Image Cropper

It trims an image down to a chosen frame, cutting away everything outside the selection instead of scaling the whole picture. This is different from resizing, which keeps the full scene but changes its scale, or compressing, which shrinks file size without changing what's visible. Cropping is what you need when a photo has extra background you don't want, or when a platform expects a specific aspect ratio like a square profile photo.

Anyone preparing a tighter photo for an Instagram or LinkedIn post, a profile picture, a slide in a presentation, or a form that asks for a passport-style photo at a specific ratio reaches for a cropper. It also suits anyone who wants to remove a distracting background element, cut a photo down to one person from a group shot, or fit a wide landscape photo into a square thumbnail without opening a full photo editor.

Custom lets you drag the crop outline freely or lock any width to height ratio, with width and height fields staying in sync with the box. Square 1:1, Portrait 4:5, Wide 16:9, and Passport 35x45 are also available as fixed presets.

Choose JPG, PNG, or WebP before you download. PNG keeps transparency, JPG is usually smaller for photos, and you can upload any of the three formats to start.

Use it as a starting point only. Governments set exact size, background, and face position rules that change over time, so always check current official guidance before submitting documents.

Yes. Your image is processed locally in your browser and is never uploaded to our servers.

Yes, on most modern phones you can touch and drag the crop area directly. Very large photos may feel slightly slower on mobile than on desktop.

Cropping removes pixels outside the frame, which usually makes the file smaller since there's less image data to encode. The output format and quality you choose also affect the final size.