Can I crop to an exact aspect ratio?

Yes. The 1:1, 4:3, and 16:9 presets lock the selection to that ratio while you resize it, which is ideal for profile pictures, social posts, and video thumbnails. The Free mode lets you pick any shape.

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?

No. Cropping happens entirely in your browser with the canvas API. Your image never leaves your device, and the tool works the same on phones, tablets, and desktops.

Does cropping reduce image quality?

Cropping itself only removes the pixels outside your selection, the pixels you keep are untouched. Quality only drops if you later enlarge the cropped result beyond its new size.

Image Cropper

Crop photos to any size or aspect ratio online

Choose image

or drag & drop a JPG, PNG or WebP file here

Max 50MB. Processed 100% in your browser, nothing is uploaded.

Everything runs in your browser, your images are never uploaded or stored anywhere.

About this tool

The JoliTools image cropper lets you cut any rectangular area out of a photo with a simple drag-and-drop selection box. Drag the box to reposition it, pull any of the four corner handles to resize it, or click-drag on empty space to draw a fresh selection. A live readout shows the selection's exact pixel size, and one-click aspect presets, 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, keep the box at the perfect ratio for profile pictures, posts, and thumbnails.

Cropping is rendered at full resolution, so a 4000-pixel photo cropped to half its size still downloads as a sharp, full-quality image. The result is saved as a lossless PNG, and the download starts the moment you click “Crop & Download”. Touch support is built in, so the selection box is just as easy to adjust on a phone as with a mouse.

How to use the image cropper

1Click “Choose image” and select a JPG, PNG or WebP file (up to 50MB).
2Drag the selection box to move it, drag any corner handle to resize it, or drag on empty space to start a new selection.
3Optionally snap the box to a 1:1, 4:3, or 16:9 aspect ratio, or leave it on Free.
4Check the live selection size in pixels, then click “Crop & Download”.
5Your cropped image downloads immediately as a PNG.

Good to know

Everything runs locally in your browser, there is no upload, no account, and no watermark, which makes the cropper safe for sensitive or client images. It accepts JPG, PNG, and WebP files up to 50MB. Pair it with the image resizer to hit exact pixel dimensions after reframing, or the image converter to switch the cropped result into a lighter format for sharing.

Frequently asked questions

PNG, which is lossless, the cropped pixels are saved exactly as they appeared in your selection, with no additional quality loss from the crop itself.

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