Circular Crop
Crop images into a circle with transparent PNG output — perfect for avatars.
What is Circular Crop?
Circular cropping creates a round image from a rectangular source, with transparent areas outside the circle. This is the standard format for profile pictures and avatars across social media platforms, messaging apps, and web applications. Our tool crops the largest possible circle from the center of your image and outputs a transparent PNG, so the circular image blends perfectly into any background — whether it is a profile page, a chat interface, or a team page on a website.
How to Use
- 1Upload an image by dragging it onto the drop zone.
- 2Click "Circular Crop" — the tool automatically crops the largest circle from the center.
- 3Download the result as a transparent PNG.
Why Use This Tool
- ✓Profile pictures — create circular avatars for social media, messaging apps, and forums.
- ✓Team pages — standardize team member photos as circular portraits on your website.
- ✓Seamless integration — transparent PNG output works on any background color or pattern.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the tool decide which part of the image to include in the circle?⌄
The circle is centered on the image and uses the largest possible radius — half of the shorter image dimension. This means the entire shorter axis is included, while some content on the longer axis may be cropped. If your subject is off-center, crop or reposition the image first using the Image Cropper tool.
Why is the output PNG instead of JPG?⌄
PNG supports transparency, which is required for the circular shape — the areas outside the circle are transparent. JPG does not support transparency, so those areas would be filled with a solid color. The transparent PNG lets you place the circular image on any background seamlessly.
Can I control the size or position of the circle?⌄
The tool automatically uses the largest possible circle centered on the image. For custom circle placement or size, use the Image Cropper tool first to isolate the area you want, then apply the circular crop. This two-step approach gives you full control over which part of the image appears in the circle.
Will circular cropping reduce the image resolution?⌄
The circle uses the full resolution of the shorter image dimension. For example, a 1000x800 image produces a 800x800 circular PNG with 800px diameter. No downscaling occurs — the pixels within the circle are at their original resolution.