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Image Cropper
Crop an image by dragging or by typing exact pixels, with ratios for 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9
Crop an image by dragging or by typing exact pixels, with ratios for 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9
The Image Cropper cuts a rectangle out of a photo and saves only that rectangle. Drag the box or its handles when you are judging by eye, or type a width, height and position when a form or a template wants an exact number. Every value is measured in pixels of the original image, not in pixels of the preview, so a 1080 typed here is 1080 in the file even when the photo is shrunk to fit your screen. The ratio buttons cover the shapes people crop to most: 1:1 for profile pictures, 4:5 for Instagram feed posts, 16:9 for YouTube thumbnails and slides, 9:16 for Stories and Reels, and 1.91:1 for the 1200 by 630 image a link preview uses. The readout under the image shows how much of the original you are keeping, which is the number to watch before you commit to a tight crop. A phone photo's rotation is applied before you start, so the box sits on the picture you actually see. The pixels inside the crop are copied one for one with no resampling. A PNG stays lossless and keeps its transparency, while a JPG or WebP is encoded once more when it is saved, at the quality you set.
The guide behind this tool
What a Crop Really Costs: Pixels, JPEG Blocks and Hidden Leftovers
A 2x crop keeps a quarter of the pixels, a JPEG only crops losslessly on block lines, and some cropped files still held what was cut. What each one means for your images.
Drop in an image. A box appears over it, inset from the edges, with the area outside it shaded.
Pick a ratio if the destination needs a particular shape. The box jumps to the largest centred crop of that shape, and stays locked to it while you adjust.
Drag inside the box to move it, or drag a corner or edge to change its size. On a keyboard, focus the box and use the arrow keys to move one pixel at a time, or ten with Shift held.
For an exact result, type into Width, Height, From left and From top. A typed size applies when you press Enter or leave the field, and with a ratio locked the other side follows.
Check the percentage of pixels kept under the image, then press Download. The file keeps its original format unless you choose another under Save as.
Choose the 1:1 ratio, then type 1080 into Width. Height follows, and the box stays centred on where it was, ready to be dragged over the part you want. This only works when the photo is at least that large. To get 1080 by 1080 from something bigger while keeping more of the scene, crop to 1:1 at a larger size first and bring the result down to 1080 in the Image Resizer.
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