How do I make a square profile picture?

Choose the 1:1 shape, then drag to put the selection over the part you want. The readout confirms the exact pixel size before you crop.

Does cropping hurt quality?

The pixels you keep are untouched, but the result has to be re-encoded. For JPG that's one more lossy pass at high quality. For PNG there's no loss at all.

Can I crop to an exact pixel size?

Not directly yet. Crop to the shape you want, then run it through the Image Resizer to set the exact dimensions.

Image Cropper

Drag a selection across the image and cut it down to that area. Fixed shapes are there for profile pictures and video thumbnails, where the size is decided for you anyway.

Choose an image or drop it hereJPG, PNG or WebP, up to 50 MB.

Runs entirely in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.

How to use Image Cropper

1Pick an image, or drag it onto the box above.
2Drag on the preview to select the area you want to keep.
3Choose a fixed shape if you need one, like 1:1 or 16:9.
4Press Crop image and download it.

The selection works in real pixels

The preview gets scaled down to fit the page, but the selection is tracked in the original image's own pixels, and the readout under the controls shows those numbers. Drag a crop on a preview of a 6000-pixel photo and you get exactly the pixels the readout names, at full resolution, not a blown-up version of the preview.

Nothing is resampled on the way out. The region you selected gets copied as it is, so a crop of a sharp photo stays sharp.

Fixed shapes

Choose a ratio and you start with the largest rectangle of that shape, centred. Nine times out of ten that is close to what you wanted. Drag afterwards and the ratio stays locked, so the selection remains 1:1 or 16:9 however you move it.

The presets cover the cases that come up: 1:1 for profile pictures on most networks, 16:9 for video thumbnails and slides, 4:3 and 3:2 for ordinary photographic framing.

Format and quality

Keeping the original format re-encodes a JPG as a JPG and a PNG as a PNG. A crop has to be re-encoded, so a JPG goes through one more lossy pass. It's done at high quality, but it's another reason to crop from your original rather than from a copy that's already been through three other tools.

Limits

50 MB per image.
Rectangles only. No circles, no rotation, no straightening.
EXIF metadata is not preserved.
Animated GIFs aren't supported.

Frequently asked questions

How do I make a square profile picture?: Choose the 1:1 shape, then drag to put the selection over the part you want. The readout confirms the exact pixel size before you crop.
Does cropping hurt quality?: The pixels you keep are untouched, but the result has to be re-encoded. For JPG that's one more lossy pass at high quality. For PNG there's no loss at all.
Can I crop to an exact pixel size?: Not directly yet. Crop to the shape you want, then run it through the Image Resizer to set the exact dimensions.