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How it works
Drop in a photo, then drag the corners of the box to choose what to keep, or drag inside the box to move it. Pick a shape such as square or 16:9 if you need one. Use the buttons to turn or flip the photo. Save gives you a new file and never changes the original.
How to use it in 4 steps
- 1Drop one photo onto the box, or press Choose a photo.
- 2Drag the corners of the box to choose what to keep. Drag inside the box to move it.
- 3Use the buttons to rotate or flip the photo, and Shape if you need a fixed shape such as square or 16:9.
- 4Choose JPG or PNG, then press Save photo.
What you can do here
Crop a photo to remove what you do not want, in a free shape or a fixed shape: square, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 4:5 or 9:16. Rotate it in quarter turns, or flip it from side to side or top to bottom. Everything is done inside your browser, and your original is not changed.
Choosing a shape
Fixed shapes help when a site or a printer wants a particular proportion. A square suits profile pictures, 4:5 and 9:16 suit social posts and stories, 16:9 suits video thumbnails and slides, and 4:3 and 3:2 match most cameras. Crop to the right shape first, then use Resize image if you need exact pixels.
Why some photos look sideways
Phones record how the device was held in a hidden note inside the photo. Some programs ignore that note and show the picture sideways. This page reads it and turns the photo the right way up, so you start from a correctly oriented picture.
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A quick example: a square profile picture from a group photo
You want just your own face from a wide group photo. Open the Shape menu and choose Square 1:1, drag the box over your face and use the corners to make it as large or small as you like. Choose JPG and press Save photo.
Another common case is a photo that was taken with the phone held sideways: press Rotate right once, check it looks right, and save.
Good to know
Only one photo is handled at a time. Because the crop is cut from the full-size picture, the saved file keeps the detail inside the box, but a small crop of a small photo will still be small, so crop first and look at the pixel size afterwards. JPG gives a smaller file and PNG a larger, exact one. To give a whole batch of photos the same size, use Resize photo instead.
Flipping is different from rotating. Rotate turns the picture a quarter turn at a time, while the two flip buttons make a mirror image, left to right or top to bottom. Text in a flipped picture will read backwards, so flip only when you really want a mirror image.
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Questions people ask
Does it change my original photo?
No. Save makes a new file. Your original is untouched.
How do I crop to a square?
Open the Shape menu and choose Square 1:1. The box becomes a square, and it stays square as you drag a corner. 4:5 and 9:16 are there for common social media shapes.
Will cropping make the photo blurry?
No. The crop is cut from the full-size photo, not from the smaller picture you see on screen, so you keep all the detail inside the box.
What is the difference between saving as JPG and PNG?
JPG makes a smaller file and suits photos. PNG keeps every pixel and any see-through areas, and makes a bigger file.
My photo is sideways. Can I fix it?
Yes. Use Rotate left or Rotate right until it is the right way up, then save.
Can I edit more than one photo?
One photo at a time here. To change a whole batch to the same size, use Resize photo.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. Everything happens inside your browser.