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Square Crop Image Online

Crop a photo to an exact 1:1 square in your browser. Upload one or several images, position each crop with drag and zoom controls, and download the currently selected result as PNG, JPEG, or WebP.

Square Crop, at a glance

Square Crop on SquareImage.dev cuts a photo down to an exact 1:1 square: drag and zoom to choose which part of the picture survives, then export it as PNG, JPEG or WebP. It is free, needs no account and adds no watermark. It accepts any image the browser can decode — JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF and BMP — and crops on the device with Canvas, so the file is never uploaded to a server. Several photos can be loaded at once, but each crop is positioned and downloaded individually; there is no ZIP export.

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How do I crop an image to a square?

  1. Choose images. Select one or several photos, or drag them onto the page.
  2. Select a thumbnail. When several files are loaded, click the photo you want to edit.
  3. Position the crop. Drag the image and use the zoom control until the desired area fills the square frame.
  4. Choose a format. Select PNG, JPEG, or WebP.
  5. Download the current image. Save the selected crop, then choose another thumbnail and repeat if needed.

What does the square cropper do?

  • Fixed 1:1 frame: width and height remain equal.
  • Drag and zoom: choose which part of the source stays visible.
  • Several source images: load multiple files into the thumbnail gallery and edit them sequentially.
  • Individual downloads: the button exports only the image currently open in the cropper; there is no ZIP or bulk download.
  • Three output formats: save the current result as PNG, JPEG, or WebP.

Crop or add a background?

Square cropping fills the full frame, but it removes content from the longer sides of a rectangular photo. It works well when the subject is already near the center or when a tighter composition improves the image.

If every part of the source must remain visible, return to the SquareImage converter and add blur or a solid color around the photo. For more control over the foreground and blurred background scales, use Blurred Frame.

How do I get a better 1:1 crop?

  • Leave a little space around faces, logos, and text so they do not feel cramped.
  • Start with the highest-quality source available; a crop uses only part of the original image.
  • Check each thumbnail before download because crop position and zoom are stored separately per image.
  • Use JPEG for most photos, PNG for sharp graphics or transparency, and WebP when the destination supports it.

Is my photo uploaded to a server?

Selected files are read and cropped locally in the browser; they are not uploaded to our server. Downloads are one at a time, and the result depends on the dimensions and detail available in the original image.

Frequently asked questions

Can I crop several images at once?

You can load several source images together, but editing and download happen one image at a time. Select each thumbnail, adjust it, and download the current crop.

Can I download all crops as a ZIP?

No. The current tool provides an individual download for the selected image.

Does the tool stretch my photo?

No. It selects a square region from the source. Zooming changes how much of the original sits inside that region.

Which formats are available?

PNG, JPEG, and WebP are available from the format selector.

Every tool on this site draws your photo onto an HTML canvas and reads the result back out — that is the whole pipeline, which is why nothing is uploaded and why the export size behaves the way it does. The browser's own documentation describes the drawing step:

“drawImage() will always use the source element's intrinsic size in CSS pixels when drawing, cropping, and/or scaling.”
— MDN Web Docs, CanvasRenderingContext2D: drawImage() method

Sources

Links checked 2026-09-03.

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