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# Cloudinary Image

## Overview

Cloudinary Image is a leading-edge AI-based image platform. 

It provides a wide range of robust and versatile APIs and developer tools plus UI-based features for more efficient implementations. Upload, store, transform, and deliver optimized images across various devices and platforms, ensuring performant delivery of a virtually unlimited set of image variations from your high quality originals.

## Get started

Before getting started with any of the image features, make sure you've [signed up for an account](https://cloudinary.com/users/register_free) and configured your product environment as outlined in our [Developer kickstart](dev_kickstart).

If you want to jump straight into coding, our [SDK quick starts](sdk_quickstarts) provide step-by-step code snippets that help you get an end-to-end project up and running, from initial SDK setup through delivering optimized and transformed media in 5 minutes or less! 

If you're looking to upload, manage, share, and create images from our UI, head to the [Console](https://console.cloudinary.com/app/image/getting-started) to get started.

Otherwise, keep reading this page to see our top Cloudinary Image links, demos, explorers, and video tutorials.

## Top links

    
    Image Transformations
    
    Wide variety of transformations to tailor your image experience to your use-case.   
             
 

  

    
    Optimization and Delivery
    
    Fast delivery of images through CDNs, at their most appropriate size, and in the best format and quality for the viewing device.   
             
 

    

    
    Programmatic Image Creation
    
    Generate animated images, PDFs and more by leveraging the APIs and SDKs to create new assets from existing assets.   
             
 

   

    
    Product Gallery Widget
    
    Easy to integrate, interactive user interface for displaying products to potential customers.   
             
 

  

    
    Media Editor Widget
    
    Interactive user interface providing a set of image editing actions to your users such as cropping, overlays, and format conversions.   
             

  

    
    Image Add-ons
    
    Extend Cloudinary's image transformation, optimization, and customization capabilities with an array of add-ons.   
             

   

## Demos and explorers

Try out these demos and code explorers to help you quickly dive into some of the most commonly used Cloudinary Image features. 

  
  
  
    
      
        
      
      Resizing and Cropping Demo
    
    
      Interactive demo to see the results of different cropping methods, given a specific viewport size.
    
  
  
  

  
  
  
    
      
        
      
      Transformations in React
    
    
      React code explorer showing examples of image optimization, background removal and drop shadow applied to product images.
    
  
  
  

  
  
  
    
      
        
      
      Product Gallery Widget
    
    
      JavaScript explorer for experimenting and playing with Product Gallery configurations.
    
  
  
  

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Check out all our [Code explorers](code_explorers) and [Feature demos](feature_demos_index).

## Popular video tutorials

  
  
  
    Upload Images in Node.js
    Upload images to Cloudinary using the Node.js SDK 
  

  
  
  
    Moderate Images with AI
    Moderate images automatically during upload in Node.js 
  

  
  
  
    Content-aware Image Cropping
    Smartly crop an image using content-aware AI 
  

  
  
  
    Enhance and Restore Images
    Use enhance, restore, upscale and improve effects to make your images shine 
  

  
  
  
    Product Gallery in React
    Embed the Cloudinary Product Gallery in a React app 
  

  
  
  
    Auto-Tag Images in Python
    Use AI to auto-tag uploaded images with the Python SDK 
  

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Visit the [Video Tutorial Library](tutorial_screencasts) for more tutorials.