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Choosing the Right Kreativ Tool
Start with the job, not the file extension. The same file can need a quick one-step tool, a guided workflow, or a completely different app depending on the result you need.
Use a quick tool when the task is one operation
Choose a quick tool when you can describe the job in one verb: compress, crop, resize, merge, split, trim, convert, preview, or extract. Quick tools are fastest when the source file is already close to the final result.
Examples: make a screenshot smaller, merge three PDFs in order, export a video thumbnail, convert a font to WOFF2, or turn JSON rows into CSV.
Use a workflow when steps belong together
Use Workflows when the order matters and you expect to repeat the same kind of delivery job. Image Prep is useful when you need crop, resize, compression, and export format in one path. PDF Delivery is useful when queue order, optional splitting, merging, and final export belong together. Audio Delivery helps when trim, level, and export settings repeat.
Use another app when the job is advanced
Browser utilities are not the right tool for every file. Use specialist software for OCR cleanup, legal redaction, damaged files, color-managed print work, full video editing, detailed audio mastering, or database migration. A simple tool should not pretend to solve work that needs review or professional control.
Fast decision rule
- One file and one operation: open a quick tool.
- One delivery job with several ordered steps: open a workflow.
- Sensitive, regulated, damaged, or production-critical file: use a controlled workflow outside the browser.
Open all tools
Use the Tools directory to search by file type or task.
Compare workflows
Before you run a guided workflow
Use a guided workflow when the same job has several ordered steps. The workflow keeps the sequence visible, but the best result still depends on checking each stage before export. If you only need one quick action, use the matching single-purpose tool instead.
Workflows are meant for repeatable delivery patterns, not for hiding complexity. If the same image, PDF, or audio preparation job happens often, save the settings and reuse the sequence. If the job changes every time, use the individual tools so each decision stays visible.
- Load the source file once, then move through the steps in order.
- Save defaults only after the settings match a repeat job.
- Review the final export before reusing the workflow for a batch of similar files.
After downloading the result, open it once before using it in a client send, upload form, website, or archive. This final check catches format support issues, unexpected file size changes, missing characters, clipped media, or page-order mistakes while the original file is still available.
If the output will be reused, note the settings that produced it. That makes the next export easier to repeat and reduces guesswork when another file needs the same treatment.