Circle Image Cropper
Profile pictures, avatars, team pages, and round stickers all need the same thing: a photo cropped into a perfect circle with a transparent background outside it. Doing that in a heavy editor is slow, and many apps save the circle with white corners baked in, which looks wrong on any non-white page. This free Circle Image Cropper makes a true circular PNG in seconds, with transparent corners, right in your browser.
The tool keeps things deliberately simple. It takes a square region of your photo, decided by three sliders, and cuts it into a circle. The size slider controls how much of the picture the square covers, from a tight 20 percent head-and-shoulders crop to the full height of the image. The two centre sliders move that square left, right, up, or down, so the subject's face sits exactly in the middle. Choose an output size of 256, 512, or 1024 pixels, and the result is drawn at that resolution regardless of the original, ready for profile uploads that demand a minimum size. Everything runs locally; your photo never leaves your device.
How to use
- Click the file box and choose the photo you want to make circular.
- Use the crop size slider to zoom the square in or out on your subject.
- Move the centre sliders until the face or subject sits in the middle of the circle.
- Pick an output size: 512 px suits most profile pictures; 1024 px is safer for print or large displays.
- Click Download Circle PNG to save the finished image.
Frequently asked questions
Are the corners really transparent?
Yes. The file is a PNG with an alpha channel, and everything outside the circle is fully transparent. Place it over any colour or background and only the circle shows. The checkerboard behind the preview is how editors display transparency.
Why is the output a square file if the picture is round?
Image files are always rectangular. A "round" image is a square file whose corners are transparent. Every website and app that shows circular avatars works exactly this way.
Can I drag the crop area with my mouse instead?
This simple version uses sliders instead of dragging, which keeps it reliable on phones as well as computers. The size and centre sliders give the same control: size for zoom, and the two centre sliders for position.
Are my images uploaded anywhere?
No. The crop is drawn on a canvas in your browser, and your photo stays on your device.