Image Cropper
Crop, rotate and flip an image in your browser. Drag the frame or type exact numbers, lock ratios like 1:1 for avatars, and export exactly what the preview shows — your image never leaves your device.
Drop an image here
or choose a file — nothing is uploaded
JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF and GIF. One image, up to 50 MB.
Cropping runs entirely in your browser — your image never leaves your device.
How to use
- Drop an image into the box or click “Choose an image” — one image, up to 50 MB.
- Drag inside the crop frame to move it, or drag a corner or edge handle to resize it. Pick a ratio such as 1:1 or 16:9 to lock the shape.
- If the photo is sideways, rotate or flip it — the crop frame is recalculated and follows the rotation.
- Set the output size: the current crop, a custom width and height, or a standard avatar size such as 512×512.
- Click “Crop image”, check the output preview, then download the result.
Details
How to crop an image
Drop an image onto the page and the crop frame appears over it. Drag inside the frame to move it, drag a corner or edge handle to resize it, or type exact x, y, width and height values to position it to the pixel. The frame is always constrained to the image, so you can never produce empty edges, and the output preview updates as you go — what you see there is exactly what gets exported.
Common ratios: 1:1 avatars, 16:9 covers, 3:4 portraits
Choosing a ratio locks the shape of the frame: 1:1 for avatars and square product shots, 16:9 for video thumbnails and banners, 3:4 for posters and phone wallpapers. Whichever handle you drag, the frame keeps that ratio and only changes size and position. For avatars you can skip the manual framing: click 512, 256 or 128 px and the tool takes the largest centred square and scales it to that size.
How to rotate a sideways photo — and why the order matters
The correct order is apply EXIF orientation → rotate → crop. Photos taken on a phone usually carry an EXIF orientation flag, and this tool applies it while decoding, so what you see is already the right way up. If it still looks wrong, use the rotate buttons to turn it another 90°. Rotation turns the whole image and the crop frame is recalculated along with it, so the frame keeps covering the same part of the picture instead of jumping to another spot.
The order matters because cropping first would throw away the pixels that later leave the picture when you rotate it. Flips behave the same way: they mirror the whole image, which is the usual fix for a selfie that came out mirrored.
Output size and avatar sizes
By default the output is exactly the size of the crop frame, sampled 1:1 with no upscaling and no distortion. For a fixed size, switch to “Custom size” and enter the target width and height — 512×512 gives you a standard avatar. If the output ratio differs from the frame, choose “Fit inside” to scale proportionally and centre the result on a padded canvas instead of stretching it. You can keep the original format or export JPEG, PNG or WebP, with a quality slider for the lossy ones.
Other tools you may want next: adjust the dimensions further with image resizer, shrink the file with image compressor, switch formats with image converter, or collect several cropped images into one file with image to PDF.
FAQ
Can I crop my image into a circle?
Not in the exported file. The circle in this tool is a preview mask for framing avatars; the exported file is still a square PNG with a transparent background, and the circle preview does not cut the corners away. To show it as a circle on your page or app, apply CSS `border-radius: 50%` to the image.
Can I crop my image into a square?
Yes. Choose the 1:1 preset — the label also reads “Avatar (1:1)” — and the frame stays square no matter which handle you drag. The standard avatar sizes (512, 256 and 128 px) additionally frame the largest centred square for you.
Will my image be stretched?
Not by default. The output keeps the exact size of the crop frame, so pixels are sampled 1:1 and nothing is distorted. Only if you pick “Exact size” with a custom width and height of a different ratio will the image be stretched to fill the canvas. Choose “Fit inside” to keep the proportions and pad the short side instead.
Does cropping reduce image quality?
Cropping only selects pixels, so it does not blur anything — as long as the output is the same size as the crop frame, which is the default. Quality can drop only when you make the output larger than the crop area (upscaling) or re-encode to a lossy format. Keep the default size and export PNG to stay lossless.