Does cropping reduce my photo's quality?

The crop itself does not. The pixels you keep are copied exactly as they were. The file does get saved again afterwards, and that is done at a setting the tool measures against your original so the result looks the same.

Are my photos uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything runs inside your browser on your own device, and your photos are never sent to us or anyone else. You can disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it will still work.

What size should a square crop be?

For an Instagram post, 1080 by 1080 pixels is the standard. Pick the Square shape here to get the proportions right, then use our image resizer afterwards if you need those exact dimensions.

Can I crop to an exact pixel size?

Yes. Type the width and height you want into the boxes under the picture and the selection resizes to match, staying where you put it. If a shape is locked, the other number follows automatically so the proportions stay exact.

Can I use it without a mouse?

Yes. Tab to the selection, then use the arrow keys to move it, Shift with an arrow to move in bigger steps, and Alt with an arrow to change its size. It also works with touch on a phone or tablet.

Can I crop several photos at once?

Yes. Add them all together and the same shape and angle are applied to every one. The crop is worked out as a proportion of each picture rather than as fixed pixel positions, so a mixture of large and small photos each get the equivalent area rather than one being cropped to a corner.

How do I straighten a crooked photo?

Use the straighten slider to tilt the picture by fractions of a degree until the horizon looks level, or the rotate buttons to turn it a quarter at a time. Tilting leaves empty wedges at the corners, so the selection is automatically kept inside the part of the photo that still has image in it.

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How it works

Three steps to the crop you want

1
Add your photo
Drag it in, paste, or click to browse. The whole picture starts selected.
2
Choose the area
Drag the corners and edges, or pick a shape like square, story or widescreen and it centres itself for you.
3
Download
Save the cropped photo. Nothing was sent anywhere, so there is nothing to delete afterwards.

Why this one

Why use this image cropper

Ready-made shapes

Square for an Instagram post, 4:5 for a portrait post, 9:16 for stories and Reels, 16:9 for YouTube. Pick one and the selection snaps to it and stays locked while you drag.

02
The selection stays where you put it
Drag a corner and the opposite one stays exactly where it was. It sounds obvious, but it is the thing most croppers get wrong, and it makes the box appear to crawl across the picture.
03
Works without a mouse
Focus the selection and use the arrow keys to nudge it, hold Shift to move faster, or hold Alt to resize. A cropper you can only use by dragging is one plenty of people simply cannot use.
04
No quality lost to the crop itself
Cropping copies the pixels you kept exactly as they were. The only change is the file being saved again afterwards, and that is done at a setting measured to look identical.
05
Type an exact size
Drag for the rough area, then type the precise width and height you need. The selection stays where you put it rather than jumping to the middle, and a locked shape keeps the other number in step.
06
Straighten a crooked photo
Nudge the angle a fraction of a degree at a time until the horizon sits level, or turn the whole picture a quarter at a time. The crop is automatically kept inside the tilted image, so you never end up with a blank triangle in a corner.
07
Zoom in for a precise edge
Scroll or use the zoom buttons to magnify up to eight times, then drag the background to move around. Useful when the difference between a good crop and a bad one is a few pixels.
08
Crop a whole batch at once
Add several photos and they all get the same shape and angle. The crop is applied as a proportion rather than in pixels, so a mixed set of large and small images each get the equivalent area instead of a corner of one.
09
Guides that help you frame it
A rule-of-thirds grid sits over the selection, because deciding what to keep is the actual job here, and lining a subject up on those lines is the oldest trick for making a photo look composed rather than cropped.
10
Nothing is uploaded
All the work happens on your own device. That makes it instant, private, and free for us to run, which is why there are no limits on it.

Who it's for

When you'd use it

Someone posting on social media
Turning a wide holiday photo into the square or portrait shape a platform wants, choosing what stays in rather than letting it auto-crop.
A small business owner
Trimming product photos to a consistent shape so a shop page looks tidy instead of ragged.
Anyone updating a profile picture
Getting a face properly centred in a square, rather than accepting whatever a site's own cropper decides.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Still unsure about something? These cover the questions we hear most.

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Free Image Cropper

Add your imagesDrop your images here

Three steps to the crop you want

Add your photo

Choose the area

Download

Why use this image cropper

Ready-made shapes

The selection stays where you put it

Works without a mouse

No quality lost to the crop itself

Type an exact size

Straighten a crooked photo

Zoom in for a precise edge

Crop a whole batch at once

Guides that help you frame it

Nothing is uploaded

When you'd use it

Someone posting on social media

A small business owner

Anyone updating a profile picture

Frequently asked questions

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