The short answer
Why use Star Crop?
A deliberate crop removes dead space and makes the subject easier to read at small sizes. Shape tools also handle the transparent corners that are awkward to build by hand.
Star Crop focuses on cropping a photo into a star shape with transparent corners. The crop is applied to a copy of the source. Shape crops use a transparent canvas, while square and perspective jobs keep the useful part of the frame in view.
The selected file stays in this browser tab and is released when you leave the page. Check that eyes, text, and logos have breathing room. Shape crops export as PNG so transparent corners are retained.
What Star Crop does
Open the source photo
Drop, choose, or paste a supported file into Star Crop. Cropping a photo into a star shape with transparent corners. The source stays on your device; we work on a copy.
Keep the useful part
Star Crop is for cropping a photo into a star shape with transparent corners. The preview is the place to decide if the setting went too far. The original file is not overwritten.
Useful controls
Main controls: Crop area, shape, and angle where the tool supports perspective correction. Working limit: 50 MB and 50 megapixels per image. Watch the preview at full size before you save. A current desktop browser usually has more memory than a phone.
Download a copy
Export is png for transparent shapes; a browser-supported image file for rectangular crops. The download is a new file. Keep the original until you have opened the copy once.
Where Star Crop fits
These are ordinary jobs where the focused controls save time. They also show where a full editor or a manual review may still be the better choice.
Profile pictures
Frame a face or logo so it stays recognizable inside a small avatar.
Product images
Remove empty margins before placing a photo in a catalog or marketplace.
Scans and documents
Tighten the page boundary and correct an angled capture before sharing it.
Start to finish
How to use Star Crop
- 01Choose, drop, or paste a supported file.
- 02Adjust the star crop controls and check the preview at full size.
- 03Download the finished copy and open it once before using it elsewhere.
What to expect from Star Crop
This table covers the parts that matter before you begin: what goes in, which controls do the work, what comes out, and where the browser draws a hard line.
| Check | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Supported input | JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, SVG and browser-supported AVIF images |
| Main controls | Crop area, shape, and angle where the tool supports perspective correction |
| Output | PNG for transparent shapes; a browser-supported image file for rectangular crops |
| Working limit | 50 MB and 50 megapixels per image |
| Privacy | Files and entered values stay in this tab. Filenames, pixels, metadata, OCR text, QR contents, locations, and passwords are not sent to analytics. |
Before you export
- Leave a little space around faces because many apps crop avatars again.
- Use PNG when the finished shape has transparent corners.
- Check the smallest intended display size, not only the large preview.
- Reset and recrop instead of repeatedly editing an already cropped copy.
Frequently asked questions
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What should I check before saving with Star Crop?
Does my file get uploaded?
Can I use Star Crop on a phone?
Will Star Crop overwrite my original file?
Why might the Star Crop result look different in another app?
Is Star Crop free to use?
How does Star Crop work?
What can I put into Star Crop?
How do I save the result from Star Crop?
Why did Star Crop fail or look wrong?
Will Star Crop keep a copy of my work?
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