How to crop an image
- Add your image. Drag a JPG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, BMP or GIF file onto the box above, or tap it to pick a photo from your phone or computer.
- Choose an aspect ratio. Leave it on Free to draw any rectangle, or pick Square 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16 or 3:2 to lock the shape.
- Position the crop box. Drag the box to move it and drag its corners to resize. The area outside the box is dimmed so you can see exactly what will remain, and the current size in pixels is shown underneath.
- Press Crop image. The result appears straight away with its new dimensions and file size. Use Reset selection if you want to start the framing again.
- Download the cropped image.
Features
- Seven crop shapes: free, square, 4:5, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16 and 3:2.
- Rule-of-thirds grid inside the crop box to help you place the subject.
- Exact pixel readout of the selection as you drag.
- Full-resolution output. The crop is measured in the image's real pixels, not the smaller preview on screen, so nothing is lost to scaling.
- Keeps the original format and transparency where the format supports it.
- Touch and keyboard friendly. Large corner handles for fingers, and arrow and +/− keys for precise adjustments.
Which aspect ratio should I use?
Different platforms show images at different shapes, and if your photo doesn't match, the platform crops it for you, often cutting off a head or a line of text. Cropping it yourself first means you decide what stays.
- Square 1:1 – profile pictures on most social networks, WhatsApp display pictures, and product photos for online shops.
- 4:5 – portrait posts on Instagram, which take up more of the feed than square ones.
- 3:4 – many phone camera photos and portrait prints.
- 16:9 – YouTube thumbnails, presentation slides, desktop wallpapers and website banners.
- 9:16 – full-screen stories, Reels, Shorts and phone wallpapers.
- 3:2 – the shape of most DSLR photos and standard 6×4 prints.
If a website asks for an exact pixel size, such as 1280 × 720, crop to the matching ratio here first (16:9 in that case) and then set the exact dimensions with the image resizer. Doing it in that order avoids stretching the picture.
Why use Fileora's image cropper
Plenty of online croppers upload your photo to their server, process it there and send it back. Fileora crops the image inside your browser instead, so the file stays on your device the whole time. That makes it a sensible choice for cropping a scanned ID card, a signature or a family photo.
It's free, there is no account to create and no watermark is added to your image. The crop box is built for touch screens as well as a mouse, so it works on Android phones and iPhones as comfortably as on a laptop.
Once your image is cropped, you can compress it to a smaller file size for a form upload, or straighten a sideways photo with the rotate and flip tool before cropping.
Tips for a better crop
Leave a little space around your subject rather than cropping tight to the edges, especially for profile pictures, which are often shown inside a circle. For photos of documents, crop just outside the paper edge so no corner is cut off. Remember that cropping removes pixels: a small crop from a large photo can still be sharp, but a small crop from an already small image will look soft when it is shown at a large size.