Image Cropper
Drag a box, lock an aspect ratio, or cut a perfect circle — privately, in your browser.
- Runs in your browser — files never leave your device
- Fewer clicks, keyboard friendly
Drop a photo here, click to choose, or paste
JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, AVIF
Your photo is cropped on your device. Nothing is uploaded.
How to use
- Drop a photo onto the box, click to choose a file, or paste a screenshot with Ctrl/⌘ + V.
- Drag the crop box or its handles to pick the area, or type exact X, Y, width and height.
- Pick an aspect ratio (1:1, 4:3, 16:9…) or switch the shape to Circle for a profile picture.
- Choose an output format and quality, then download the crop when the framing is right.
- Download the cropped image.
Pixel-perfect, not just drag-and-guess
Most browser croppers only let you drag a box by eye. This one also has X, Y, width and height fields you can type into directly, and the focused crop box can be nudged with the arrow keys (hold Shift to move 10px at a time). That matters when a destination gives you an exact spec to hit: LinkedIn profile photos must be at least 400×400px, for example. Type the number you were given instead of eyeballing a drag handle.
Circle crops for profile pictures
Switching the shape to Circle locks the box to a 1:1 square and masks the export to a circle, which is how LinkedIn, Google, Slack and most chat apps render a square upload anyway — so you can see exactly what will be cropped before you upload it. The export defaults to a transparent PNG so the circle stays a circle wherever it lands; if you need a solid background instead (some upload forms reject transparency), switch the output format to JPG and the area outside the circle is filled white.
Your photo never leaves your device
Cropping happens in your browser’s own Canvas engine — the file is never uploaded to a server, so there is no wait and it keeps working offline once the page has loaded. Re-encoding the crop also strips the original EXIF metadata (camera model, GPS location), which is a useful side effect before sharing a photo publicly.
Frequently asked questions
What size should a circular profile picture be?
For a LinkedIn profile photo, use a square image at least 400×400px; LinkedIn accepts PNG or JPG profile images up to 8MB. Switch the shape to Circle to lock the crop to 1:1, then type the exact pixel dimensions you need into the width and height fields.
Can I crop to an exact pixel size instead of dragging?
Yes. The X, Y, width and height fields next to the crop box accept exact pixel values, and typing into any of them updates the live preview immediately — no need to drag precisely by eye.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?
No. Cropping runs entirely in your browser using the Canvas API. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works.
Why is my circle crop saved as a PNG?
A circle needs transparency outside the mask, and only PNG and WebP support that in a browser canvas — JPG has no alpha channel. If you pick JPG anyway, the area outside the circle is filled white instead of left transparent.
What is the difference between an aspect ratio and the Circle shape?
An aspect ratio (like 4:3 or 16:9) locks the crop box to a rectangle with that width-to-height ratio. The Circle shape also locks the box to a 1:1 square, but additionally masks the exported image to an ellipse inscribed in that square.
Does cropping reduce image quality?
Cropping itself only removes pixels outside the box — it doesn’t resample the kept area, so there is no quality loss there. Re-encoding to JPG or WebP at the quality slider does apply lossy compression; pick PNG or a quality near 100 to keep it lossless.
Why does the tool limit very large crops?
The tool accepts a full 24-megapixel phone photo and limits a downloaded crop to 32 megapixels so the browser does not run out of memory while it creates the image. Select a smaller area when the crop exceeds that bound.
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Updated 2026-10-20