Crop Image Free — Crop Photos Online (Private, In-Browser)

Drop an image here to crop

or click to browse — JPG, PNG, WebP & more. Your file stays on your device and is never uploaded.

Choose image

Aspect ratio

Selection: 0 × 0 px Position: X 0, Y 0

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Cropped on your device

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Add an image to begin — everything is cropped privately on your device.

Need the text inside your images — or to edit PDFs?

This tool crops pictures. If you need to pull text out of photos and screenshots, or edit, merge and split PDFs in bulk, Kaizen OCR & PDF for Windows does it all — with 4 OCR engines, 100+ languages, batch processing, and fully offline.

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How to crop an image

Cropping a photo takes just a few seconds, and everything happens right here in your browser:

Add your image. Drag a JPG, PNG or WebP file onto the drop zone above, or click Choose image to pick one. It loads instantly and stays on your device.
Frame your crop. Drag the corners or edges of the selection box to resize it, or drag from inside the box to move it. The live readout shows the exact selection size and position in pixels.
Lock a ratio (optional). Choose 1:1, 4:3 or 16:9 to keep a fixed shape — perfect for profile pictures, thumbnails and banners — or leave it on Free to crop any shape.
Crop & download. Click Crop & Download to cut out the selected area at full native resolution and save it. A preview appears so you can confirm the result — all created on your own device.

Why crop images

Remove distractions. Trim out unwanted edges, backgrounds or bystanders so the subject stands out.
Fit a required shape. Get a perfect square for an avatar, a 16:9 banner for a video, or a 4:3 frame for a slide without stretching the photo.
Focus and reframe. Re-center the composition or zoom in on the important part of a screenshot or scan.
Privacy by design. Because this cropper is fully client-side, sensitive photos and screenshots never touch a server.

Private and offline by design

Most online "crop image" sites upload your photo to their servers to do the work. This one doesn't. It draws your image to an HTML canvas, maps the selection back to the original pixels, and re-encodes the cropped region with canvas.toBlob directly in your browser — so your file never leaves your device, and you can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads and it still works. For heavier jobs on Windows — reading the text inside images and screenshots, or editing and merging PDFs in bulk — try Kaizen OCR & PDF.

Frequently asked questions

Are my images uploaded to a server?

No. The cropping happens entirely inside your browser using the HTML canvas and the canvas.toBlob method. Your image never leaves your device and is never sent to any server, so private photos and screenshots stay completely private.

Does cropping reduce the image quality?

No. The selection you draw is mapped back to the original image and cropped at its native resolution, so the cropped area keeps the same pixels and sharpness as the source. PNG output is lossless; JPG photos are saved at high quality.

Can I crop to a fixed aspect ratio like 1:1 or 16:9?

Yes. Choose an aspect-ratio preset such as Free, 1:1 (square), 4:3 or 16:9. When a ratio is selected, the selection box keeps that shape as you drag and resize it, which is handy for profile pictures, thumbnails and banners.

Is this image cropper free?

Yes — completely free and unlimited, with no signup and no watermarks. It runs locally in your browser, so you can crop as many images as you like.