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Circle crop image online

Circle crop images online with a draggable round overlay. Crop photos into circles for avatars and profile pictures—live preview, PNG download in your browser.

What is circle cropping?

Circle cropping cuts a round region from a photo and discards everything outside the circle—ideal when you need a circular avatar, round profile picture, or circle PFP. Upload an image, drag the circular overlay to frame your subject, resize with the handle, and download PNG with transparent corners. Processing runs entirely in your browser with no account required.

Circle crop controls

Round selection with instant circular preview.

  1. Draggable circle overlay: Move the round frame over your subject before export.
  2. Resize handle: Pull the edge handle to grow or shrink the circular crop area.
  3. Dimmed outside area: See exactly what falls outside the circle before download.
  4. Live preview: Circular output updates as you drag or resize—no apply step.
  5. Transparent PNG: Corners outside the circle are transparent in the export.
  6. PNG download: Save the round crop as circle-crop-image.png.

How to crop an image into a circle

Four steps to a round photo cutout in the browser.

  1. Upload your image: Drop or click in the input panel (15 MB max). JPG, PNG, WebP, and BMP are supported.
  2. Position the circle: Drag the overlay so the round frame covers the area you want to keep.
  3. Resize the circle: Use the side handle to adjust diameter until the circular crop fits.
  4. Download PNG: Save the circle cropped image for avatars, social profiles, or apps.

Tips for circular crops

Cleaner round cutouts in fewer steps.

  1. Center faces: Place the circle center on the subject’s eyes for balanced avatars.
  2. Leave margin: Size the circle slightly larger than the head so hair and ears are not clipped.
  3. Use high-res sources: A larger upload gives a sharper circle crop after resize.
  4. Check the preview: The output panel shows the exact circular pixels that will export.
  5. PNG for overlays: Transparent corners let the round image sit on any background.
  6. Square sources optional: Rectangular photos work—position the circle over the part you need.

When to use circle crop

Typical uses for round image cutouts.

  1. Profile avatars: Crop a photo into a circle for Discord, Slack, LinkedIn, or forum PFP slots.
  2. Circle PFP maker: Export a round portrait without opening desktop editors.
  3. Team headshots: Standardize circular thumbnails for org charts or about pages.
  4. App icons from photos: Cut a round logo or portrait for mobile launcher icons.
  5. Social graphics: Make circular stickers or badges from square source images.
  6. Round product shots: Isolate a product in a circle for carousel or badge layouts.

Why use this circle cropper

Benefits of browser-based circular cropping.

  1. Visual round selection: Drag and resize instead of guessing pixel coordinates.
  2. Private: Images stay on your device—no server upload.
  3. Instant preview: See the circular result before download.
  4. True circle mask: Exports a perfect round cutout, not just rounded rectangle corners.
  5. No install: Works in any modern browser with Canvas 2D.
  6. Free: Unlimited circle crops and downloads.

Technical details

How circular cropping works here.

  1. Canvas clip path: arc() plus clip() masks the draw region to a perfect circle.
  2. Square export canvas: Output dimensions equal circle diameter with alpha outside the round mask.
  3. Coordinate mapping: On-screen circle scales to source pixels for accurate export.
  4. Minimum radius: Selections clamp to at least 8 px radius inside image bounds.
  5. Input limits: 15 MB upload; longest edge 8192 px.
  6. Browser support: Chromium, Firefox, Safari with Canvas 2D.

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