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Circular Image Cropper
Crop to a perfect circle with transparent corners.
Drop an image here, or
Nothing is uploaded — the file stays in your browser.
Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you paste is uploaded, logged, or stored.
How to use it
- Choose the photo you want to crop.
- Set the output size in pixels.
- Optionally add a border and pick its colour.
- Crop and download the PNG.
What it does
Centre-crops your image to a square, then masks it to a circle so the corners are fully transparent. Output is always PNG, because a circular cutout needs an alpha channel and JPEG doesn't have one.
Where circular crops are used
Most platforms display avatars in a circle but accept a square upload, cropping it themselves. Doing it yourself matters when you need the transparent corners — overlaying a portrait on a coloured section, or putting a logo into a design where a square edge would show.
FAQ
- Are my images uploaded to a server?
- No. Every tool here decodes and re-encodes your file using your browser's own Canvas APIs. The image never leaves your device, which is also why it works offline once the page is loaded.
- Why is the output always PNG?
- The area outside the circle has to be transparent, and only PNG and WebP support transparency. PNG is chosen because it's accepted everywhere avatars are.
- Can I choose which part of the photo the circle keeps?
- The crop is centred. If your subject is off-centre, crop the photo to roughly square first, then run it through here.