Image Cropper
Drag the handles to select what you want to keep, pick a ratio or type exact pixels, and download. The original file never leaves your browser.
Input
Drop an image here
or click to browse: JPG, PNG, WebP
Settings
How to crop an image
Load an image, choose a ratio, drag across the part to keep, and download it at full resolution.
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Load the image
Drop in a JPG, PNG or WebP. It's shown scaled to fit the screen, but the crop is applied to the full-resolution original.
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Pick a ratio, or leave it on Free
Presets are 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:2 and 2:3. With a ratio selected, the box keeps that shape as you drag.
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Drag across the area to keep
Press and drag with a mouse, finger or stylus. The crop's position and its size in real pixels appear under the image, such as 3024 × 3024px.
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Crop and download
PNG input stays PNG and WebP stays WebP; anything else is saved as JPEG at 92% quality. Change the format in the menu if you need another.
Which ratio to choose
The ratio decides the shape; the size depends on how much of the image you keep. The last column shows the largest crop of a 12-megapixel 4032 × 3024 phone photo at each ratio.
| Ratio | Common uses | Largest crop of a 4032 × 3024 photo |
|---|---|---|
| 1:1 | Instagram square post, profile photos, product thumbnails | 3024 × 3024 |
| 4:3 | Most phone photos as shot, presentations | 4032 × 3024 (no crop) |
| 16:9 | YouTube thumbnails, website hero images, TV screens | 4032 × 2268 |
| 3:2 | DSLR photos, standard prints such as 6 × 4 inch | 4032 × 2688 |
| 2:3 | Portrait prints, Pinterest pins | 2016 × 3024 |
Instagram's 4:5 portrait shape isn't a preset. Use Free and aim for a box about 1.25 times as tall as it is wide, then check the pixel size shown under the image: 2419 × 3024 is a full-height 4:5 crop of a 4032 × 3024 photo.
Cropping keeps resolution, resizing doesn't
Cropping removes the edges and keeps every remaining pixel exactly as it was. The cropped part of a 12-megapixel photo is just as sharp as the original. That's why cropping is the better way to remove something at the edge of a photo, such as a watermark in a corner or a stranger at the side, than painting over it.
If you need an exact pixel size as well, such as 1200 × 630 for a link preview, crop to the ratio first and then resize to the size with the Image Resizer. Doing it in that order avoids stretching the picture.
Common crops
Profile photos and avatars
Crop square around the face, leaving a little space above the head so circular frames don't cut it off.
Cutting out a corner watermark
Crop the edge with the mark away and keep the rest at full resolution.
Thumbnails for videos and blogs
Crop to 16:9 so YouTube and most blog themes show the whole image without letterboxing.
Limits worth knowing
- The crop box is drawn fresh each time. To adjust it, drag a new one.
- There's no rotate or straighten step. Use Image Flip & Rotate first if the photo is sideways.
- Saving a transparent PNG as JPEG fills transparent areas with black.
- Metadata such as the EXIF date and GPS location isn't kept.