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Image Cropper

Crop images online in your browser with a draggable, resizable crop box: choose exactly which part of the frame to keep, lock the aspect ratio to a square, 16:9, 4:3, or a custom ratio, rotate in 90° steps or nudge a tilted horizon straight by a fraction of a degree, and cut the result to a circle, a rounded card, a hexagon, a star, or one of ten shapes. Cropping does not enlarge or resample the region you keep, so the framed area does not soften because of the crop itself, and the whole thing runs on any device with a modern browser. Nothing is uploaded, there is no app to install or account to create, and the default export keeps the original JPEG, PNG, or WebP format when possible, with manual PNG, WebP, and JPEG output available.

  • Drag and resize the crop box, or nudge it pixel by pixel with the arrow keys
  • Lock the ratio to square, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, portrait, or a custom W:H
  • Rotate 90°, flip, and straighten a tilted shot on a fine-grained angle slider
  • Ten crop shapes, from circle and rounded card to hexagon, star, and heart
  • Runs fully in the browser with no upload, keeping JPEG, PNG, or WebP when possible

Add an image to set the aspect ratio, rotate and straighten it, choose the crop shape and output size, and see a live preview here.

Drop an image here, or click to choose a file

Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, and AVIF. One image at a time for interactive cropping.

You can also paste a screenshot with Ctrl+V or ⌘V.

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Overview

An interactive way to choose exactly which part of an image to keep, level it, and cut it into the shape a layout or profile needs.

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    Freehand crop box

    Drag the box to reposition it and pull the eight handles to resize, keeping precisely the region you want instead of an automatic center crop.

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    Aspect ratio lock

    Snap the crop to square, 16:9, 4:3, 3:2, portrait ratios, the original ratio, or a custom W:H so the result matches a fixed slot.

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    Rotate, flip, and straighten

    Turn a sideways photo in 90° steps, mirror a scan, and level a tilted horizon on a slider that moves in tenths of a degree.

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    Ten crop shapes

    Cut a circle, ellipse, rounded card, triangle, diamond, pentagon, hexagon, star, or heart, exported with a transparent background outside the shape.

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    Exact pixel readout

    See and type the crop X, Y, width, and height in pixels, or nudge the box with the arrow keys, for precise and repeatable framing.

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    Local export

    Everything runs in the browser with no upload. Download the crop or copy it to the clipboard, at its own pixel size or scaled to an output width you set.

How to use

Add an image, frame the region with the crop box, straighten and shape it, then download.

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    Drop in, paste, or select an image to load it onto the crop stage.

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    Optionally pick an aspect ratio, then drag the crop box and pull the handles to frame the region you want to keep.

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    Rotate, flip, or drag the straighten slider to level the shot, and switch the crop shape to circle or rounded for an avatar if needed.

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    Fine-tune the exact crop pixels with the X, Y, width, and height inputs, then choose an output size, format, and quality.

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    Check the live preview, then download the cropped image or copy it to the clipboard.

Details

Built for interactive framing: region selection, ratio lock, orientation, shape, and precise pixel control.

  • Draggable, resizable crop box with eight handles for freehand region selection
  • Aspect ratio presets for square, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, original, plus a custom W:H
  • Rotate in 90° steps, flip either axis, and straighten a tilt in tenths of a degree
  • Ten crop shapes: rectangle, rounded, circle, ellipse, triangle, diamond, pentagon, hexagon, star, and heart
  • Editable X, Y, width, and height fields, plus arrow-key nudging for exact, repeatable crops
  • A live preview of the final crop, including the shape mask
  • Export at the crop size or scale it to a set output width, with 128, 256, 512, and 1024 avatar presets
  • Download the result or copy it straight to the clipboard as a PNG
  • Keep JPEG, PNG, or WebP when possible, or export as PNG, WebP, or JPEG with a background color for shaped JPEG output
  • Runs entirely in the browser with no upload, suited to private and restricted work

Use cases

For profile pictures, social posts, product shots, screenshots, and any time you need just part of an image.

  1. Round avatars and profile pictures

    Frame a face with a circle crop, set the output width to 256 or 512, and export a clean avatar with a transparent background for a forum, app, or team page.

  2. Crop to a fixed ratio

    Lock the ratio to 1:1, 16:9, or 4:3 to fit a card, thumbnail, or banner slot without stray margins.

  3. Straighten and reframe photos

    Rotate a sideways phone photo upright, level a horizon that came out a degree or two off, flip a mirrored scan, and crop away the empty edges in one place.

  4. Trim screenshots

    Paste a screenshot straight from the clipboard, cut it down to the panel or dialog that matters, and copy the result back for a doc or ticket.

  5. Focus product images

    Crop distracting background away from a product so the subject fills the frame consistently across a catalog.

  6. Privacy-first local editing

    Crop internal screenshots, ID scans, and client material without uploading anything to a third-party service.

