Crop Images
Crop one image precisely in your browser. Drag to select the area to keep, snap to common aspect ratios, or type exact pixel values.
- No upload — processed on this device
- No account needed
- Free to use
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The details
How it works and what to expect
How it works
- Add the image you want to crop.
- Drag on the preview to select the area to keep, or pick an aspect-ratio preset (1:1, 4:3, 16:9…).
- Fine-tune with the X/Y/Width/Height fields, then click Crop image.
Aspect presets
Presets keep a fixed width-to-height ratio while you drag. The same preset also locks new drags to that ratio, which is handy for square avatars or 16:9 content. Switch back to “Free crop” for an unrestricted selection.
Limits
- One image at a time — the previous image is replaced when you add a new one.
- The selection must stay inside the image (minimum 1 × 1 px).
- Per-file limit of 100 MB.
Privacy
Cropping runs entirely in your browser. Your image is not uploaded to any server, and the cropped file is produced on this device.
Practical guidance
Using this tool well
When it is the right answer, what tends to go wrong, and what to check before you rely on the result.
Why use it
When the source shape does not match the required shape, cropping is the only honest fix — it removes what does not fit instead of distorting what remains.
Typical situations
- A landscape photo must become a square or a portrait card.
- The subject is off-centre and the frame needs tightening.
- You need a specific aspect ratio for a listing or print.
Common problems
Cropping cut off part of the subject
Select the region first and review it at full size before saving. The tool only keeps what you select — it never crops automatically.
The crop is not the exact size required
Use exact pixel values rather than a freehand drag when a requirement is stated numerically.
Everything is kept but the file is still too big
Cropping reduces the area, not the encoding. Compress afterwards if a byte limit applies.
Check before you submit
- Confirm the saved dimensions equal the required numbers.
- Look at the edges of the crop — no half-cut faces or logos.
- Compare the crop against the original so nothing needed was discarded.
Read next
Guides and reference
The reading that goes with this tool — a walkthrough of the job, and the terms it uses.
- Why a signature becomes blurry after compressionThin strokes are exactly what lossy encoders attack. What is happening to your signature image, and the settings that keep it readable.
- How to avoid stretched or distorted photosAspect ratio is the reason a photo ends up squashed. What the ratio means, why forms break it, and the two legitimate ways to hit an exact size.
- How to organise multiple images into a single PDFTurning a set of photos or scans into one ordered document is a small task that goes wrong in predictable ways: page order, page size, fit, and margins.
- Common reasons online forms reject uploaded imagesMost rejected uploads fail on one of five things: format, byte size, pixel size, aspect ratio or file naming. Working down the list in that order resolves almost every case.
- How to prepare a passport photo for an online applicationAn online passport photo has to satisfy a framing requirement, a background requirement, a pixel or print size, and often a byte limit — at the same time.
- How to prepare front-and-back ID documents for digital submissionID uploads usually mean two images (or two pages) with readable text, no glare, no skew and an exact byte budget. Here is the order that gets you there.
- How to prepare images for printingPrint has requirements screen work never surfaces: physical size, density, colour, bleed and paper. A checklist that runs in the right order.
Terms used on this page
Defined in the site glossary, with the practical context that matters here.