Circle Crop

Free circle crop tool. Crop any image into a perfect circle with a transparent background and optional border, then download a PNG, perfect for profile pictures, no signup.

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Circle Crop
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  • Free · No sign-up
  • Runs in your browser
  • 5 features
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Round profile pictures in one click

Crop any photo into a perfect circle with a transparent background, ideal for profile pictures, logos and avatars, with an optional coloured border. Download as PNG.

Many apps, docs and websites look best with a circular avatar. This tool crops your photo into a clean circle and exports a transparent PNG so it sits perfectly on any background. The image is cover-fitted and centred, so faces and logos stay in frame.

Features

  • Circle, rounded-square or square shapes
  • Zoom & reposition to frame perfectly
  • Transparent PNG, output up to 1024px
  • Optional coloured border of any width
  • Runs locally: nothing is uploaded

How to use Circle Crop

  1. 1

    Upload a photo

    Choose the image to crop.

  2. 2

    Adjust the border

    Set a border width and colour if you like.

  3. 3

    Pick the background

    Keep it transparent or choose a colour.

  4. 4

    Download PNG

    Save your circular image.

Common use cases

  • Make a round profile picture or avatar
  • Create a circular logo with a border
  • Crop a headshot for a team page
  • Produce a transparent circular badge

Detailed guide

Add a border, keep it private

Add a coloured ring of any thickness to make your avatar pop, or drop it onto a solid background instead of transparency. Everything is rendered on a canvas in your browser, so your photo never leaves your device, great for personal pictures.

Profile picture sizes by platform

Most platforms display profile photos as circles but store them as squares, so upload a square image and keep the subject centred. Recommended upload sizes are at least 320 × 320 px for Instagram, 400 × 400 px for LinkedIn and X, 800 × 800 px for YouTube, and 180 × 180 px or larger for Facebook. Uploading at 2-3 times the display size keeps the photo sharp on high-resolution screens. Leave some space around the face, because the circle cuts off the corners and some apps add their own border or status ring.

Why the download is a transparent PNG

The cropped photo downloads as a PNG so the area outside the circle stays transparent. That's what you want for placing the image on a website, presentation, email signature or design where the background colour varies: the circle sits cleanly on any colour with no white corners. If a platform only accepts JPG, open the PNG in any image editor and export it with a background colour of your choice. If you'll upload to a social network that already crops photos into a circle, a square photo works fine and you don't need to crop at all. Everything is processed in your browser, so your photo isn't uploaded.

Frequently asked questions

Does the circle have a transparent background?

Yes. By default the area outside the circle is transparent, so the PNG sits cleanly on any background. You can switch to a solid colour instead.

Can I add a border?

Yes: set any border width and colour to add a ring around your circular image.

What format is the download?

A PNG, which supports transparency, so your circular crop keeps clean edges.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. Cropping happens entirely in your browser; your image is never uploaded.

How do I crop an image into a circle with a transparent background?

Upload the photo, position it in the circular frame, and download a PNG with the corners transparent, perfect for round profile pictures and logos. It runs in your browser.

How do I make a round profile picture?

Center your face in the circle crop, adjust the zoom, and export a round PNG ready to use as an avatar on social, Discord or forums.

Does the circle crop keep transparency?

Yes. The area outside the circle is transparent in the exported PNG, so the round image drops cleanly onto any background.

What size should a circular profile picture be for Discord, WhatsApp or Slack?

A square source of at least 512×512px is plenty for every major platform, they all display avatars as small circles (Discord and Slack around 128px, WhatsApp around 192px) and downscale for you. This tool exports up to 1024px, so one crop works everywhere; upload a square, roughly centre your face, and the circular PNG stays sharp on each app.

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