JPEG · PNG · WebP

Crop an image

Freely or to a ratio, down to the pixel. Everything happens in your browser.

How to crop an image

  1. 01

    Drop the image

    Drag a JPEG, PNG or WebP image into the area, or click to choose it. It is shown the right way up, with a frame already in place.

  2. 02

    Adjust the frame

    Move it, drag its corners or sides, pick an aspect ratio (square, 16:9, 4:3…) or type its values in pixels. With the keyboard, arrow keys move it and Shift + arrow keys resize it.

  3. 03

    Crop and download

    The cropped image keeps its original format. You can still adjust the frame and crop again, without dropping the image a second time.

Crop down to the pixel

The frame can be adjusted with a mouse, a finger or the keyboard, and its four values are shown in pixels: its position (X, Y) from the top-left corner, its width and its height. Each one can be typed directly, for instance to get a 1,080 × 1,080 px thumbnail or a 1,920 × 1,080 px banner. These values refer to the image as it is displayed, camera orientation included.

Common aspect ratios

Square (1:1) suits profile pictures and social media posts. 16:9 is the format of screens, videos and banners; 9:16 that of stories and phone screens held upright. 4:3 is the format of most phones, 3:2 that of DSLR and mirrorless cameras, and 3:4 and 2:3 are their portrait equivalents. Once a ratio is chosen, the frame keeps it while you resize it.

What cropping keeps and removes

The cropped image stays in its original format: a JPEG stays a JPEG, a PNG stays a PNG. A PNG or a lossless WebP loses nothing, the pixels you keep are identical to the original (a PNG with 16 bits per channel does become 8-bit, though). A JPEG or a lossy WebP is re-encoded at the chosen quality. The color profile is kept; metadata (date, camera, GPS location) is removed, and the tool says so.

Your image stays on your device

The preview is read straight from the file, and the crop is computed by your browser with the libraries of Google's Squoosh app. The image is never uploaded to a server and nothing is kept once the page is closed: the tool also suits personal photos and confidential documents.

Frequently asked questions

Is my image uploaded to a server?

No. The image is displayed and cropped in your browser, on your device. It is sent neither to our servers nor to any third party.

How do I crop a photo to a square?

Choose "1:1" in the aspect ratios: the frame becomes square and stays square while you resize it. Place it, then click "Crop".

How do I get an exact size in pixels?

Type the width and height you want in the fields under the image. With a ratio chosen, the other dimension follows. Cropping does not resize the image: for a width of 1,920 px, the original image must be at least that wide.

Can I crop with the keyboard?

Yes. The frame is selected with the Tab key, arrow keys move it and Shift + arrow keys resize it from its right or bottom edge. Holding a key down speeds the movement up, and the pixel fields can be set with the keyboard too.

Does the image lose quality?

A PNG or a lossless WebP does not: the pixels you keep are identical. A JPEG or a lossy WebP is re-encoded: "Best quality" stays as close as possible to the original, "Smallest" reduces the file size further.

Will a photo taken in portrait be cropped the right way up?

Yes. Cameras often save the image sideways, with an orientation tag. The tool applies that orientation before cropping: both the preview and the cropped image are the right way up, and the tag, no longer needed, is removed with the other metadata.

Which formats are accepted?

JPEG, PNG and WebP, and the cropped image keeps its format. For a HEIC, GIF, AVIF or any other format, convert the image first with the "Convert an image" tool.

Is the tool free?

Yes. It is free, with no account to create and no ads.