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Freehand Crop

Crop any shape you can draw

Trace around what you want and the rest turns transparent.

Free · No sign-up · Your photos never leave your device

A landscape print on a cutting mat, with a glowing crop frame placed over it
Which photos work?

Drop a photo anywhere on the page, paste one from the clipboard, or press Enter to browse.

Drop several at once, or a whole folder, and they stack up in name order — each one is cropped in turn, and the count under the photo tells you where you are.

JPG · PNG · WebP · HEIC* · AVIF* · GIF* · BMP*

*opens wherever your browser can decode it, and saves as JPG, PNG or WebP. An iPhone HEIC photo opens in Safari; other browsers say so and explain how to get a JPG. An animated GIF or WebP gives its first frame. Up to 80 megapixels and 150 MB per photo.

Three taps

From photo to perfect crop

  1. Choose a photo

    Tap the button, drop it on the page or paste it. It opens right here, straight away.

  2. Drag the frame

    Pick a shape or size, then move and resize the glowing frame until it looks right.

  3. Download

    Save your crop as JPG, PNG or WebP. No account, no waiting, no watermark.

Good to know: Freehand outline opens first. Choose Draw freehand or Click points, draw on the photo, then Download a transparent PNG.

Crop a photo, image or picture to any shape you draw. Drag a lasso around a person, a pet or an object, or click corner by corner for straight edges, and everything outside your line becomes transparent in the PNG you save.

The outline is kept relative to the crop box, so moving or resizing the box moves the outline with it. A soft edge of up to 4 pixels blends the cut into whatever you place it on, and Cut the shape out instead does the opposite: it keeps the whole photo and clears the inside of your line.

Ready-made shapes: shape cropper. A perfect circle: circle crop. A PNG kept exact: crop PNG. An avatar: PFP cropper.

What you can do here

  • Lasso or polygon

    Drag a free line around the subject, or click corner by corner for straight edges.

  • Clear background

    Everything outside your line is transparent in the PNG, ready for a sticker, a slide or a collage.

  • Soft edge, 0–4 px

    Fades the edge of the cut so it blends in. Only the outline is softened, never the photo.

  • Cut out instead

    Keep the whole photo and clear the inside of your line, to punch a shape out of it.

How to freehand crop

  1. 1
    Open the photo

    Drop it on the box. It opens in this tab.

  2. 2
    Draw the outline

    Choose Draw freehand and drag around the subject, or Click points and close on the first point.

  3. 3
    Download

    The contract says freehand outline. Download saves a PNG with a clear background.

Questions about cropping

What format does it save?

A PNG with a transparent background, or WebP where your browser can write it. Choose a background colour under Shape and JPG becomes available too.

How do I close a polygon?

Click the first point again, or double-click anywhere. The freehand lasso closes by itself when you let go.

What does the soft edge do?

It fades the outline's edge over up to 4 pixels so the cut-out blends onto whatever you place it on. The photo inside is not blurred; only the mask is.

Can I keep the outside and remove the inside?

Yes. Turn on Cut the shape out instead. The box grows to the whole photo and the inside of your line becomes transparent.

Can I change the outline after drawing it?

Draw again at any time and the new outline replaces the old one. Moving or resizing the box moves and scales the outline with it, and Ctrl+Z takes you back to before you drew.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. Drag with your finger; the options sheet closes while you draw so the whole photo is free, and Cancel at the top of the photo stops drawing.