Image Editor

Image Crop Tool

Crop, resize, and adjust images instantly for social media, profile photos, thumbnails, and more — entirely in your browser.

Best Crop Ratios for Social Media

Platform-recommended image dimensions — all presets above match these ratios exactly.

PlatformAspect RatioIdeal Dimensions
Instagram Post1:11080 × 1080 px
Instagram Story9:161080 × 1920 px
YouTube Thumbnail16:91280 × 720 px
LinkedIn Banner4:11584 × 396 px
WhatsApp DP1:1500 × 500 px
Twitter/X Header3:11500 × 500 px
Facebook Cover~2.6:1820 × 312 px
Pinterest Pin2:31000 × 1500 px

Tips for Better Cropping

Small adjustments in framing make a big difference in how your image performs on social media.

Rule of Thirds

Enable the grid overlay and align your subject along the grid lines or at their intersections for a more visually compelling composition.

Zoom Before You Crop

Use the zoom slider to precisely frame your subject before committing to a crop. Small adjustments in zoom make a big difference in composition.

Circle Crops for Avatars

Use the Circle preset for profile photos on all platforms. The transparent background PNG means it will look perfect on any coloured profile page.

9:16 for Stories & Reels

Vertical 9:16 content fills the entire mobile screen. Crop key elements in the centre two-thirds of the frame to avoid platform UI overlays at top and bottom.

Flip Before Cropping

If your subject is facing out of frame, use Flip Horizontal to mirror the image before cropping. This creates a more natural eye-flow into the composition.

Crop Tight, Then Export

Start with a tighter crop than you think you need. You can always zoom out in post, but you cannot add pixels back. Aim for the most impactful framing.

About This Tool

Powered by react-easy-crop

The interactive crop canvas uses react-easy-crop — a production-grade cropping library with smooth drag, zoom, and pinch-to-zoom touch gestures. The crop area updates live as you interact.

Canvas-Based Export

Downloads use the browser's HTML Canvas API. The exported file is always at the exact pixel dimensions of your crop area — not the scaled preview. Rotation and flip are applied at pixel-level precision before export.

True Circle Export

Circle crops are exported with a transparent background by applying a circular canvas clip path before drawing. The result is a PNG where corners are fully transparent, perfect for any platform avatar.

100% Private

Your images are never transmitted anywhere. All processing happens locally in your browser tab. Close the tab and the image is gone — no traces, no cloud storage, no analytics on your content.

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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about this free online tool.

No. All cropping, rotation, and export operations happen entirely inside your browser using the HTML Canvas API. Your image never leaves your device and is never sent to any server.

You can upload PNG, JPG/JPEG, WebP, GIF (first frame), BMP, and any other format your browser natively supports. You can also paste an image directly from your clipboard using Ctrl+V (or Cmd+V on Mac).

Circle crops are exported as PNG files with a transparent background, so the circular shape is preserved when placed on any background. The exported image will be a square PNG with the circular subject in the centre and transparent corners.

Yes. The exported image is always at the exact pixel dimensions of the cropped area — not the scaled-down preview. If your crop area is 1080×1080 pixels, the downloaded file will be 1080×1080.

The Passport preset uses the international standard 35mm × 45mm aspect ratio (approximately 3:4 or 0.78:1). This matches the dimensions required by most countries for passport and visa photos. Note that printing size and background colour requirements vary by country.

The quality slider controls the compression level for JPG and WebP exports. Higher quality produces a larger file with more detail. 90% is the recommended setting for social media — it balances file size and visual quality well. PNG exports are always lossless and not affected by the quality slider.

Yes. You can apply any combination of flip horizontal, flip vertical, and rotation. The crop area will update live as you adjust. Click 'Reset All Adjustments' to restore the original orientation.