Crop Image
Crop and resize your images online. Free image cropper tool with aspect ratio presets, rotate, and flip options. Works entirely in your browser.
Upload Image
Drag and drop an image here, or click to select
Supported formats: JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF
Max file size: 10MB
About Image Cropper
Our free image cropping tool helps you crop and resize images quickly and easily. Perfect for social media posts, profile pictures, thumbnails, and any image editing needs.
- Crop images to any size or aspect ratio
- Preset aspect ratios (square, landscape, portrait)
- Rotate and flip images
- Real-time preview of cropped image
- Download as high-quality image
- No sign-up required
- 100% free to use
- Works entirely in your browser
Perfect for cropping photos for social media, creating thumbnails, adjusting image dimensions, and preparing images for websites or presentations. All processing happens in your browser for maximum privacy and speed.
Tips:
- Select an aspect ratio preset for consistent sizing
- Drag the crop handles to adjust the selection area
- Use rotate and flip options to orient your image correctly
- The cropped image preview updates in real-time
- Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF formats up to 10MB
How to Crop Images: Complete Guide
Our Image Cropper is a powerful tool for adjusting image dimensions and composition. Whether you're preparing photos for social media, creating thumbnails, or adjusting images for websites, this tool helps you crop images to the perfect size and aspect ratio.
- Upload Your Image: Click the upload area or drag and drop your image file. Supported formats include JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF files up to 10MB in size.
- Select Aspect Ratio: Choose a preset aspect ratio (Square 1:1, Landscape 16:9, Portrait 4:3) or select 'Free' for custom dimensions.
- Adjust Crop Area: Click and drag the crop overlay to position it, or drag the corner handles to resize the selection area. The crop area is highlighted with a border.
- Rotate or Flip (Optional): Use the Rotate button to rotate the image 90 degrees, or use Flip Horizontal/Flip Vertical to mirror the image.
- Crop the Image: Click the 'Crop Image' button to process the image. The cropped result will appear below with a transparent background checkerboard pattern.
- Download Your Image: Click the 'Download Cropped Image' button to save your cropped image as a PNG file.
- Start Over: Use the 'Reset' button to upload a new image or try different crop settings.
- Aspect Ratio: The ratio of width to height. Common ratios include 1:1 (square), 16:9 (landscape/widescreen), and 4:3 (portrait/standard).
- Crop Area: The selected portion of the image that will be kept. Everything outside the crop area is removed.
- Rotation: Rotates the entire image in 90-degree increments. Useful for correcting image orientation.
- Flip: Mirrors the image horizontally or vertically. Useful for creating mirror effects or correcting reversed images.
- Quality: The cropped image maintains the original quality. No compression is applied during cropping.
Common Use Cases for Image Cropping
Image cropping is essential in many digital content creation scenarios. Here are the most common applications:
Different social media platforms require specific image dimensions. Instagram posts work best with square (1:1) images, while Facebook cover photos need landscape (16:9) dimensions. Our cropper helps you prepare images for each platform quickly and easily.
Content creators and website owners need thumbnails for videos, blog posts, and product listings. Our tool helps you create consistent, properly-sized thumbnails that look professional across all platforms.
Profile pictures often need to be square or specific dimensions. Our cropper helps you create perfect profile pictures for social media accounts, forums, and professional platforms.
E-commerce sites require product images with consistent dimensions. Our cropper helps you standardize product photos, ensuring they display correctly in online stores and marketplaces.
When creating presentations or documents, images often need to be resized or cropped to fit specific layouts. Our tool helps you adjust images to the perfect size for your documents.
Web developers and designers need images that fit specific layouts and responsive designs. Our cropper helps you create images with the right dimensions for headers, banners, and content areas.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our image cropper supports JPG, PNG, WebP, and GIF formats. The cropped image is always downloaded as PNG to preserve quality and support transparency if needed.
No, cropping does not reduce image quality. The cropped image maintains the original quality of the selected area. However, if you crop a very small portion of a large image and then enlarge it, it may appear pixelated.
Yes! Select 'Free' from the aspect ratio dropdown to crop to any custom dimensions. You can drag the crop handles to create any size rectangle you need.
Click the 'Rotate' button to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise. You can click it multiple times to rotate 180 or 270 degrees. The rotation is applied when you crop the image.
Rotation turns the image around a center point (like spinning a photo). Flip creates a mirror image - Flip Horizontal mirrors left-to-right, Flip Vertical mirrors top-to-bottom. Both can be combined for different effects.
Yes, the maximum file size is 10MB. This ensures fast processing and good performance. If your image is larger, you can compress it first using an image compression tool before cropping.
No, all image processing happens entirely in your browser. Your images are never sent to our servers, stored, or saved anywhere. This ensures complete privacy and security for your photos.
Yes, the Image Cropper tool is fully responsive and works on desktop computers, tablets, and mobile phones. You can upload and crop images directly from your mobile device.
Currently, the tool processes one image at a time. For multiple images, you'll need to crop them individually. This ensures the best quality and control over each crop.