Image Crop
Drag on the image to select a region, then crop
What does cropping do?
Cropping cuts a rectangular region out of an image and discards everything outside. It changes both the dimensions and the visible content of the image. Resizing, by contrast, preserves all content but scales it.
Use cropping to remove distracting backgrounds, change aspect ratio (square for Instagram, 16:9 for slides, 1080×1920 for stories), or focus attention on a subject. The tool offers preset aspect ratios so you don't have to do the math, plus a free-form mode for when you need an exact pixel selection.
Common use cases
- Crop a screenshot to a square for Instagram — pick 1:1 ratio, drag to frame the subject.
- Reformat a landscape photo to portrait for a phone wallpaper — pick 9:16 ratio.
- Trim irrelevant edges from a screenshot — free-form crop, exact pixel boundary.
- Generate a profile photo from a group shot — 1:1 ratio centred on one face.
Frequently asked questions
Does cropping reduce file size?
Yes — fewer pixels means a smaller file. A 50% crop produces a ~25% file size (area scales with both dimensions).
Can I undo a crop?
Within the tool, yes — clear the selection or re-upload the original. Once you download and replace your file, you can only undo by going back to the original.
Why is my cropped image blurry?
If you cropped a small area and zoomed in, the result is just fewer pixels — the apparent blur is your viewer scaling them up. The image is at its native resolution.
Are aspect-ratio presets only for export?
They constrain the selection rectangle as you drag — keep the ratio fixed or pick 'free' to let any rectangle work.
Is my image uploaded?
No — cropping uses the browser's Canvas API and never sends data anywhere.