To crop an image to a square, add your photo, drag it and zoom until the area you want sits inside the square frame, choose an output size such as 1080 pixels, and press Apply. Free, private, and your images are never uploaded.
Add a photo, drag and zoom to choose the area and download the result. Everything runs in your browser, so your images are never uploaded.
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To crop an image to a square, add your photo, drag it and zoom until the area you want sits inside the square frame, choose an output size such as 1080 pixels, and press Apply. Or choose padding to keep the whole image on a square canvas. Nothing is uploaded.
Make a perfect 1:1 square from any photo for Instagram, marketplaces and profile images. Crop to the part you want, or keep everything and add a coloured border to fill the square. It is a free tool from Websolindia, a New Delhi website design and SEO company that builds fast, image-optimised websites.
Unlike most online image tools, this one does not upload your pictures. Your browser decodes the photo and shows a draggable frame; the final crop is cut from the full-resolution image on your device. You can process up to 30 images at a time and download them one by one or together as a ZIP.
Once your image is ready, you may also want the Circle Image Cropper Online, the JPG Image Resizer Online or the PNG Image Resizer Online. All of our free image tools are listed in the Image Resizer & Cropper Tools collection and the Websolindia Image Converter.
Use this table to choose settings with confidence.
| Use | Pixels |
|---|---|
| Instagram post | 1080 × 1080 |
| Profile picture | 512 × 512 |
| Marketplace listing | 1000 × 1000 or larger |
| Thumbnail | 256 × 256 |
| Largest possible | Shorter side of the photo |
This is exactly what happens to your image, with no hidden step. You can check that nothing is uploaded by watching your browser's network tab while you use the tool.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Read and decode | The photo is decoded; camera orientation is applied. |
| 2. Choose the square | In Crop mode you drag and zoom a square window; the visible side is min(width, height) ÷ zoom. In Padding mode the whole image is kept. |
| 3. Cut out or pad | Crop mode cuts that region from the full-resolution image; Padding scales the image to fit and fills the remaining area with your colour. |
| 4. Resize | The square is scaled to your output size with a Lanczos filter. |
| 5. Encode | The result is saved in your chosen format and quality. |
| Setting | Default | Choices | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| How to make it square | Crop (drag and zoom to choose the area) | Crop (drag and zoom to choose the area); Keep the whole image and add padding | |
| Output size | 1080 px (Instagram post) | Largest possible; 256 px; 512 px; 1024 px; 1080 px (Instagram post); 2048 px | |
| Padding colour (also fills transparent areas in JPG) | #ffffff | Any colour | |
| Save as | Same as the original | Same as the original; PNG (keeps transparency); WebP (smaller, keeps transparency); JPG (smallest for photos) | |
| Quality | 90 | 1 to 100 | Used for JPG and WebP output. 85–92 suits most images. |
| What | Formula | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visible side | min(width, height) ÷ zoom | Zoom 1 shows the largest square. |
| Padding scale | output side ÷ max(width, height) | Used when keeping the whole image. |
| Component | Role | Where it runs |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas preview | Shows the crop frame | Your browser |
| Lanczos-3 resampling | Scales the square | Your browser |
| Topic | Detail |
|---|---|
| Images per batch | Up to 30 at a time |
| File size | Up to 150 MB per image |
| Image dimensions | Up to about 120 megapixels; larger images are declined to protect your browser |
| Privacy | Images are processed in your browser and never uploaded |
| Browsers | Current Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari (WebAssembly is needed for AVIF, HEIC, TIFF and AI tools) |
| Metadata | EXIF and location data are not copied into new files |
Add the photo, drag it so the important part is inside the frame, adjust the zoom, and press Apply.
Choose 'Keep the whole image and add padding', pick a colour, and the picture is centred on a square canvas.
1080 × 1080 pixels is the usual choice. Choose 1080 or the closest option from the size list.
Yes. The first photo can be positioned by hand; the others are centre-cropped (or padded) automatically.
JPG for photos, PNG for graphics, WebP for the smallest files. 'Same as the original' keeps the original format.
Yes, with the Circle Image Cropper Online.
Yes. It is free, needs no sign-up, adds no watermark and has no daily limit. It is provided by Websolindia.
No. Your images are read and processed inside your browser on your own device. They are never sent to Websolindia or anyone else, which is why the tool is safe for private photos.
No. New files are created from the pixels, so camera details, GPS location and other embedded metadata are not copied. Keep your originals if you need that information.
Up to 30 images per batch and 150 MB per image. Images above roughly 120 megapixels are declined with a clear message rather than freezing your browser.
Current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on computers, phones and tablets. Large images and AI or AVIF features run faster on a computer.
Websolindia built it. We are a New Delhi website design, SEO and digital marketing company serving businesses since 2014. See our website designing and SEO services.
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