Image cropper  /  runs in your browser  /  free

Crop a photo to the right shape

Six ready ratios for Instagram, Stories, YouTube and Facebook, or drag a free selection of any shape. Rotate, zoom, download. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.

Presets
6 + free crop
Rotation
90° L / R
Zoom
0.1–3×
Max file
12 MB
Uploads
None
Cropper runs locally
  • Six social presets, plus free crop with no ratio constraint
  • Rotate 90° left or right before you cut
  • Zoom from 0.1× to 3× to frame the exact area
  • Reset everything with one click
  • Touch and drag on phones and tablets
  • Accepts JPG, PNG, GIF and WebP up to 12 MB
  • Instagram feed
  • Stories and Reels
  • YouTube thumbnails
  • Profile pictures
  • Product shots
  • Link previews
  • Slide backgrounds
  • Email headers
  • Straightening horizons
  • Cutting out bystanders
  • Passport-style headshots
  • Anything framed badly
01Ratios

Six shapes, drawn to scale

Each preset below is shown at its real proportion, so you can see what you are choosing before you touch the image.

1:1

Square

Instagram feed
Profile pictures

4:5

Portrait

Instagram feed
Takes more screen

9:16

Vertical

Stories · Reels
TikTok · Shorts

16:9

Widescreen

YouTube
Slides · Banners

1.91:1

Link preview

Facebook · LinkedIn
Open Graph

FREE

No constraint

Any rectangle
You decide

02Where each one goes

Pick by destination

Upload the wrong shape and the platform crops it for you — usually through someone's forehead. Choose the ratio first.

Reference ratio · destination · typical pixels
RatioWhere it goesTypical sizeWorth knowing
1:1Instagram feed, avatars, product grids1080 × 1080The safest shape — nothing gets cut anywhere
4:5Instagram portrait post1080 × 1350The tallest the feed allows; fills more screen
9:16Stories, Reels, TikTok, Shorts1080 × 1920Keep faces and text away from the top and bottom edges
16:9YouTube thumbnails, slides, banners1280 × 720The standard for anything widescreen
1.91:1Facebook and LinkedIn link previews1200 × 630Also the Open Graph image every site needs
FreeDocuments, scans, anything unusualYour callUse it when the content decides the shape, not the platform
03Worth knowing

The crop decides what the picture is about

01 / Output size

Cropping is not resizing

This is the one that catches people out. The file you download has the pixel dimensions of the area you selected on the original — nothing is scaled. Cut a 1080 × 1080 region out of a high-resolution photo and you get a 1080 × 1080 file. Cut the same square out of a small image and you get a small file.

So crop first to fix the shape, then use the resizer to land on the exact pixel count you need. In that order — the reverse throws away detail you were about to keep.

02 / Composition

Where to put the subject

The oldest rule still works: place the subject roughly a third of the way in rather than dead centre, and give a face room to look into. A portrait cropped tight against the edge it is facing feels cramped in a way most people notice without being able to say why.

Leave a little headroom, but not much. Empty space above a head is the most common wasted area in an amateur crop, and it is free to remove.

03 / Rotation

Straighten before you cut

Rotate first, crop second. Turning the image after you have framed it changes what falls inside the selection, and you end up doing the work twice. The 90° buttons handle photos that came out of the camera on their side.

04 / Limits

A crop cannot invent pixels

Cutting a small region out of an already-small image leaves you with very few pixels, and enlarging afterwards only makes them softer. If the result needs to be large, start from the highest-resolution original you have rather than trying to rescue the crop.

Zoom in the tool changes what you see while framing — it does not change the resolution of what you export.

04Rest of the toolkit
Resize imagesExact pixels→ Convert formatWebP, JPG, PNG→ Censor imagesBlur and pixelate→ Photo anonymizerStrip metadata→ EXIF editorRead and rewrite→ Photo collageLayout editor→
05FAQ
How do I crop an image online for free?
Drop your photo into the tool above or click to browse for it. Pick a ratio preset or free crop, drag the selection over the area you want, then click Download. The file is saved straight to your device.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. Cropping happens entirely in your browser through the HTML5 Canvas API. Your images stay on your device from start to finish, so private photos and business documents can be cropped without them going anywhere.
Which ratios are available?
Six presets — 1:1 for the Instagram feed, 4:5 for portrait posts, 9:16 for Stories and Reels, 16:9 for YouTube and slides, 1.91:1 for link previews — plus a free crop with no constraint. You can switch between them at any time without reloading the image.
Can I rotate the image before cropping?
Yes. Two buttons in the toolbar turn the image 90° to the left or right, as many times as you need. Rotate before you set the selection — turning it afterwards changes what falls inside the frame.
What size is the downloaded file?
Exactly the pixel dimensions of the region you selected on the original. Nothing is scaled during the crop. If you also need a specific pixel size, crop here first and then use the resizer.
Does it work on a phone?
Yes, on iPhone and Android. Load an image from the gallery, drag the selection with your finger, and download the result straight to your device.

Free / unlimited / stays on your device

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