Crop images into a perfect circle - transparent or white.
Circle crop photos for profile pictures, PFPs, and avatars. Drag to position, resize the selection, export as transparent PNG or JPG with white fill. No upload, no signup.
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How to crop a photo into a circle.
Upload your image
Drag a JPG, PNG, or WebP file onto the upload area. On mobile, tap to browse your camera roll. You can also paste a screenshot from clipboard with Ctrl+V (Cmd+V on Mac).
Position the circle
The circle starts centered on your image at the largest possible size. Drag it to reposition over your subject. Pull the edge handles to make the circle larger or smaller. On touch screens, use one finger to drag, one to resize.
Crop and download
Pick PNG for transparent background or JPG for a white fill. Click Crop to Circle, check the preview, and download. The output is a square image with a circular cutout - ready for any platform that expects circle profile photos.
When you need a circular image.
Profile pictures and PFPs
LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter/X, Discord, Slack, GitHub, and Zoom all display profile photos as circles. Upload a landscape photo and the platform auto-crops the center - often cutting off the top of your head. Circle crop before uploading and you control exactly what stays visible. Export at 400x400 or 500x500 pixels for sharp retina display without an oversized file.
Team pages and about sections
Company websites commonly display team headshots in circles. Cropping beforehand ensures consistent framing across all team members instead of relying on CSS border-radius to clip random square photos. Pre-cropped circle images also render correctly in email signatures and PDF documents where CSS does not apply.
Logos and branding
Social media platforms display page and brand logos as circles. A square logo with content near the corners gets clipped when the platform renders it as a circle avatar. Crop the logo into a circle here first, with transparent background, so nothing important is lost. Works for favicons, app icons, and any context where a circular mask is applied.
Design assets and presentations
Circular images work in slide decks, posters, and marketing materials as visual breaks from rectangular layouts. Export as PNG with transparency to layer the circle over any background color in Canva, Figma, PowerPoint, or Google Slides. A 1000x1000 circle PNG at maximum quality is typically 200-500 KB - small enough for any design tool.
Circle cropping - what actually happens to your image.
The tool draws a circular clipping path on an HTML5 Canvas element, then renders only the pixels inside that path. Pixels outside the circle become transparent (PNG) or white (JPG). The result is a square image where the circle diameter equals the output width and height. A 500-pixel circle produces a 500x500 image with transparent corners.
PNG vs JPG output
PNG supports alpha transparency, so the area outside the circle is fully transparent. This is what you want for profile pictures, design assets, and overlays. The file is larger because PNG uses lossless compression - a 500x500 circle crop typically produces a 100-300 KB file depending on image complexity.
JPG does not support transparency. The area outside the circle fills with solid white. At 92% quality, the same 500x500 crop might be 40-80 KB. Use JPG when the circle will sit on a white background anyway (email signatures, white web pages) and file size matters more than transparency.
Getting the right size for each platform
Most social platforms recommend profile photos between 400x400 and 800x800 pixels. LinkedIn recommends 400x400. Twitter/X accepts up to 400x400. Instagram profile photos display at 320x320 but accept larger uploads. Discord and Slack use 128x128 display but benefit from 512x512 source images for sharp rendering on retina screens. After circle cropping, use the resize tool if you need to hit a specific pixel target.
Why platforms crop your rectangular uploads wrong
When you upload a 4000x3000 landscape photo as a profile picture, the platform extracts the center 3000x3000 square, then renders it as a circle. If your face is off-center or near the top of the frame, the auto-crop cuts it. This tool puts you in control - drag the circle over the exact area you want, resize it, and export. The platform receives an already-circular image and has nothing to clip.
Combining with other tools
For the standard profile picture workflow: start with the regular crop tool to remove excess background, then circle crop the result here, then resize to the platform's recommended dimensions, and finally compress if the file exceeds the upload limit. Each step takes seconds and runs entirely in your browser.
Standard crop?
Crop to rectangles with preset ratios for Instagram, stories, and custom sizes.
Crop ImageResize after cropping?
Scale your circle crop to exact pixel dimensions for any platform.
Resize ImageFrequently asked questions.
How do I crop an image into a circle?
Upload any JPG, PNG, or WebP image. A circular selection appears centered on the image, covering the largest possible area. Drag the circle to reposition it over the subject you want to keep. Pull the edge handles inward or outward to resize. Click "Crop to Circle" and the tool clips everything outside the circle. Download as PNG with a transparent background, or as JPG with a white fill behind the circle.
What output format should I use for a circle crop?
Use PNG if you need a transparent background around the circle. PNG preserves the alpha channel, so the corners outside the circle are fully transparent. This is what you want for profile pictures on platforms that display circular avatars, overlay graphics, or website elements where the circle sits on top of a colored background. Use JPG only if you need a smaller file and a solid white background fill is acceptable - JPG does not support transparency.
Does this circle cropper work for profile pictures?
Yes, and that is the most common use case. LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter/X, Discord, Slack, GitHub, and Zoom all display profile photos as circles cropped from square uploads. If you upload a rectangular photo, these platforms auto-crop the center, often cutting off the top of your head or one side of your face. Circle crop your photo before uploading so you control exactly what appears inside the circle. For most platforms, export at 400x400 or 500x500 pixels - that is sharp enough for retina screens without producing a file too large to upload.
What is the difference between circle crop and oval crop?
A circle crop produces a perfect circle - the width and height of the output are identical, and the selection has equal radius in all directions. An oval crop (ellipse crop) produces a wider or taller shape where the horizontal and vertical radii differ. Circle crops are standard for profile pictures and avatars. Oval crops are used for decorative photo frames, greeting cards, and portrait-style cutouts. If you need an oval shape instead, use the <a href="/oval-crop/" class="text-link underline decoration-hairline underline-offset-4 hover:text-link-deep">oval crop tool</a>.
Can I make a circle PFP from a rectangular photo?
Yes. Upload any rectangular photo and the circle selection defaults to the largest circle that fits inside the shorter dimension. For a landscape photo (wider than tall), the circle diameter matches the height. Drag the circle over your face, resize if you want a tighter headshot, and crop. The output is a perfect square image with the circle content and transparent corners - exactly what social platforms expect for PFP uploads. Export at 500x500 for sharp display on both mobile and desktop.
Does circle cropping reduce image quality?
The circular clip itself is lossless - it masks pixels outside the circle without recompressing the interior. If you export as PNG, there is zero quality loss. If you export as JPG, the encoder applies DCT compression at your chosen quality level (default 92%), which introduces minimal artifacts invisible at normal viewing size. The only quality reduction comes from the export format choice, not the circle operation. For maximum quality, stick with PNG output.
Can I crop a circle from a transparent PNG?
Yes. Upload a PNG with an existing transparent background and the circle crop preserves transparency inside the circle while clipping everything outside. This works for logos, icons, and layered graphics where you need a circular mask without destroying the original transparency data. The output PNG retains full alpha channel information.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. The entire circle crop runs in your browser using the Canvas API and JavaScript. Your image never leaves your device. You can verify by opening browser developer tools (F12), switching to the Network tab, and cropping an image - zero outgoing requests. Close the tab and everything is gone from memory. This makes it safe for profile photos, ID documents, and any private images.