Crop Image
Select and crop any part of your image
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Max file size: 20MB
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What is Image Cropping?
Image cropping lets you select and extract a specific portion of your picture. Perfect for removing unwanted edges, focusing on a subject, or preparing images for specific aspect ratios like Instagram posts or ID photos.
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This tool lets you drag a selection box over an image and extract just that region, entirely in your browser. Drag inside the box to move it, drag outside it to start a fresh selection, and use the corner handles to resize — a 3x3 grid overlay helps with composition while you frame the shot. Six aspect-ratio presets constrain the selection's shape (Free, 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3 and Passport), and the crop always exports at your original photo's resolution for whatever area you selected.
Because cropping only extracts pixels that already exist in your photo, it can never enlarge or upscale — the output is always the source resolution for the area you chose, never more. That also means a preset like Passport locks the proportions of your selection but not a specific pixel count; if a form needs an exact width and height in pixels rather than just the right shape, pair this tool with a resize step afterward.
How it works
1. Drop your image
Drag a JPG, PNG or WEBP file onto the upload area, or click to browse. Files over 20 MB are turned away at this step.
2. Pick an aspect ratio
Choose Free, Square (1:1), 16:9, 9:16, 4:3 or Passport from the row of buttons above the image. Free lets the selection be any shape; the others constrain new selections and resizes to that ratio.
3. Drag to frame your selection
Click and drag inside the current box to move it, or click and drag outside it to start a new one. The grid lines help align edges and faces; “Reset Selection” returns to the default centred box.
4. Choose a format and crop
Pick JPG, PNG or WEBP under Output Format, then press “Crop Image.” The Selection Info panel above it shows the crop's live pixel dimensions as you drag.
5. Download the cropped file
Once “Crop Complete” appears, press “Download Cropped Image.” The file is named after your original with “-cropped” appended before the extension.
When you'd use it
Framing a passport or ID-style photo
The Passport preset constrains your selection to the same proportions used for standard ID photos, so you can centre a face and crop out everything else before the photo goes anywhere near a form.
Trimming a scanned document's margins
A phone-scanned page usually has extra desk or background visible around the edges; a Free-ratio crop removes that border without touching the resolution of the page content itself.
Getting a square crop for a profile photo
The 1:1 preset locks the selection to a square regardless of your original photo's shape, which is the usual requirement for profile pictures and square social posts.
Pulling a widescreen still from a photo
The 16:9 preset lets you select just the part of a landscape photo that works as a thumbnail or banner, instead of resizing the whole frame and losing the subject.
What the Passport preset actually locks
Selecting Passport constrains new selections to a 35:45 width-to-height ratio — the same proportions used for standard ID photographs — but it does not fix a specific pixel count the way a resize preset would. Two people using this preset on photos of different resolutions will get two differently-sized crops, both at the 35:45 ratio. If the portal you're submitting to specifies an exact pixel size such as 413 x 531, crop here first for the framing, then run the result through /image/resize to hit that number precisely.
Why the cropped file can't be bigger than what you selected
The tool works out your selection's real pixel size from its position and size as a percentage of the original image, then draws exactly that region onto a canvas at that size — nothing is scaled up in the process. A large photo cropped down to a small area produces a correspondingly small output; there's no separate zoom or magnification step. If the resulting crop is smaller than a form's required pixel dimensions, you will need to resize it upward afterward, which comes with the usual softness that any upscale introduces.
Drag mechanics and the minimum selection size
Clicking inside the highlighted box moves it without changing its size or shape; clicking anywhere outside the box discards it and starts a brand-new selection from that point, which is the fastest way to reframe from scratch rather than nudging edges. Selections can't be shrunk below roughly 5% of the image's width and height in either direction, a floor that keeps the crop handles usable on very small previews. There's no numeric width/height input for the crop box itself — sizing is drag-only, with the Selection Info panel showing the live pixel result as you adjust it.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Passport preset give me a 35x45mm photo automatically?
It locks your selection to the correct 35:45 proportions, but the actual pixel size depends on how big your selection is on your specific photo. If you need an exact pixel dimension, crop here for the framing and then resize the result with /image/resize.
Can I type exact pixel numbers for the crop area?
No, the selection is drag-only using the mouse or touch. The Selection Info panel shows the current crop's pixel width and height live as you drag, so you can watch the numbers while framing rather than typing them in.
How do I start a completely new selection instead of moving the current one?
Click and drag from a point outside the existing selection box — that starts a fresh selection. Dragging from inside the box moves it instead of resizing or replacing it.
Will cropping make my photo lower resolution than the original?
The cropped region is exported at the same pixel density as your original photo, just covering a smaller area, so nothing beyond that region is invented or upscaled. A tightly cropped selection from a small photo will naturally be a small file, since crop pixels come only from what was already there.
Is there a minimum size for the crop selection?
Yes, roughly 5% of the image's width and height in each direction — the handles won't let you drag a selection smaller than that.
What output formats can I choose?
JPG, PNG, or WEBP. JPG fills any area outside your original photo bounds with white and uses a fixed high-quality setting; PNG stays lossless and keeps transparency if your source had any.