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Image Crop & Rotate – Crop by Ratio, Rotate 90°, Flip

Crop a photo to the ratio you need, rotate it 90 degrees, or flip it horizontally or vertically. Supports fixed ratios such as 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9, processed in your browser with no upload.

The full photo before cropping
Photo by Abhishek Kumar on Unsplash
The photo cropped to just the part you need
Photo by Talles Alves on Unsplash

Your image is not sent to any server. It is processed only inside this browser, and disappears when you close the tab.

Drag and drop an image here

One image at a time. Dropping another photo while editing replaces it and resets the crop area.

How to use the image crop and rotate tool

Use this tool to keep only the part of a photo you need for a report, or to turn a sideways photo upright. Load a photo, drag the crop area to the range you want, and save. Your photo is processed inside your browser and never uploaded to a server.

How to crop

  • Choose an image and the crop area starts as the whole photo.
  • Drag on the photo to draw a new area, drag inside the area to move it, and drag the four corner dots to resize it.
  • Pick a ratio such as 1:1, 4:3 or 16:9 instead of Free and the area keeps that ratio as you adjust it.
  • Press Apply and the result is made with a download link.

Crop ratios by use

1:1 suits profile pictures and square Instagram posts, and 3:4 is close to the portrait ratio used in the Instagram feed. 16:9 fits YouTube thumbnails and presentation slides, while 3:2 and 4:3 are near the native ratio of cameras and work well for printing. 9:16 is the vertical format for Shorts, Reels and Stories.

Rotating and flipping

A phone photo sometimes looks sideways because only a rotation flag was saved in the file. This tool loads the photo as you see it, so a 90 degree rotation is applied to exactly what is on screen. Selfies that look mirrored can be corrected with a horizontal flip.

Changing rotation or flip resets the crop area to the full image. The cropped-away part is not kept in the saved file.

Frequently asked questions

How do I crop to an exact ratio?+

Choose the ratio you want under Crop ratio, for example 1:1 or 16:9. It is kept while you draw or drag the corners.

Are my photos uploaded to a server?+

No. Everything is processed inside your browser and your photo is not sent anywhere.

Does cropping reduce quality?+

Cropping itself keeps the pixels of the selected area at their original resolution. The photo is re-saved as JPG or WebP, so a very small loss is possible depending on the quality setting, and with a high setting it is barely visible.

My rotated photo looks turned again somewhere else.+

This tool applies the rotation to the pixels themselves and saves a normal orientation value, so other programs show it the same way.

Can I crop several photos at once?+

Each photo needs its own crop area, so they are handled one at a time. To shrink many photos to the same size, use the Image Resizer.