Introduction to Yagua
Yagua guides for installing the app, converting and compressing images, working with metadata and processing files in batches.
Reference edition 2.0.0. Version 2.0.0 is a pre-release for Windows and Linux, available by manual download. Some screenshots come from an earlier development edition and may show different controls; their values are examples. Review your package’s release notes and saving options before processing.
On this page
What you can do
| Task | Tool |
|---|---|
| Turn photographs into WebP or create a PNG | Convert |
| Reduce file size while keeping the format | Compress |
| Change dimensions, crop edges, or add surrounding space | Resize, Crop, and Canvas |
| Separate a product from its background | Remove Background |
| Find the main colors in an image | Extract Palette |
| Overlay a logo | Watermark |
| Organize filenames with numbers and dates | Batch Rename |
| Read words from a photograph | Extract Text (OCR) |
| View, edit, or remove EXIF information | EXIF Metadata |
| Create a loading placeholder or image code for a website | LQIP / Base64 |
Tools work independently. Converting a photograph does not automatically send it to Resize: save the result, then load it in the next tool.
How to use these guides
Start with Getting started in the order shown in the navigation. Then open the guide for the tool you need. Worked examples combine several tools to complete a task.
These English guides use the app’s English control names. To follow them, open Settings, select English, and click Apply. This saves your preferences and restarts the app. Theme names, filenames, and code examples keep their original spelling.
What this edition covers
Yagua 2.0.0 is available as a pre-release for Windows and Linux. The latest stable release remains v1.1.2. This edition includes batch palettes and new Canvas options; some guide screenshots come from an earlier development edition. Read the package notes and check the options available in your installation.
These guides cover the desktop app. Yagua is not a layer editor, photo management system, or web service. It has no manual brush retouching for background removal and no document editor to reconstruct a page layout after OCR.
Before you start
Use copies while learning. Batch Rename changes filenames in their original folder, and EXIF Metadata → Edit can overwrite the selected image. Each guide explains where its results are saved.
Most processing is local. OCR and Remove Background use models that may download on first use. Update checks also need a connection.
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Browse by section
Getting started
Choose a Yagua release, install the application and prepare your first operation. Check the requirements before getting started.
General use
Learn how to load images, work in batches and save results. Find out how models and offline use work.
Modules
Choose a tool to convert, compress or adjust images, extract text and colors, or work with metadata.
Settings
Configure Yagua's general preferences and learn how to check for application updates.
Worked examples
Follow workflows to prepare images for the web, process product photos, extract text or share files.
Reference
Look up tool formats and limits, and the glossary of terms used in the documentation.
Help
Resolve common problems and learn how to gather the logs and details needed to report a bug.
