When to reach for it. Use it to downscale photos for the web, generate Retina (2×) variants, and hit a target dimension before upload.
When something else is better. For colour-managed print output or batch pipelines, a desktop editor or build script is the better fit.
The pitfall to watch. Upscaling adds blur, not detail; and forgetting to preserve aspect ratio stretches faces and logos.
Your file stays in your browser. The document or image you choose is read with the browser’s local file APIs and processed in the tab (or a Web Worker). EpitomeTool does not upload the file bytes, the file name, or the result — nothing leaves your device, so there is no “wait for upload” step and nothing to delete from a server afterwards.