Image Cropper

1. 01Choose an imageJPG, PNG or WebP, up to 25 MB. It is read locally and never sent anywhere.
2. 02Frame the cropDrag the corners. Lock an aspect ratio first if the place you are posting it requires one.
3. 03Pick a format and downloadJPG, PNG or WebP. For JPG you also control the quality.

• A profile picture that must be squareLocking to 1:1 means the crop you see is exactly what the platform will show, rather than whatever its automatic centre-crop decides.
• Trimming dead space out of a screenshotScreenshots usually carry a lot of surrounding interface. Cropping to the part that matters makes the image readable at small sizes.
• An ID-style portraitPortrait ratios such as 3:4 are what passport and document photo templates expect.

• Free cropWith no ratio locked, the corners move independently and you can frame any shape. Best when nothing downstream constrains the dimensions.
• Locked ratioWith 1:1 locked, dragging any corner keeps the box square. The crop dimensions are shown in pixels as you drag, so you can see when you are about to go below the size a platform needs.

• Check the pixel dimensions, not just the frameCropping always reduces resolution. The readout tells you what you will actually end up with before you download.
• PNG for graphics, JPG for photographsPNG keeps sharp edges and flat colour cleanly; JPG is much smaller for photographic detail. WebP usually beats both on size.

The crop is drawn onto a canvas and exported as a new image, which means the file is genuinely re-encoded rather than having its edges trimmed off in place. Two consequences follow. First, a JPG is recompressed at the quality you choose, so the output is not byte-identical to the input even in the area you kept — worth knowing if you are working from an image that has already been compressed several times. Second, the metadata block does not survive the export: EXIF, camera details and any GPS coordinates are gone from the cropped copy. That is a side effect of how the export works rather than a thorough metadata-scrubbing feature, so if removing metadata is the actual goal, use the tool built for that.

Most places you upload an image will crop it themselves if the shape does not match what they expect, and they will do it by rule rather than by judgement — usually a centre crop that cuts off whatever was near an edge. Choosing the ratio yourself moves that decision back to you. Square is the common case for avatars, 16:9 for slides and video thumbnails, 4:5 for portrait social posts, and 3:4 for document-style portraits. The original ratio option is there for when you want to trim slightly without changing the proportions at all.

The image is read, cropped and exported entirely in your browser. There is no upload step, so there is nothing sitting on someone else’s server afterwards, and the size limit reflects what a browser can comfortably hold in memory rather than an account tier. Your original file is untouched throughout — the download is a new file.

How do I crop an image online?

Choose the file, drag the corners to frame the crop, pick an output format and download. It all happens in your browser.

Does cropping reduce quality?

The file is re-encoded, so a JPG is recompressed at the quality you select. Resolution also drops because you are keeping fewer pixels than the original had.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. It is processed in your browser and never sent to a server.

Does it remove EXIF and GPS data?

They do not carry into the cropped copy, because the export is generated from the pixels. If metadata removal is your actual goal, use the dedicated metadata remover rather than relying on this side effect.

Which formats can I use?

JPG, PNG and WebP, up to 25 MB, and you can change format on export.