Crop an image into a circle
Drag a circle over your photo and download it as a round PNG with transparent corners. The photo stays on your device.
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How to crop a photo into a circle
- Open a photo. Drop it on the box, choose it from your device or paste it. JPG, PNG, WebP and iPhone HEIC photos all work.
- Place the circle. Drag inside it to move it and drag the corner squares to change its size. The shape always stays a circle.
- Keep PNG and download. PNG and WebP keep the corners transparent. The download is named after your photo with -circle added.
What the downloaded file looks like
The file is a square image exactly as wide as the circle. Inside the circle are your photo's pixels, copied without resizing. Outside it, in the four corners, the pixels are fully transparent. The edge of the circle is smoothed (anti-aliased), so it doesn't look jagged on a coloured background.
| Format | Corners | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| PNG | Transparent | Slides, documents, design apps; works everywhere |
| WebP | Transparent | Web pages, where a smaller file loads faster |
| JPG | White | Places on a white background that don't accept PNG |
Framing a face in a circle
A circle cuts off the corners of the square around it, so anything near a corner disappears. Centre the face, leave a little space above the head, and let the circle end around the shoulders. A circle a bit larger than the head looks more natural than one cropped tight to the chin.
Plain or blurred backgrounds work best, since the background fills the area around the face. For a passport or visa photo, don't use a circle: those need a rectangular photo at an exact size, which the passport photo maker handles.
When a square crop is the better choice
Upload forms and profile settings that already display a circle expect a square file, and some reject transparency or add their own background behind it. There, use Crop image at 1:1 instead. Keep the round PNG for places where you control how it is shown.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a round image for my profile picture?
Usually not. Most sites and apps that show round avatars ask for a square photo and cut the circle themselves, so upload a 1:1 crop there. A round PNG is for places that show your image exactly as it is: slides, documents, web pages and email signatures.
Why do the corners look black or white?
Some image viewers show transparent pixels as black, white or a checkerboard. The corners are still see-through: place the PNG on a coloured slide or page and the background shows through. If you saved as JPG, the corners really are white, because JPG can't store transparency.
How big is the result?
The image is as wide and tall as the circle you chose, in the photo's own pixels, shown above the download button. To make it smaller, for example 400 × 400 px for a website, put the PNG through Resize image afterwards; transparency is kept.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The photo is opened, cut and saved by your browser on your device. Nothing is sent to a server, and the image is gone when you close the tab.
Can I add a border or a coloured background?
Not here. For a solid background, choose JPG, which fills the corners with white. For a coloured ring, add it in your slide or document app, which can draw an outline around the image.