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Crop Image
Crop Image is part of Toolspire and is ready as soon as this page loads. Crop photos to exactly the part you want — freehand, to a fixed ratio or to an exact pixel size for Instagram, YouTube and more — and rotate, flip or straighten them on the way. Full quality, no upload.
On this page
What you can do here
Precise control
Drag eight handles, nudge with arrow keys, or type exact pixel values.
Social media sizes
One click sets both the shape and the final pixel size for Instagram, YouTube, X, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Straighten and rotate
Fix a tilted horizon and turn or mirror the photo before you crop.
Circle crop
Round profile pictures with a transparent background, ready for any app.
Full quality
The crop is taken from the original pixels, with careful resizing when you scale down.
Private
No upload and no watermark — the photo stays on your device.
The sequence
How to crop an image
- 1
Open the image
Drop a photo on the page, browse for it, or paste with Ctrl+V.
- 2
Choose a shape
Pick an aspect ratio such as 1:1 or 16:9, a social media size, or keep it free. Choose Circle for round profile pictures.
- 3
Adjust the crop
Drag the corners and edges, move the box, or type exact values. Rotate, flip or straighten if needed.
- 4
Download
Check the preview and size, choose JPG, PNG or WebP, and press Download.
Worth knowing
- Crop Image on Toolspire: crop freehand or to a fixed ratio — 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, the photo’s own ratio or a custom one.
- Ready-made sizes for Instagram (1080×1080, 1080×1350, stories 1080×1920), YouTube thumbnails (1280×720), X and LinkedIn headers, Facebook covers and profile pictures.
- Type exact X, Y, width and height in pixels, and optionally resize the result to any width and height.
- Rotate by 90°, flip, and straighten tilted photos by up to 45° — the crop automatically fits inside the photo so no empty corners show.
- Circle crop for profile pictures, with a transparent background in PNG and WebP.
- Saves at full resolution as JPG, PNG or WebP (HEIC opens too). The image is processed in this tab and not sent to us.
Common image sizes
| Use | Size (pixels) | Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| Instagram square post | 1080 × 1080 | 1:1 |
| Instagram portrait post | 1080 × 1350 | 4:5 |
| Instagram / WhatsApp story, Reels | 1080 × 1920 | 9:16 |
| YouTube thumbnail | 1280 × 720 | 16:9 |
| X (Twitter) header | 1500 × 500 | 3:1 |
| LinkedIn banner | 1584 × 396 | 4:1 |
| Facebook cover | 851 × 315 | ≈ 2.7:1 |
Cropping tips
- Use the rule-of-thirds grid: place eyes, horizons and key details on the lines rather than dead centre.
- Leave a little space in the direction a person is looking or moving.
- Crop before resizing — cropping a large original keeps more detail than cropping a small copy.
- For profile pictures, centre the face in a square crop: most apps show it as a circle.
FAQ
Questions about Crop Image
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