Image Cropper
Crop an image to a selected area, free-form or locked to a common aspect ratio (square, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:2). A circular crop option is built specifically for profile pictures — clips the result to a circle and exports as a transparent PNG, ready for an avatar upload. Click and drag directly on the image to select or fine-tune the area. Runs entirely client-side using the Canvas API — nothing is uploaded.
About this tool
This tool crops an image to exactly the area you select, either free-form or locked to a common aspect ratio (square for a profile picture, 16:9 or 9:16 for video/story formats, 4:3 or 3:2 for standard photo crops). Picking a preset resets the selection to the largest centered crop matching that ratio, which you can then still drag to reposition or resize before cropping. A circular crop option is included specifically for profile pictures — rather than just cropping to a square and leaving the corners square, it clips the result to a circle and exports as a transparent PNG, ready to drop directly into an avatar upload. It runs entirely client-side using the Canvas API — nothing you upload is ever sent anywhere.
What you can do
- Click and drag directly on the image to select a crop area
- Aspect ratio presets — square, 16:9, 9:16, and more
- Circular crop for profile pictures, with a transparent background
- Nothing is uploaded — cropping happens entirely in your browser
How to use
Step 1
Upload a photo
It starts with a centered square selection you can adjust.
Step 2
Pick a shape and drag to select
Choose an aspect ratio preset, then click and drag on the image to fine-tune the exact area.
Step 3
Crop and download
Only the selected area is kept.
Example
A rectangular photo, cropped for a profile picture:
Settings
Aspect ratio: Square · Circular crop: on
produces a circular PNG with a transparent background around the circle — ready to upload as an avatar anywhere that expects one.
How your data is handled
This tool is labeled 🟢 Browser: your image is cropped directly in your browser using the Canvas API — nothing is uploaded to a server, and nothing about it is retained once you leave the page.
Frequently asked questions
How does the circular crop work?+
It clips the cropped square area to a circle and exports as PNG, so the area outside the circle is genuinely transparent rather than filled with white or black — the standard shape most sites expect for a profile picture upload.
Can I still adjust the crop area after picking an aspect ratio preset?+
Yes — a preset just resets the selection to a centered starting point at that ratio; click and drag on the image afterward to reposition or resize it within the same shape.
What file format does the cropped image download as?+
PNG when circular crop is on (needed for transparency), or the same format as your original upload otherwise (PNG stays PNG, everything else becomes JPEG).
Can I crop to a completely custom shape or ratio?+
Pick "Free" to drag a selection of any size and proportion, not locked to any preset ratio.
Is my photo uploaded anywhere?+
No — it's cropped directly in your browser using the Canvas API. Nothing here ever leaves your device.