Cropping is the most basic and most powerful edit there is: by removing everything around the part that matters, you instantly improve a photo's focus and impact. The Crop Image tool gives you a draggable selection box over your picture and exports just the area inside it, so you can straighten up a composition, cut out a distraction, or carve a square avatar from a wide photo.
How to use the Crop Image tool
- Upload your image.
- Drag inside the box to move it, or drag its corner to resize the selection.
- Frame exactly the area you want to keep.
- Click Crop and download the cropped image.
Better composition in one step
A good crop can transform a snapshot. Tightening in on the subject removes empty space and clutter, repositioning the frame can rescue an off-centre shot, and cropping to a specific shape prepares an image for a profile picture, a banner or a product listing. Because cropping only keeps existing pixels, the part you retain stays at full quality — there is no zooming or stretching involved.
Tips for a clean crop
- Leave a little breathing room around your subject rather than cutting too tight.
- Crop to the shape you need — square for avatars, wide for banners.
- Mind important edges, like heads and text, so nothing gets clipped.
- Crop first, then resize to the final dimensions for the cleanest output.
The crop is pixel-accurate and runs entirely in your browser, so private photos stay private. It is a fast, no-install way to do the single most useful image edit there is.
Quick reference
| Property | Detail |
|---|---|
| Input | JPG, PNG, WEBP |
| Selection | Draggable rectangle |
| Output | Cropped PNG |
| Accuracy | Pixel-perfect |
| Processing | Local |