Getting Started with Online Image Cropping
The best online image croppers work right in your browser — no plugins, no installation, no account required. All processing happens locally, so your images stay private.
Supported File Formats
- JPG/JPEG — best for photos, smaller file size
- PNG — best for graphics, supports transparency
- WebP — modern format with excellent compression
Understanding Crop Handles
When you draw a crop box, you'll see 8 handles — one on each corner and one in the middle of each edge. Corner handles resize the box while maintaining your aspect ratio lock. Edge handles let you adjust just one dimension.
Keyboard Shortcuts
- Arrow keys — nudge the crop box 1px at a time
- Shift + drag — constrain to current aspect ratio
- Enter — confirm crop
- Escape — cancel
Output Quality
A good online cropper doesn't re-compress your image. The output should be identical quality to the input. If you notice the downloaded file looks softer than the original, the tool is adding compression. Switch to a tool like Doit Connect Image Crop that preserves original quality.