Image Cropper
Crop any image with free selection or aspect ratio presets. Rotate, flip, and align with a rule-of-thirds grid. Everything runs in your browser — your image never leaves your device.
500+ images cropped
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Aspect Ratio Presets
Crop to exact ratios — 1:1 for Instagram, 16:9 for YouTube, 4:3 for print, A4 for documents. Or use free crop for any custom selection.
Rotate & Flip
Rotate 90° left or right, flip horizontally or vertically. Fix orientation before cropping. Rule-of-thirds grid helps align your composition.
100% Private
Your image never leaves your device. All cropping happens locally in the browser using the Canvas API. No server upload, no storage, no tracking.
How image cropping works
Image cropping removes unwanted outer areas to focus on the subject, change the composition, or meet specific dimension requirements. This image cropper online tool uses the Canvas API to extract the selected pixel region at full resolution — no recompression of uncropped areas, no server round-trips. The crop region is drawn interactively with drag handles, and a rule-of-thirds grid helps align key elements along natural focal points. To change dimensions without cropping, use the Image Resizer instead.
Aspect ratio presets explained
Different platforms and uses require specific aspect ratios — 1:1 for Instagram posts and profile pictures, 16:9 for YouTube thumbnails and widescreen displays, 4:3 for traditional prints, 3:2 for standard DSLR photos, and A4 (210:297) for document scans. Locking the ratio ensures the crop selection always matches the target shape while you drag to reposition. After cropping to the right ratio, the Social Media Resizer can generate exact pixel dimensions for every platform at once.
Rotate, flip, and correct orientation
Photos from smartphones and cameras often have EXIF orientation flags that some apps ignore, resulting in sideways or upside-down images. The rotate and flip controls let you correct orientation before cropping so the final output is pixel-perfect. Rotating applies to the full image — crop it afterward for precise framing. If you need to check what orientation metadata your image contains, run it through the EXIF Checker first. For batch operations on multiple photos, the Batch Scanner can reveal orientation data across your entire set.
Privacy and output quality
Since cropping re-encodes through the Canvas API, all EXIF metadata — GPS coordinates, camera model, timestamps — is stripped from the output automatically. This makes cropping a practical privacy step before sharing photos. Choose JPEG for photographs (smallest size), PNG for graphics with transparency, or WebP for the best compression-to-quality ratio. The quality slider controls the compression level of the output. To verify the result is clean of metadata, check it with the EXIF Remover or examine quality artifacts with the Quality Analyzer.
This photo cropper runs entirely in your browser — no image data is ever sent to a server. The crop region is extracted at full resolution using the Canvas API and rendered as a downloadable file. After cropping, you can compress the result with the Image Compressor or convert to another format with the Format Converter. Explore all 88 image tools. To add rounded corners to your cropped images, try the Rounded Corners tool. Read our image cropping guide for tips, examples, and best practices.