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Crop your image

Drag the box over the part you want to keep. Everything outside it is trimmed away.

Quick answer

To crop an image, upload it to the Crop Image tool on ezimagetools.com and drag the selection box over the part you want to keep — everything outside the box is trimmed away. You can drag freely or lock the box to 1:1, 4:3 or 16:9. It works with a finger on a phone, is free, and needs no account.

At a glance

Formats accepted
JPG, PNG, WEBP, GIF, BMP and TIFF
You get back
Just the area you selected, in the format you uploaded
Maximum file size
50 MB per file
Price
Free, with no limit on how many images you process
Account needed
No — there is nothing to sign up for
Your files are deleted
Automatically, within one hour of processing

Updated 2026-08-31

How to crop image

  1. Add your image

    Tap the upload box and choose a picture. The image appears with a crop box over it.

  2. Drag the crop box

    Move the box with your finger or mouse and drag the corners to change its size.

  3. Lock a shape if you need one

    Tap Square, 4:3 or 16:9 to hold that shape while you drag.

  4. Crop and download

    Press Crop, then download the trimmed image.

Questions people ask

How do I crop an image to a perfect square?

Tap the 1:1 button before you drag — the crop box then holds a square shape no matter how you resize it. Square crops are what Instagram grid posts and most profile pictures use.

Does cropping reduce image quality?

No. Cropping removes pixels from the edges but never changes the pixels you keep, so the part you keep is exactly as sharp as the original. The file gets smaller because there are fewer pixels in it.

What aspect ratio should I use for social media?

Use 1:1 for an Instagram grid post, 4:5 for an Instagram portrait post, 9:16 for Stories and Reels, and 16:9 for a YouTube thumbnail or a Facebook link preview.

Can I crop an image on my phone?

Yes. The crop box is built for touch: drag anywhere inside it to move it, and drag the corner handles to resize. The handles are sized for fingers, not just mouse pointers.

How do I straighten a crooked photo?

Cropping alone cannot rotate an image. Crop tightly to hide the crooked edges, or rotate the picture in your phone gallery first and then crop here.

What is the difference between cropping and resizing?

Cropping cuts parts of the picture away and changes what you can see. Resizing keeps the whole picture and changes how many pixels it is drawn with.

Your images are processed on our server and deleted automatically within one hour. We never look at them and you do not need an account.

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