Crop & Rotate Image — Free Crop, Fixed Ratios, Flips
Cut out exactly the part of a photo you need, straighten a sideways shot, or mirror an image — with preset shapes for profile pictures and posts. It runs entirely in your browser: your image never leaves your device.
Drag inside the gold box to move it, drag a corner to resize it, or drag on the dark area to draw a new one.
Crop and Rotate an Image Online — At Full Resolution
Most photo fixes are geometric: the subject is off to one side, the horizon tilts, the photo came out sideways, or a platform wants a square where your camera shot a rectangle. This tool handles all of it — drag a crop box freely, snap it to the shapes platforms actually ask for (1:1 for profile pictures, 4:5 for portrait posts, 16:9 for video thumbnails, 3:2 for classic prints), rotate in 90° steps, and flip horizontally or vertically. The preview is small for speed, but the download is cut from your full-resolution original, so no quality is thrown away.
How to use it
- Choose your image — it never leaves your device.
- Drag the gold box to frame the part you want; drag a corner to resize it.
- Optionally pick a fixed shape (1:1, 4:5, 16:9, 3:2) and use rotate or flip to fix the orientation.
- Check the pixel readout, choose a format, and download.
Frequently asked questions
Does cropping reduce the quality of what’s left?
No. Cropping discards the pixels outside the box; the pixels inside are copied exactly as they were in the original. The download is smaller in dimensions, not degraded — which is why the readout always shows the true pixel size you are getting.
My photo is sideways but not exactly 90°. Can I straighten it?
This tool rotates in exact 90° steps, which fixes the common “phone saved it sideways” problem. Levelling a slightly tilted horizon (2° or 3°) needs a different kind of editor with fine rotation — and a small crop to hide the empty corners it creates.
What is the difference between flip and rotate?
Rotate turns the whole image like a steering wheel — top becomes side. Flip mirrors it — left and right swap places, like looking in a mirror. Text in a flipped image reads backwards, which is the quickest way to tell them apart.
Which shape should I crop for social media?
1:1 (square) for profile pictures almost everywhere; 4:5 makes the tallest portrait post most feeds allow, so it takes the most screen space; 16:9 for video thumbnails and banners; 3:2 matches classic photo prints. When in doubt, keep some margin around your subject — platforms often crop a second time for different screens.
Working on an ID photo instead? The passport photo maker locks the exact 35×45 mm frame and can change the background to white or blue. To shrink the finished file for a form, use the image compressor.