Image Cropper

What the Image Cropper Does

The Image Cropper cuts out a rectangular part of an image and keeps only that selected area. Everything outside the crop box is removed. It is useful for removing unwanted edges, focusing on the subject, and making an image fit a required shape, such as a square profile photo or a wide banner.

Cropping changes which part of the image you keep. It does not stretch the image. If you keep a smaller area, the output image has fewer pixels than the original.

How to Use the Image Cropper

1. Open the Image Cropper page and select the image you want to crop.
2. Drag the corners or edges of the crop box to cover the area you want to keep. Move the whole box to reposition it.
3. Choose an aspect ratio, such as free, square 1:1, 4:3, or 16:9, if the tool offers presets.
4. Preview the cropped result and adjust the box until the subject is framed the way you want.
5. Apply the crop and download the cropped image.

Worked Example

You have a 2000 x 1500 pixel landscape photo, and you need a square profile picture showing only the person’s face in the centre.

• Original: 2000 x 1500 pixels
• Crop box: 1000 x 1000 pixel square centred on the face
• Output: 1000 x 1000 pixel square image
• Result: the face fills the square, and the extra background on the sides is removed

The cropped image keeps the original sharpness for the area you kept, because cropping does not stretch pixels.

Limitations

• Cropping removes pixels permanently in the downloaded file. Keep the original image if you might need the full picture later.
• You cannot recover detail outside the crop box from the cropped file. The removed area is gone.
• Cropping cannot make a blurry image sharp, and it cannot enlarge a small area without losing quality if you then stretch it larger.
• A fixed aspect ratio limits the shapes you can choose. Use the free crop option if you need an exact custom rectangle.
• Some image formats, such as JPG, recompress the image when saving, which can slightly soften fine detail.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between cropping and resizing?

Cropping removes part of the image and keeps the rest at the same scale. Resizing keeps the whole image but makes it smaller or larger. Use cropping to reframe, and resizing to change file dimensions.

Will cropping reduce the file size?

Usually yes, because the cropped image has fewer pixels. The exact saving depends on the crop size and the image content.

How do I crop to a square for a profile photo?

Choose the 1:1 square preset if shown, position the square over the subject, and apply the crop. The output will have equal width and height.

Can I undo a crop?

You can adjust the crop box before you download. After you download the cropped file, you cannot restore the removed area from that file, so keep the original.