What is a direct image URL?
A direct image URL is a web address that points to the image file rather than to a page that surrounds it. That makes it useful in an HTML img tag, a Markdown document, a forum post, or a chat message that accepts links. The preview page is different: it provides file information and copy controls, while the direct link is the address you embed or share.
Choose the format your platform accepts
Use the plain URL when a service asks for an image address or when you want to send a clickable link. Use Markdown in GitHub README files, wikis, and other Markdown editors. Use HTML when you control a webpage or an editor that accepts markup. BBCode is intended only for forums that explicitly support it. Replace the example address with the URL returned after your upload.
Direct URL: https://example.com/image.png
Markdown: 
HTML: <img src="https://example.com/image.png" alt="Example image" />
Supported formats and optional optimization
The uploader accepts common image formats including JPG, PNG, GIF, WebP, and HEIC, as well as supported PDF and video files. Each file must stay within the 20MB limit, and some image formats also have a pixel limit. If JPEG optimization is enabled, a large photo may be resized or re-encoded with some quality loss. PNG, APNG, WebP, and GIF keep their original bytes; turn optimization off when preserving the original JPEG matters.
Public access and practical privacy
A generated link is designed for sharing, not for private storage. Anyone who has the address may be able to access the file, so do not upload passwords, identity documents, private client material, or other confidential content. HTTPS protects the connection while the file is transferred, but it does not turn a public link into an access-controlled resource. Keep another copy of anything important.
Where can you use the generated link?
Use the direct address for a support ticket, a product note, or a message where the recipient should open the file. Paste the Markdown output into a README or technical article, and use the HTML output in a webpage template. For a forum, check whether the editor expects BBCode before pasting an embed snippet. After publishing, open the result in a private browser window to confirm that the destination renders the file as expected.