Crop Image
Drag the crop handles or enter exact pixel coordinates to crop any image. JPG, PNG and WebP supported - no upload required.
Drop an image here or click to select
JPG, PNG, WebP - up to 50 MB
or paste an image with Ctrl+V / ⌘V
Your image is processed locally. Nothing is uploaded.
How to use Crop Image
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Upload your image
Drop a JPG, PNG or WebP image onto the tool or click to select from your device.
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Drag the crop handles
Drag the white corner and edge handles to set your crop area. You can also move the crop box by clicking and dragging inside it.
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Fine-tune coordinates
Enter exact pixel values for X, Y, Width and Height for pixel-perfect crops.
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Download the cropped image
Click "Crop Image" then download. Your file is processed locally - nothing is uploaded.
Crop vs. resize - what is the difference?
Resizing scales an entire image to new dimensions. Cropping removes parts of the image you do not want, keeping only a selected region at its original resolution. Use resize when the subject fills the frame and you just need a smaller version. Use crop when you want to reframe the subject, remove distracting edges, or change the aspect ratio of the image without distorting anything.
Cropping does not reduce quality - you are simply selecting fewer pixels. The cropped region retains the full resolution of the original within that area. If your original is 4000x3000 and you crop to a 2000x2000 square, every pixel in the crop is identical to the original.
Common use cases
Profile photos are one of the most common reasons to crop. Social platforms expect a square image and will crop automatically if you do not, often cutting off your subject's head. Cropping to a 1:1 ratio before uploading gives you control over what is centred. For YouTube thumbnails, crop to 16:9. For Instagram stories, 9:16. The crop to aspect ratio tool handles these ratios with a constrained crop handle.
Photography composition is another common use. You can apply the rule of thirds after the fact - placing the main subject at one of the four intersection points of a 3x3 grid - simply by cropping the image. This is especially useful when shooting in a hurry and getting composition perfect in-camera is not practical.
Pixel-perfect crops
The coordinate input fields let you enter exact X, Y, width, and height values in pixels. This is useful when you need to crop consistently across a batch of images - for example, extracting the same region from a series of product photos taken on a fixed tripod. Set the values for one image and note the coordinates, then apply the same coordinates to the rest.