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Circle Crop Image

Turn any photo into a round profile picture with see-through corners. Free, no sign-up.

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What does the circle cropper do?

It cuts a round picture out of any photo. You choose where the circle sits and how big it is, and you get a PNG that is exactly that circle, with the corners left see-through.

Most apps show profile pictures in a circle, and they crop your photo for you when you upload it. That crop is usually from the middle, which can cut off the top of a head or the edge of a logo. Cropping it yourself first means you decide what stays in the frame.

A portrait with a circle drawn around the face and everything outside it dimmed
Everything outside the circle is dimmed, so you see the crop before you save it.

How to crop a photo into a circle

  1. Add your photo. Drag it onto the tool, paste it, or choose it from your files.
  2. Move the circle. Drag it over the face or logo. On a keyboard, the arrow keys nudge it.
  3. Set the size. Pull the round handle or use the Circle size slider. The small previews show how it will look as a profile picture.
  4. Download the round PNG. It saves at the exact size shown under the button.

Tips for a good profile picture

  • Leave a little room above the head. A circle that touches the hair looks cramped at small sizes.
  • Fill the circle with the face. Profile pictures often show at 40 px or less. A face that fills the circle stays recognisable, so check the smallest preview.
  • Start from a big photo. A circle of 400 px or more stays sharp on phone screens. Many apps ask for at least that.
  • Clean up a busy background. The background remover cuts the person out, then the colour changer puts a plain colour behind them.
The same round profile picture at 320, 160, 80 and 40 pixels on a dark and a light background
The same circle at four sizes. The see-through corners let it sit on dark and light pages alike.

Where round pictures are used

Profile pictures. WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, Discord and most other apps show your photo in a circle. A photo that is already round looks the same everywhere.

Team pages and speaker lists. A row of headshots cropped to the same circle looks tidy, even when the original photos were all different shapes.

Logos and badges. A round crop fits a logo into a social account or a sticker without awkward corners.

Why the corners are see-through

A circle only fills part of a square. The rest has to be something, and in a JPG it would be white. On a dark page that shows as a white box around your picture. A PNG can keep those corners empty, so the circle sits on whatever is behind it.

That is why the download is always a PNG, at exactly the width of your circle. Nothing is stretched or squashed.

Questions people ask

Is my photo uploaded anywhere?

No. The circle is cut out in your browser and the PNG is saved straight to your device. The photo never leaves it.

Why is the download a PNG?

A circle leaves four empty corners. PNG keeps them see-through, so the round picture sits cleanly on any background. A JPG would fill them with white.

What size will my round picture be?

Exactly as wide as the circle you draw, shown under the Download button. The largest circle is the short side of your photo.

Can I make a round logo?

Yes. Put the circle over the logo and make sure nothing important sits near the edge. A logo on a busy photo looks better after the background remover.

Is there a watermark or a limit?

No. It is free, with no watermark and no sign-up, for as many photos as you like.

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