Circle Crop Image
Crop any picture into a perfect circle or a rounded square with an optional border and transparent background - ideal for profile pictures, avatars and logos.
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Turn any photo or logo into a clean circle or a rounded square with an optional border and a transparent background - the format that profile pictures and avatars expect. The preview updates as you adjust the crop, the corner radius and the border width, so you can see exactly what the final PNG will look like.
Typical uses: a round avatar for a social profile or a forum, a circular logo for a website header, or a rounded thumbnail for a shop listing. Because the output is a transparent PNG, it sits cleanly on any background colour instead of showing a white square behind the circle.
How to make a round profile picture
Choose an image
Adjust the crop, corner radius and border
Download the transparent PNG
FAQ
What size should a profile picture be?
Most platforms resize whatever you give them, but 400x400 or 512x512 pixels is a safe choice: it stays sharp on high-density screens without producing an unnecessarily large file.
Is the background really transparent?
Yes, the result is a PNG with an alpha channel. Pick a square source image if you can, since a circle cut from a portrait crop can cut off the top of the head.
Can I get a rounded square instead of a circle?
Yes. Set a corner radius smaller than half the width and you get a rounded square - a common style for app icons and shop listings.
Can I add a border or a ring?
Yes, choose the border width and colour. A thin white or dark ring helps the avatar stand out on backgrounds that are close to the picture colours.
Does the tool upload my picture?
No, the crop and the transparency are produced in your browser.
Which formats can I use as input?
JPG, PNG, WebP and any other format your browser can decode, including HEIC on Safari.
At a glance
| Input | image |
|---|---|
| Multiple files | No |
| Where it runs | In your browser - files are never uploaded |
| Works offline | Yes — once the page has loaded |
| Price | Free, no sign-up, no watermark |
How much quality you actually lose
Lossy compression throws away detail your eye is least likely to notice - first fine texture, then edges. In practice most photographs look identical to the original down to roughly 75-80% quality, and differences only become obvious around faces, hair, foliage, fabric patterns and text. That is why a portrait and a screenshot need different settings: a face at 60% shows blotchy skin where a landscape at 60% still looks fine. Resizing matters more than quality for perceived sharpness: halving the pixel dimensions usually saves far more than dropping quality from 90 to 60, and the result looks better. If you need a specific file size, reduce dimensions first, then quality, and stop as soon as you hit the target rather than going lower than necessary.
Choosing between JPG, PNG, WebP and AVIF
These formats solve different problems, and picking the wrong one costs you either quality or file size. JPG is the safest choice for photographs and for anything you need to send to someone else, because every device and program opens it - but it is lossy and has no transparency. PNG is lossless and supports transparency, which makes it right for logos, screenshots, diagrams and anything with sharp edges or text, at the cost of a much larger file. WebP typically beats JPG by 25-35% at the same visible quality and supports transparency, but a few older programs still cannot open it. AVIF compresses even further, especially at low quality settings, but encoding is slower and support is the newest of the four. A practical rule: JPG to send, PNG to edit, WebP for your own website, AVIF when every kilobyte counts and you have checked that your audience can open it.