What Circle Crop does
Circle Crop trims a photo into a circular shape with transparent corners.
- Round crop
How do I crop an image into a circle?
Crop an image into a circle by uploading it and positioning the circular crop over the part you want; export a round image with a transparent background as a PNG. It runs in your browser, so your photo stays private.
- Circular crop with transparent corners
- Position and zoom the subject
- Great for avatars and profile pictures
- 100% client-side
What is
Circle Crop
A tool that crops an image into a circular shape and exports it as a PNG with transparent corners.
Image Tools
Related terms
avatarround crop
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes.
The area outside the circle is exported as transparent so the round image sits cleanly on any background.
Yes.
Circle crops are ideal for profile pictures and logos that display in round frames.
No.
Cropping runs locally with the Canvas API.
Detailed Explanation
How it works
A circular clip path is applied on a canvas and the result exported as a transparent PNG.
- Canvas clip path
Use cases
Create round avatars, profile pictures and logo badges.
- Avatars and badges
Limitations
The transparent circle requires a PNG; a JPG export would fill the corners with a solid colour.
- PNG for transparency
Privacy
The image is processed entirely in your browser with the Canvas API; nothing is uploaded to a server.
- 100% local
- No upload