Crop & Rotate Image — Free & Instant

Crop & Rotate Image — Free & Instant

Trim your image to the exact area you need and rotate it to the correct orientation. Works entirely in your browser. No upload to any server. 100% free, no sign-up required.

✓ No upload to server ✓ Drag-to-crop ✓ 90° rotation ✓ JPG & PNG output ✓ 100% free
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Drop your image here

or click to browse — .jpg, .png, and .webp supported

Select Image
image.jpg
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Click "Start Crop", then drag on the image to select an area.
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Download Started!
Your edited image has been saved.
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100% Private

Your image never leaves your device. Cropping and rotating happen locally using the Canvas API — no server involved.

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Drag to Crop

Draw a selection box directly on your image and adjust it with corner handles before applying.

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Quick Rotation

Rotate 90° left or right as many times as needed to fix orientation before downloading.

How to Crop and Rotate an Image Online for Free

Whether you need to trim an image down to a specific area or fix its orientation, this free online image converter and editor handles both directly in your browser — instantly, privately, and without any sign-up. It's a simple companion to a full image converter toolkit when you just need to reframe or straighten a photo rather than change its file format.

Step-by-Step: How to Use This Tool

  • Click "Select Image" or drag and drop your JPG, PNG, or WebP file into the upload area above
  • Use "Rotate Left" or "Rotate Right" to fix the orientation, if needed
  • Click "Start Crop", then drag on the image to draw a selection box — adjust it using the corner handles
  • Click "Apply Crop" to trim the image to your selection
  • Choose JPG or PNG as your output format and click "Download Image"

Can I Rotate and Crop the Same Image?

Yes. Rotate first if your image needs orientation fixed, then crop afterward — the crop tool works on the image as currently rotated, so your selection lines up with what you see on screen.

Which Output Format Should I Choose?

Choose JPG for photos where a smaller file size matters. Choose PNG if your image has transparency you want to keep, or if you need lossless quality with sharp edges, such as for screenshots, logos, or graphics with text. If you're not sure which format fits your project, a dedicated image converter tool can help you compare JPG, PNG, and WebP output side by side.

Is This Tool Safe for Personal Photos?

Yes — completely safe. Unlike cloud-based photo editors that require uploading your image to a remote server, this tool processes everything using the Canvas API entirely within your browser. Your image never leaves your device, so it's a good fit for private or high quality personal photos you don't want stored anywhere else.

Crop & Rotate — Common Uses

  • Trim a screenshot down to just the relevant portion
  • Fix a photo that was taken sideways or upside down
  • Crop a photo to a square for a profile picture
  • Remove unwanted borders or backgrounds from an image
  • Prepare a properly framed, high quality image before uploading it elsewhere or converting it with an online image converter
What is an image converter? +
An image converter is a tool that changes a picture from one file format to another — for example JPG to PNG, or HEIC to JPG — often while also letting you resize, crop, or rotate the image along the way.
What is the best free image converter? +
The best free image converter is one that runs privately in your browser, keeps full quality, and doesn't add watermarks or require sign-up. This site's converter and editing tools, including this crop and rotate tool, are built with exactly that in mind.
How do I crop an image before converting it? +
Upload your image here, drag to select the area you want to keep, apply the crop, then download it as a JPG or PNG. You can then run it through any of our other image converter tools if you need a different format.
Are there any pdf to image converter tools online? +
Yes — a PDF to JPG or PDF to PNG converter turns each page of a PDF into a standalone image. If you crop or straighten those exported images afterward, a tool like this one is the natural next step.
How do I rotate a photo that's sideways or upside down? +
Upload the photo, then click "Rotate Left" or "Rotate Right" as many times as needed until it's facing the right way, and download the corrected version.
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