Crop image
Crop a photo freely or to 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 and other ratios, with exact pixel sizes, rotation, flip and a circle crop. Free, with no upload and no sign-up.
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JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, GIF, TIFF, BMP and SVG. No size limit.
Drag the box or its handles. With the crop area focused, arrow keys move the box by 1 pixel (Shift: 10), Alt with arrows resizes it, and + or - zooms.
How it works
Cropping cuts away the edges of an image to keep the part you want. It changes the framing and the aspect ratio without shrinking what is left: the pixels inside the crop are copied at full resolution.
- Choose an image
Pick or drop a photo, or paste one. Phone photos saved sideways are turned upright.
- Frame the crop
Drag the box, pick a ratio or type exact pixels. Rotate, straighten, flip or zoom as needed.
- Save and download
Choose JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF. A circle crop saves as a PNG with transparent corners.
Which aspect ratio to use
| Ratio | Typical use |
|---|---|
| 1:1 | Square posts, profile pictures, product photos, app icons |
| 4:5 | Instagram portrait posts (1080 × 1350), which take the most room in the feed |
| 4:3 | Photos from most phone cameras, tablets, slides in the old format |
| 3:2 | Photos from most DSLR and mirrorless cameras, 4 × 6 inch prints |
| 16:9 | YouTube thumbnails (1280 × 720), TVs, laptop screens, presentation slides |
| 9:16 | Stories, reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts (1080 × 1920) |
Swap turns a ratio on its side, for example 3:2 into 2:3 for a portrait print. Custom takes any two numbers, such as 5:4 for 8 × 10 inch prints.
Keyboard and touch
- Move: drag inside the box, or focus the crop area and use the arrow keys (Shift moves 10 pixels).
- Resize: drag an edge or a corner handle, or hold Alt with the arrow keys. With a ratio chosen, the other side follows.
- Zoom: pinch on a touch screen, use the zoom buttons, or press + and -. Drag outside the box to move the image.
- Exact size: type the width, height and position in pixels of the original image.
Where your image goes
Nowhere. The page loads its code from airusk.com once, including the open-source Cropper.js library for the crop box, then crops your image inside this browser tab. The image is not sent to a server, and closing the tab clears it. To check, open your browser's developer tools, choose the Network tab and crop an image: no upload appears.
- Metadata: EXIF data such as the camera model, date and GPS location is removed from the cropped file.
- Quality: without straightening, the kept pixels are copied exactly; PNG output is then lossless. Straightening by a few degrees resamples the pixels, which softens them very slightly.
- Transparency: kept in PNG, WebP and AVIF. JPG has no transparency, so a circle crop or an empty corner is filled with white.
No limits and no watermark
Crop as many images as you like, of any size your device can open. Very large photos (above about 50 megapixels, or 16 on an iPhone) are read at a reduced size so the browser can handle them.
Frequently asked questions
How do I crop an image to a specific size in pixels?
Add the image, then type the width and height under Crop size and position. With a ratio chosen, the height follows the width. From left and From top set where the crop starts, measured from the top-left corner of the image. The saved image is exactly that many pixels; to make it smaller as well, use the Resize image tool afterward.
How do I crop a picture into a circle?
Choose Circle under Shape. The crop box becomes a circle with a 1:1 ratio, and the image is saved as a PNG with transparent corners, ready for profile pictures and logos. Pick another ratio for an oval. If you choose JPG, the corners are filled with white instead.
What aspect ratio should I crop to for Instagram?
Use 1:1 for square posts, 4:5 for portrait posts (1080 × 1350 pixels), which fill the most screen space in the feed, and 9:16 for stories and reels. Landscape posts can be as wide as 1.91:1. After cropping, resize the image to 1080 pixels wide.
Does cropping reduce image quality?
Cropping itself does not blur anything: the pixels you keep are copied as they are. The image has fewer pixels afterward, so a tight crop looks softer when it is enlarged or printed large. Saving as JPG, WebP or AVIF compresses the image again, while PNG is lossless. Straightening by a few degrees resamples the pixels, which softens them very slightly.
Can I straighten a crooked photo?
Yes. Drag the Straighten slider or type an angle between -45 and 45 degrees. The crop box shrinks automatically so the corners stay inside the photo. The rotate buttons turn the image by 90 degrees without any loss.
Are my photos uploaded when I crop them?
No. The image is cropped inside your browser tab and never leaves your device. The cropped file also carries no EXIF data, which removes the camera details and GPS location that phone photos often contain.