Crop an Image to a Square or Any Ratio
Cut a photo down to the shape a profile or a post asks for.
Drop a file here
or click to choose a file
Runs on your device Your file is processed by your own browser and is never uploaded to a server.
Short answer
An image can be cropped to a fixed aspect ratio in a browser without uploading it. The largest rectangle of the chosen shape that fits inside the original is kept, so only one dimension is ever cut and no part of the picture is stretched. Choosing a ratio rather than pixel coordinates is what makes it a single click for the common cases — a 1:1 avatar, a 4:5 portrait post, a 9:16 story.
At a glance
| Accepts | JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP |
|---|---|
| Produces | Same format as the original |
| Processing | In your browser |
| Price | Free, no limits |
| Account | Not required |
Nearly every crop people actually need is a shape, not a rectangle drawn by hand. A profile picture has to be square. A story fills 9:16. A video thumbnail is 16:9. In all of those cases the interesting decision is not where the edges go but which shape you want, and the largest possible crop of that shape is almost always the right answer.
The one real choice left is what survives on the axis being cut, which is why there is a second control. Centre is right for most photographs. Top is the exception worth knowing: cropping a landscape photo of a person to a square from the centre cuts the top of their head off, and anchoring to the top keeps it.
How to use it
- 1
Add the image
Drop in a photo or click to browse. It never leaves your device.
- 2
Pick the shape
Square, portrait, story, widescreen or a classic photo ratio.
- 3
Choose what to keep and download
Centre suits most images; top keeps faces in frame on a landscape photo.
Frequently asked questions
Can I draw the crop area myself?
Not here — this tool crops to a ratio rather than to a hand-drawn box. That covers the great majority of crops in one click, and it is what makes the tool work identically on a phone, where dragging a frame accurately is difficult.
Does cropping make the file smaller?
Yes, usually a lot smaller, because fewer pixels are stored. A landscape photo cropped to a square loses about a quarter of its area before the encoder does anything.
Does it stretch the image to fit the ratio?
Never. Pixels are removed, not squashed — the part that remains has exactly the proportions it had in the original.
What resolution comes out?
The largest the source allows. A 4000x3000 photo cropped to a square gives 3000x3000, with no upscaling anywhere.