures, or incomplete manifests. By automating these outputs, Image Slice helps users produce more consistent results. That makes it easier to move from “I found the image I want” to “I now have the assets I can use in my project” without introducing unnecessary errors. In short, Image Slice is worth installing because it saves time, reduces friction, protects privacy, and turns common browser-based image tasks into fast local actions. It is built for people who need practical outputs, not abstract editing tools. If you regularly build apps, launch websites, prepare brand assets, create content, or work with image-based deliverables, this extension gives you a faster path from source image to usable files. It fits naturally into the browser, keeps processing local, and delivers structured outputs that are ready for real projects.