The short answer
Why use Circle Crop?
A round image on a website, a slide or an email signature only looks clean if the corners are truly see-through. Masking that by hand takes layers in an editor; here the circle is already drawn and you only frame it.
The frame is locked to 1:1. Width accepts 16 to 8000 pixels and starts at 1200; Height copies it and cannot be typed. Inside the exported square, the circle's diameter is 96% of the width, so a 1200 pixel file holds a 1152 pixel circle with 24 transparent pixels on each side.
Transparency only survives as PNG, which is why this tool never offers JPEG. Chat apps and some social sites convert uploads to JPEG and fill the corners with white or black, which turns the circle back into a square. Send it as a file, or place it on your background in a design app before you post it.
For profile pictures on WhatsApp, Discord and similar apps, use WhatsApp DP, Discord PFP or Avatar Crop instead. Those apps expect a full square and cut the circle themselves. Oval Crop is the version where you choose the width and height of an ellipse, for a standing portrait that a circle would squeeze.
Where Circle Crop fits
Team pages
Cut matching round headshots for an About page so every face sits in the same size circle.
Product badges
Make a round product shot to place on a colored sale banner in a design app.
Map markers
Turn small photos into round PNG icons for a custom map or a slide timeline.
Start to finish
How to use Circle Crop
- 01Tap Choose image, or Paste from clipboard, and the photo opens with a round frame on it.
- 02Drag the circle over the subject and pull a corner to resize it; type a Width if 1200 is too big.
- 03Tap Create crop, check that the corners are transparent, then tap Download result.
What to expect from Circle Crop
| Check | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Supported input | JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, SVG and browser-supported AVIF images |
| Main controls | Crop frame position and size, plus output width and height |
| Output | PNG, with transparent corners for shaped crops |
| Working limit | 50 MB and 50 megapixels per image |
Circle Crop tips
- Type 400 in Width for an email signature photo; 1200 is far more than a signature needs.
- Leave a little space around a face so the curve does not clip ears or hair.
- Run Trim Transparent afterwards if you need the circle to touch the file edges.
- Upload the PNG as a file in chat apps, or the corners may turn white.
Circle Crop FAQ
Something missing? Ask us.
How is Circle Crop different from Avatar Crop or WhatsApp DP?
Why is there a thin empty edge around the circle?
Does Circle Crop upload my file?
Is Circle Crop free to use?
Why did Circle Crop fail or look wrong?
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