Crop any image to a perfect 1:1 square. The frame is locked square so your avatars, posts and product thumbnails come out perfectly even — no guesswork.
Drop an image to square-crop
Drag & drop an image here, or choose a file. Supports PNG, JPG, WebP and GIF (first frame).
Max recommended size ~25 MP. Nothing leaves your device.
Recent crops (saved on this device)
The 1:1 square is the workhorse ratio of the social web. Profile pictures, Instagram grid posts, marketplace thumbnails, album art and app icons are all square, and an off-square image gets awkwardly stretched or auto-cropped when you upload it. Cropping to a true 1:1 yourself means you decide what stays in frame. This tool locks the box to a square, so you can drag and resize freely while the shape stays perfectly even.
Many square slots want specific pixels — 1080×1080 for a post, 512×512 for an icon, 400×400 for an avatar. Type one value and, because the ratio is 1:1, the other matches automatically. Export PNG to keep transparency, JPG for the smallest photo file, or WebP for a web-ready balance. Need a round result instead? Switch on circle crop and the square becomes a circle.
This doubles as a square image cropper: lock the frame to 1:1 and any photo becomes a clean square. Use it to square crop an image for an Instagram grid post, a marketplace thumbnail or album art, or to make 1:1 photos for a consistent feed. Type an exact size like 1080×1080 and the square comes out at those pixels. Want the square as a circle? Toggle circle crop. For a specific platform size, the Instagram post cropper presets it.
Square crops show up everywhere: Instagram grid posts, profile avatars, album and podcast artwork, marketplace and product thumbnails, app icons, and uniform galleries where every tile must match. A 1:1 frame also makes a tidy, predictable composition — the subject sits dead center with equal margins on every side. Common export sizes are 1080×1080 for social posts, 512×512 or 1024×1024 for icons and artwork, and 800×800 for marketplace listings. Type the size you need and the square comes out at those exact pixels; lock the ratio first if you want the shape fixed while you position the frame. If you want the square as a round avatar, toggle circle crop and export a transparent PNG. For a platform-perfect feed post the Instagram post cropper presets the size, and the icon cropper handles square app icons.
Everything in the 1:1 Image Cropper happens locally in your browser, so nothing is uploaded and there is no waiting on a server, no watermark and no sign-up. That makes it private enough for sensitive pictures — ID photos, documents, personal snapshots — and it even works without a connection once loaded. The same page runs on desktop and mobile, with draggable handles for both pointer and touch input, and you can keep cropping more files without starting over. Save your result as a lossless PNG or WebP to keep transparent areas, or as a JPG for a smaller photo file. The crop frame is locked to the right shape, so every result is consistent without manual measuring.
Drop it in — the frame is already locked to a square.
Drag and resize to frame your subject evenly.
Export at the size you need; type exact pixels for precise slots.
Yes. The crop box is locked to 1:1, so every export is an exact square.
Yes — type one dimension and the other matches, e.g. 1080×1080 or 512×512.
Yes, and you can switch on circle mode to turn the square into a round avatar with transparent corners.
PNG keeps transparency, JPG is smallest for photos, WebP balances both.
No. Square cropping happens in your browser; nothing is uploaded.