See also

Cropping chooses which part of the frame to keep, and the output width field scales that one crop to an exact size. For batch resizing under one rule, or fits like longest-edge and pad-to-canvas, reach for Image Resizer instead. To shrink the file after cropping, pass it through Image Compressor to compress by quality, and when you need a different format, pair it with Image Converter to switch between WebP, JPEG, PNG, and AVIF.

Best practices

Cropping is about the frame: which region, which ratio, which orientation, and which output shape.

  • Lock the aspect ratio first when the output goes into a fixed slot, so the crop cannot drift off-ratio.
  • Keep the important subject inside the rule-of-thirds guides for a balanced composition.
  • Level a tilted horizon with the straighten slider before framing the crop, then pull the box in so the empty corners fall outside it.
  • Use the circle shape with a PNG or WebP export for avatars so the corners stay transparent.
  • Type exact pixel values into the crop box, or nudge it with the arrow keys, when you need a precise and repeatable region.
  • Crop first to remove unwanted area, then resize and compress for the final web-ready file.

Limitations

Cropping discards the area outside the box, and the output resolution is set by the crop region.

  • Cropping removes pixels outside the box and cannot be undone once the file is exported, so keep the original.
  • The output defaults to the crop region in pixels; setting a larger output width upscales it, which cannot add detail the crop does not have.
  • Shaped crops rely on transparency, so a JPEG export fills everything outside the shape with the background color.
  • Straightening rotates the whole canvas and leaves empty corners around the photo; frame the crop inside the image to avoid them.
  • Keeping the original format applies to JPEG, PNG, and WebP; readable GIF, BMP, and AVIF sources export as PNG, and animated GIFs are not preserved as animation.
  • This tool crops one image at a time; use the resizer for batch, same-rule processing.

FAQ

Common questions about cropping images, circle crops, aspect ratios, rotating, and data handling.

How do I crop an image online?

Drop an image in, drag the crop box and pull its handles to frame the region you want to keep, then download the result. The original is never changed.

How do I crop an image into a circle or another shape?

Pick a crop shape — circle, ellipse, rounded, triangle, diamond, pentagon, hexagon, star, or heart — frame the subject, and export to PNG or WebP so the area outside the shape stays transparent. The circle is ideal for round avatars; the others suit badges, stickers, and decorative cards.

How do I crop to a square or a fixed aspect ratio?

Pick an aspect ratio such as 1:1, 16:9, or 4:3, or enter a custom width and height ratio; the crop box then keeps that ratio as you drag and resize it.

What is the difference between cropping and resizing?

Cropping keeps a chosen part of the frame and discards the rest, while resizing scales the whole image to different dimensions. Crop to reframe, then resize to hit exact pixels.

How do I crop for an avatar or profile picture?

Lock the ratio to 1:1, choose the circle or rounded shape, frame the face, and export a PNG so the result drops cleanly into a round profile slot.

Does cropping reduce the resolution or make the image blurry?

No. Cropping takes the pixels inside the box at their original resolution, so the part you keep is not enlarged or resampled by the crop itself. The file usually ends up smaller because it covers less of the scene; if you export JPEG or WebP, the browser still re-encodes it at the selected quality.

Can I crop a PNG and keep the transparent background?

Yes. Export as PNG or WebP and any transparency in the original is preserved, while a circle or rounded crop adds its own transparent corners on top. Pick JPEG only when you want a solid background, since the JPEG format cannot store transparency.

Can I rotate or straighten the image before cropping?

Yes. Rotate in 90° steps and flip horizontally or vertically to bring a sideways or mirrored photo upright, and use the straighten slider for a fine tilt of up to 45° in either direction. Straightening rotates the whole canvas, so pull the crop box in until the empty corners fall outside it.

Which formats can I export, and does it change quality?

The default “Keep original when possible” option exports JPEG, PNG, and WebP sources in their original format; readable GIF, BMP, and AVIF sources fall back to PNG. You can also choose PNG, WebP, or JPEG manually. PNG is lossless and keeps transparency; WebP and JPEG are lossy with an adjustable quality slider.

Is my image uploaded anywhere?

No. Cropping runs entirely in your browser and the image is never sent to a server, which suits screenshots, ID scans, and other private material.

Can I set the exact crop size in pixels?

Yes, in two places. The crop box has editable X, Y, width, and height fields for the region you take from the original, and the output width field scales that region to an exact size on export — set 512, for example, and a square crop lands as 512 × 512. You can also nudge the box with the arrow keys, holding Alt to resize instead of move.

Can I crop images on a phone or tablet?

Yes. The cropper is a web page, so it works the same in a mobile browser as on a desktop — drag the crop box with your finger, switch the aspect ratio or shape, and download the result, with no app to install.

Related tools

Pair cropping with resizing, compression, and format conversion to take an image from framed to web-ready.