Crop an image online

Crop images to exact pixels, fixed aspect ratios (1:1, 4:5, 16:9), or into a circle with transparent PNG export. Fast, private, and 100% processed in your browser.

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Select or Drop an Image to Crop

Supports JPG, PNG, and WebP. Crop to exact pixels, fixed social ratios, or cut out a round circle avatar with transparent PNG export.

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Crop to exact pixels or a fixed ratio

Different social platforms and web layouts require specific dimensions. With our online cropper, you can easily lock the aspect ratio to standard sizes or enter exact pixel dimensions:

1:1 Square

Perfect for Instagram grid posts, profile avatars, product thumbnails, and square hero badges.

4:5 Portrait

Standard vertical ratio for Instagram feed posts, maximizing screen real estate on mobile devices.

16:9 Landscape

Ideal for YouTube thumbnails, widescreen presentation slides, blog featured headers, and website banners.

9:16 Vertical Story

Full-screen mobile ratio for TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and Snapchat stories.

3:2 Classic Photo

Standard 35mm DSLR photography ratio, great for landscape prints and traditional photo framing.

Exact Custom Pixels

Need an exact 1200×630 OpenGraph card or 300×300 badge? Simply type the exact width and height numbers.

Crop an image into a circle

Standard image croppers only support rectangular cutouts. Our circle crop mode clips your photo with a smooth, anti-aliased circular mask. It is designed specifically for:

Profile Pictures & Avatars: Clean circular headshots for LinkedIn, Discord, GitHub, and Slack.
Round Logos & Icons: Circular company logos for mobile app splash screens and app icons.
Testimonial Badges: Consistent circular customer photos for website landing page reviews.

Tip: Exporting your circular crop as PNG ensures that the four corners outside the circle stay completely transparent. If you select JPG, you can pick a custom background fill color to match your webpage.

Preserve PNG transparency

Many online cropping utilities convert uploaded PNGs to opaque JPEGs, adding an unwanted white or black rectangle behind transparent logos and graphics.

Our tool preserves the alpha transparency channel intact. When you crop a transparent PNG file and choose PNG export, the transparent areas remain 100% transparent.

How image cropping differs from resizing

While both tools change the final dimensions of an image, they do so in fundamentally different ways:

Image Cropping

Removes unwanted peripheral areas, framing the central subject and changing the aspect ratio without squishing or stretching pixels.

Image Resizing

Scales the entire image up or down, preserving every pixel of the original frame while altering the file size and resolution.

Frequently Asked Questions About Image Cropping

Everything you need to know about cropping images online

How do I crop an image to exact pixels?

Upload your image, type your desired pixel dimensions into the Width and Height input boxes, adjust the position of the crop boundary over your subject, and click Download. The exported image will have the exact pixel resolution you entered.

Can I crop an image into a circle?

Yes. Toggle the "Circle Crop (Avatar)" switch in the controls panel. A circular cutting mask will appear. When exported as PNG, the corners outside the circle will remain transparent, making it ready for social media avatars, team pages, and profile icons.

Will a PNG keep its transparent background?

Yes. Transparent PNG images retain their alpha channel during cropping. When using circular crop mode, selecting PNG format ensures the area outside the circular boundary remains completely transparent.

Does cropping reduce image quality?

No. Cropping extracts the exact pixels from your original photo without resampling or blurring. Exporting as PNG provides lossless output, and exporting as JPG or WebP at 90%+ quality preserves maximum clarity without noticeable compression artifacts.

Are files uploaded to any server?

No. All cropping, circular masking, and file encoding are performed entirely inside your browser using client-side HTML5 Canvas. Your images never leave your computer or phone.

Which formats are supported?

You can upload JPG, JPEG, PNG, and WebP images. You can export your cropped images in PNG (best for transparency and graphics), JPG (smallest file size), or WebP (modern compact format).

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