Image Cropper
Drag directly on your photo to pick the exact area to keep, then download the result.
🔒 Processed locally — nothing is uploadedJPG, PNG or WebP — one image at a time
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Cropping trims away everything outside a chosen rectangle — the part of the photo people actually see stays exactly as sharp as the original, since nothing is being scaled or reinterpreted. This tool lets you draw that rectangle right on the image and see precisely what you'll get before committing.
How to crop an image here
Upload a photo and a selection box appears on top of it. Drag inside the box to move it, or drag any of the eight handles around its edges to resize it — the darkened area outside the box shows what will be cut away. Once the selection covers what you want to keep, hit Crop Image to generate the result at the selection's exact pixel dimensions.
Choosing an aspect ratio
The ratio buttons above the image lock the selection box to a fixed width-to-height proportion as you resize it, which is useful whenever the destination has a specific shape requirement:
- Free: no constraint — drag the box to any shape.
- Square (1:1): profile pictures, app icons, most social media avatars.
- 4:3 / 3:4: classic photo prints and many product listing photos.
- 16:9: video thumbnails, widescreen banners, presentation slides.
- 9:16: Stories, Reels, and other vertical mobile formats.
Below those, the social media presets lock in the exact shape each platform expects, so you don't have to remember or look up the numbers:
- IG Post (1:1): a standard Instagram feed post.
- IG Portrait (4:5): Instagram's taller feed format, which takes up more vertical space in the feed.
- IG/TikTok Story (9:16): Instagram and TikTok Stories, Reels, and other full-screen vertical video formats.
- YouTube Thumb (16:9): a YouTube video thumbnail.
- Facebook Cover (≈2.63:1): a Facebook profile cover photo.
- X Header (3:1): an X (Twitter) profile header image.
- LinkedIn Cover (4:1): a LinkedIn profile or company page banner.
- Pinterest Pin (2:3): a standard vertical Pinterest Pin.
Cropping vs. resizing
These two get confused constantly, but they do opposite jobs. Cropping removes part of the photo to change its framing or shape — what's left is untouched at full quality. Resizing keeps the whole photo but scales all of it up or down to different pixel dimensions, which is what the Image Resizer does. Often you'll want both: crop to the right shape first, then resize the result to a specific dimension a platform requires.
Frequently asked questions
Does cropping reduce image quality?
No — the pixels that remain inside your selection are copied exactly as they were in the original. Quality only drops if you later enlarge the cropped result well beyond its native size.
Can I crop to an exact pixel size?
This tool crops to whatever rectangle you draw, shown live in pixels below the image. If you need a precise final dimension (say, exactly 800×800), crop close to the shape you want here, then run the result through the Image Resizer for exact pixels.
What happens to the parts I crop out?
They're discarded from the downloaded file — nothing is uploaded anywhere, so there's no copy stored beyond your own device unless you keep the original file.
Does cropping change the file format?
No — a JPG stays a JPG and a PNG stays a PNG. Use one of our format converters if you also need to change the format.
Can I undo a crop and try again?
Yes — use Reset selection to snap the box back to its starting size, or just drag it again; nothing is finalized until you click Crop Image, and re-uploading the original lets you start completely fresh at any time.