Crop Image
Crop to any ratio with drag controls — all in your browser
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Precision cropping · Ratio presets · No upload
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I crop to a fixed ratio?
Yes — choose from common ratios like square, 16:9, 4:5 or 9:16, or crop freely.
Does cropping reduce file size too?
Usually yes — a smaller frame contains fewer pixels. Combine with Compress for the leanest file.
How do I centre the crop on the subject?
Drag the crop box freely, then verify the zoomed preview before exporting.
Is the original file modified?
No — the tool never touches your original; it produces a separate download.
How this tool works
Cropping removes everything outside the frame you draw, which is how a photo becomes a square avatar, a wide banner or a focused close-up. The tool keeps your original pixels untouched - it only decides what stays.
- Draw the crop rectangle by hand or pick a preset ratio (square, 4:5, 16:9, 3:2, 9:16). Handles snap cleanly, a rule-of-thirds grid helps with placement, and the dimensions readout shows the exact output size as you drag.
- Everything runs in the browser: no upload, no server copy, and the export is a single clean pass at the resolution you chose - no second round of resizing after the crop.
Why framing beats filters
A tight frame is the cheapest quality upgrade there is. Removing dead space makes the subject larger without adding a single pixel of blur, and every platform crop - circular avatars, square grids, 16:9 thumbnails - starts from the same decision: what deserves to be in the picture.
Cropping first also saves bytes. A cropped image contains fewer pixels to store and transfer, so it loads faster everywhere it is published, and the composition reads better at small sizes where every pixel competes for attention.
Pro tip: Crop before you resize, not after: throwing pixels away first means the final resize has less work and keeps more detail where it matters.