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Serving Images

Deliver non-destructive views from a global CDN — no downloading and re-uploading.

Raster is not just storage — it is a delivery platform. Every image you upload is hosted on a world-class CDN and ready to use immediately. You never have to download an image and re-upload it somewhere else just to put it on a website or in an email.

Non-destructive views

When you crop, resize, or otherwise adjust an image in Raster, the change is saved as a view — a separate rendition of the original.

  • The original file is never modified. It is always preserved.
  • Each view has its own shareable URL.
  • You can create multiple views of the same image — a square crop for social, a wide crop for a hero banner — all from one source file.

This means you can revisit and re-edit any image at any time without ever losing the original.

Every image and every view has a direct, shareable URL. Copy it with a single click and paste it straight into your website, email, CMS, or chat. The link points at the CDN, so it is fast for everyone, everywhere.

Download an image

Need a local copy? Download the original — or any view — directly from the image sidebar. Useful when a tool genuinely needs a file rather than a URL.

Served from a global CDN

Images are delivered from cdn.raster.app and cached on a global content delivery network. Visitors are served from a location close to them, so images load quickly regardless of where your audience is.

Because Raster URLs are CDN-backed, they are production-ready. You can link to them directly from a live website — there is no separate "publish" step.

Choose your format

Request an image in the format that suits the job, so you ship perfectly-sized, well-compressed assets without manual conversion.

In short

  • Non-destructive — edits become views; the original is always safe.
  • One-click links — every image and view has a shareable URL.
  • CDN-cached — fast delivery worldwide from cdn.raster.app.
  • Format control — request the format you need.

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