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Batch renaming

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Resize Photos Without Photoshop

Your Mac has a built-in tool called sips that can resize images from Terminal.

Resize a Single Image

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Resize to max width of 1200px (keeps aspect ratio):

sips --resampleWidth 1200 photo.jpg

Resize All Images in a Folder

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Resize all JPGs to max 1200px wide:

sips --resampleWidth 1200 *.jpg

That's it. 100 photos resized in seconds.

Key Takeaway

sips is Mac's built-in image tool. Use --resampleWidth to resize images instantly.