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Image Cropper

Crop an image to a selection or a fixed ratio.

Image Tools Free, no sign-up Runs in your browser

Cropped in your browser. Nothing is uploaded.

About the Image Cropper

Image Cropper lets you drag a selection over your picture and keep only what is inside it. The selection can be moved and resized by its handles, and the exact pixel coordinates are shown as you go, so a precise crop is possible without squinting.

Ratio presets lock the selection to a shape: square for a profile picture, 4 by 5 for a portrait post, 16 by 9 for a widescreen banner, 1.91 by 1 for a link preview. With a ratio locked, dragging any handle keeps the proportion, which is far easier than trying to hit it by eye.

Cropping is lossless in the sense that it discards pixels rather than re-sampling them, so the part you keep is exactly as sharp as it was. Re-encoding to JPEG does apply compression, so WebP or PNG output is the better choice when you intend to crop again later.

How to use the Image Cropper

  1. Choose an imageSelect a file or drop it onto the area.
  2. Drag a selectionMove it, resize it by the handles, or type exact values.
  3. Lock a ratio if you need oneSquare, portrait, landscape and link preview presets are provided.
  4. Crop and downloadOnly the selected area is saved.

Features

  • Drag, move and resize the selection with handles
  • Exact pixel coordinates shown and editable
  • Fixed ratio presets including square and widescreen
  • Select the whole image or centre the selection in one click
  • Output as JPEG, PNG or WebP
  • Shows the cropped dimensions and file size
  • Runs entirely in your browser

Who uses this tool

The image cropper is used by writers, developers, students, marketers and anyone else who needs the job done once without installing software. Common cases include:

  • Making a square profile picture
  • Trimming the edges off a screenshot
  • Cropping a photo to a banner shape
  • Cutting one element out of a larger image
  • Preparing an image for a fixed-ratio layout

Frequently asked questions

Does cropping reduce quality?

The crop itself does not; it keeps the original pixels of the area you selected. Saving as JPEG applies compression on the way out, so choose PNG or WebP if you plan to edit the result again.

Can I crop to an exact pixel size?

Yes. The selection coordinates and dimensions are editable fields, so you can type exact values rather than dragging.

What do the ratio presets mean?

They lock the selection's proportions: 1 by 1 for square profile images, 4 by 5 for portrait social posts, 16 by 9 for video and banners, and 1.91 by 1 for link preview images.

Can I rotate or straighten the image?

Not in this tool. Cropping selects a rectangle aligned to the image. Rotation is a separate operation that re-samples every pixel.

Is the original file changed?

No. The file on your device is untouched; the crop is a new image offered as a download.

Is my image uploaded?

No. The whole operation runs in your browser.

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