FreeWrench
Crop Image
Drag the frame over the part you want. Lock it to a common shape for posts, thumbnails and profile pictures.
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How to use it
- Open an image.
- Choose a shape and drag the frame into place, using the corner handle to resize.
- Download the cropped picture.
Good to know
The crop is taken from the full-resolution image, even though the preview on your screen is smaller. The pixel size is shown beside the button.
Which aspect ratio is for what?
| Ratio | Typical use |
|---|---|
| 1:1 | Profile pictures and square posts |
| 4:3 | The default shape of most phone cameras, and slides in the older format |
| 3:2 | DSLR photos and standard 10 × 15 cm prints |
| 16:9 | YouTube thumbnails, video and widescreen slides |
| 4:5 | Instagram portrait posts |
| 9:16 | Stories, Reels and TikTok |
Composing a better crop
- Leave a little room in the direction a person is looking or moving, as a subject facing a nearby edge feels cramped.
- Keep eyes roughly a third of the way down the frame for portraits.
- Avoid cutting people at joints such as wrists and knees, which tends to look accidental.
- Check the size shown beside the download button. If it is under about 1000 pixels wide, the crop may look soft on a large screen.
What you get when you download
The crop comes from the original pixels, not from the smaller preview on your screen. JPGs are saved at 94% quality. PNG and WebP files are saved as PNG, so any transparency is kept. To hit an exact pixel size after cropping, run the result through the Image Resizer.
Questions
Which ratio should I use for Instagram?
4:5 fills the most screen in the feed, 1:1 is the classic square and 9:16 is for Stories and Reels.
Does cropping reduce quality?
It keeps fewer pixels but does not blur the ones that remain. JPGs are saved at high quality.