Image Cropper

Drag a box over your image to cut out just the part you want, or type exact crop coordinates. Fast, free, and built for simple browser-based workflows.

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Image Cropper

No image selected yet. Cropping happens in your browser — the file is never uploaded.

Drag on the image to select the area you want to keep
Cropped Image

Choose an image, drag to select an area, then click Crop Image.

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About This Tool

Image Cropper is a free online tool that cuts an image down to just the part you want to keep. Drag a box over the picture or type exact coordinates, click once, and the trimmed version is ready to download -- no account, no upload, and no software to install.

It solves the everyday problem of a photo that contains too much: a receipt photographed on a desk with half the desk in shot, a group picture you want cut down to one face for a profile, a screenshot that needs the browser chrome removed, or a product shot that has to be square for a marketplace listing. Type the width and height you need and the selection follows.

The picture never leaves your device. Both the selection preview and the crop itself are drawn on canvases inside your browser, so nothing is uploaded to this site or anywhere else. That matters when you are trimming an ID scan, a bank statement, or a screenshot with private messages in it -- the part you cut away was never sent anywhere either.

Drag a selection box straight over the image, with everything outside it dimmed
X, Y, Width and Height boxes stay in sync with the drag, for exact pixel crops
Select Whole Image resets the selection whenever you want to start over
Works with a mouse, a trackpad or a finger on a touchscreen
Saves the cropped area as PNG, JPEG or WebP
Runs entirely in your browser -- the image is never uploaded

How to Use Image Cropper

1

Choose your image

Click Choose Image and pick a PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF or BMP file. It appears in the selection area below, with the whole picture selected to start with.

2

Drag out the area to keep

Press and drag across the image. Everything outside your selection dims, and the X, Y, Width and Height boxes fill in as you go.

3

Fine-tune the numbers

Type into the X, Y, Width and Height boxes for an exact crop, such as a 1080 by 1080 square. The dashed outline on the image moves to match.

4

Crop and download

Pick a format, click Crop Image to cut out the selection, then click Download. Select Whole Image starts the selection again; Clear resets the tool.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this tool completely free?

Yes! All our tools are 100% free to use with no hidden costs, no registration required, and no credit card needed.

Is my data safe and private?

Absolutely. All tools run entirely in your browser (client-side). Your data never leaves your device and is not sent to our servers.

Can I use this tool offline?

Yes, once the page is loaded, the tool will continue to work even if you lose internet connection since it runs in your browser.

Can I use this for commercial projects?

Yes! All our tools are free for both personal and commercial use.

How do I crop an image to an exact size?

Type the numbers instead of dragging. Set Width and Height to the pixels you need -- 1080 by 1080 for a square post, say -- then use X and Y to move that box over the right part of the picture. The outline updates as you type.

Does cropping reduce the file size?

Yes, usually by a lot. You are keeping fewer pixels, so there is less to store, and cutting a photo in half often roughly halves the file. If the result still needs to be smaller without losing any more of the picture, run it through the Image Compressor afterwards.

Can I crop an image on my phone?

Yes. The selection area responds to touch, so you drag out the crop box with a finger exactly as you would with a mouse. The number boxes are there as well, for when your fingers are less precise than the size you need.

Will cropping make the image blurry?

No. Cropping copies the original pixels across untouched, so the part you keep is exactly as sharp as it was. It only looks softer if you then enlarge a small crop -- blowing up a 200-pixel selection to full width has no extra detail to draw on.

Which format should I save the crop as?

PNG keeps every pixel exactly and preserves transparency, which suits screenshots, logos and anything with sharp edges. JPEG and WebP produce much smaller files and suit photographs. WebP is the smallest of the three and works in every current browser.

Can I undo a crop?

The original file on your device is never modified, so nothing is lost -- the crop only ever becomes a new download. To start again, click Select Whole Image to reset the selection, or click Clear and choose the file once more.