Simple Pic Tools / Circle Crop

Crop Image to Circle

Turn any photo into a round avatar or rounded square with transparent corners. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Drop an image here or click to choose · JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF

Drag the image to reposition · scroll or pinch to zoom

In short: Crop Image to Circle is a free online tool with no sign-up and no upload — turn any photo into a round avatar or rounded square with transparent corners. Runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

How to use

  1. Upload a photo. Drop it on the page or click to select. Any common format works.
  2. Frame it. Drag the picture to pan and use the zoom slider (or mouse wheel / pinch) to fill the circle. Optionally add a coloured border ring, or switch to a rounded square and set the corner radius.
  3. Download. Choose an output size and save a PNG with transparent corners — perfect for avatars, profile pictures and team pages.

FAQ

Why are the corners transparent?

The tool exports PNG, which supports an alpha channel. Everything outside the circle is fully transparent, so the image sits cleanly on any background colour or pattern.

What size should a round profile picture be?

Most platforms display avatars at 128–400 px but accept larger uploads. 512 × 512 is a safe default; use 1024 for high-DPI screens or print.

Can I crop a circle from a non-square photo?

Yes. The crop always takes a square region; drag to choose which part of a landscape or portrait photo falls inside the circle, and zoom in to tighten the framing.

Does the border count toward the image size?

Yes. The border ring is drawn inside the output canvas, so a 512 px export with a border is still exactly 512 × 512.

Simple Pic Tools vs. the usual suspects

This toolTypical "free" tool sites
PriceFree, foreverFree tier, then paywall
AccountNone — open the page and goSign-up or email required
Your filesStay on your device; nothing is uploadedUploaded to their servers, kept for hours
WatermarkNoneOn the free tier
LimitsNone — any size, any number of filesDaily caps and file-size limits
SpeedInstant — runs in your browserQueue, upload, wait, download

The no-bullshit promise: no registration, no upsell, no "premium" button, no watermark, no file limits, and your files never leave your computer. The site is paid for by a couple of ads, nothing else.

Privacy: the crop is done with the HTML canvas on your device. Your photo never leaves your computer or phone.