Free image hosting is a service which allows people to upload pictures to an internet website for free. The image host service will take the picture and place it on their server, and codes will be provided which will allow others to see the image. Since a large number of people don't have webspace, image hosting services have become quite popular. As blogs, forums, and other forms of interactive media become more widespread, many people are looking for free image hosting.

The way image hosting works is relatively simple. The service allows you to browse your computer to select any image you want. Once you select the images you want to upload, you will need to click on a button to place the image on the server. Some image hosting companies will allow yout to upload multiple images simultaneously. Other will allow you to upload ZIP files. Once the image has been placed on the server, you will be shown ways to show it to others. There are three basic ways this is done. These three methods are using a BBcode, a clickable thumbnail, or an HTML code.