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Crop image

Crop an image to the part you want: drag a box over the picture, or pick a shape like 1:1, 4:3 or 16:9, or type the width and height in pixels. The crop keeps the picture's full resolution, and the picture is processed on your device, not uploaded for processing.

How to crop an image

  1. 1Drop a picture in or click to choose it
  2. 2Drag the box, its corners or its sides over the part you want to keep
  3. 3Choose a shape or type a width and height, if you need an exact size
  4. 4Press "Save picture"
  5. A new picture of just the part inside the box

What happens to your files

  • Processed on your device.The picture is opened and cropped in your browser. It is not uploaded for processing
  • Full resolution.The crop is cut from the picture's own pixels, not from the smaller preview you see on the screen
  • A new file, without extras.The file is written new from the cropped pixels: no EXIF data, no GPS position, no preview of the original

What you can do

  • Drag the box to move it, drag a corner or a side to resize it, or drag over the picture to draw a new box. What is cut away is dimmed, and lines of thirds help you place it
  • Pick a shape under "Shape": "Freehand", "Like the picture" (the picture's own proportions), 1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3, 16:9, 9:16 or 4:5. Every drag then keeps that shape
  • Type the width and height in pixels for an exact size. With a shape chosen, the other side follows
  • "Reset" puts the box back on the whole picture, or on the largest box of the chosen shape
  • It works with the keyboard too: the arrow keys move the box, Shift with the arrow keys resizes it, Alt moves it one pixel at a time

Good to know

  • A JPG and an iPhone photo (HEIC) are saved as JPG at quality 92. PNG, WebP and other formats are saved as PNG, which keeps see-through parts. The name gets "-cropped" added
  • A phone photo that was taken sideways is turned upright first, so the box sits on the picture as you see it
  • One picture at a time. Animated pictures (GIF, animated PNG or WebP) and files with several pages are not opened, because only the first frame would be kept
  • Pictures up to 200 megapixels open on a computer and up to 64 on a phone. A crop above 50 megapixels (16 on a phone) is saved smaller, and the tool says so before you save

Questions

How do I crop a picture to a square?

Choose 1:1 under "Shape". The box becomes the largest square in the middle of the picture; drag it to the part you want and press "Save picture".

Does cropping make the picture blurry?

No. Only the part inside the box is kept, at the picture's own resolution. A JPG is saved as JPG again, which costs a little sharpness, as every new JPG does.

Can I crop to an exact size in pixels?

Yes. Type the width and height in pixels. The box keeps its middle and stays inside the picture; it cannot be larger than the picture itself.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. The picture is opened and cropped in your browser, and the cropped file is made there too.

Can I crop a photo on my phone?

Yes. Drag the box and its corners with a finger. On a phone a very large crop is saved at up to 16 megapixels.

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How it works

Small tools that run in your browser.

What runs where

Your browser keeps the tools you use: the same kind of tools you would otherwise use on a website. Your files stay on your device and are not uploaded.

A tool your browser has kept also works without internet. Under Offline, at the bottom of this page, you can save everything at once, and the site keeps working without a connection.

Some tools have AI built in, for example to remove a background or enlarge a photo. Your browser downloads their AI models once, from ToolRecipe itself, and then runs them on your device. No tool sends your files to an online AI service or to us.

On a computer, these tools use the graphics chip when it passes a short check, because that is usually faster. On a phone they run on the processor, with settings that fit in a phone’s memory.

Using a tool

Give the tool your file, choose what you want, save the result.

  • Start on the home page

    Drop a file in the box on the home page, or try a sample photo. Pick what you want to do and press “Open tool”. The tool opens with your file in it.

  • Put a file in

    Drop it anywhere on the page, pick it with “Choose a file” or paste it. No file yet? Search for the job, like “heic to jpg”.

  • Choose the settings

    Each tool shows only the settings it needs. Often one click is enough.

  • Save the result

    Saved files go to your downloads. A copy also waits in Results.

  • Results

    The Results tab on the right edge keeps your latest results in this browser until you remove them. “Clear all” empties it.

Chaining tools

What one tool makes can go straight into the next, without saving it and opening it again.

  • “Use it in”

    Tap a result in Results and pick a tool under “Use it in”. The result is handed on to that tool.

  • Drag it

    You can also drag a result onto an open tool. On a phone, touch and hold it first.

  • From a chain to a recipe

    To run the same tools again later, make a recipe of them in the recipe builder.

The recipe builder

Drop a file in the box on the home page and add the steps one at a time. Nothing runs until you press “Run recipe” or “Open tool”.

  • Pick what to do

    The box shows a tile for each kind of job your file allows, such as “Make it smaller”. A tile opens its ready-made choices and every tool of that kind. “Back” returns to the tiles.

  • Add steps

    Each choice becomes a numbered step in the row at the top. “Add another step” shows suggested next steps, then the tiles for what the last step makes. The cross on a step removes it, and “Undo” brings it back.

  • Name it

    The recipe is called “My recipe” until you name it. Press the pen next to the name to change it.

  • Run it

    With one step, press “Open tool” and the tool opens with your file. With two or more steps, press “Run recipe”. The recipe opens on its own screen, and the steps run one after the other.

  • Steps that need you

    Most steps run by themselves. A step marked “Your turn” waits for you, for example when you need to sign a PDF. When you are done, press “Continue to next step”, or “See the result” on the last step.

  • Save or start over

    “Save the current steps as a recipe” keeps the steps under My recipes. You do not have to run them first. On the recipe screen, “Save this recipe” under the steps does the same. “Start over” clears the box for another file.

Recipes

A recipe is a few tools in a row: what one step makes goes into the next.

  • Ready-made recipes

    “All recipes” in the menu lists recipes for common jobs. Drop your file on one and it runs step by step.

  • Make your own

    Build one in the box on the home page. On My recipes, “New recipe” opens the same builder at the top of the page, with a search box for the tool you need next.

  • My recipes

    Your saved recipes are under “My recipes” in the menu, in this browser. Open one to rename it or change its steps. Changes are saved at once. “Start with a file” runs it on a new file. “Delete” asks you to confirm, then deletes it.

  • Share a recipe

    “Copy share link” makes a link to the steps, never to your files. Nothing starts for the person who opens it until they choose a file of their own.

Ways of working

Tools and recipes run in your browser, on your device.

  • Start from a file

    Drop it in the box on the home page and pick what you want to do. Choose one step to open its tool, or add more to make a recipe.

  • Start from a tool

    Search for the job or open a tool from the menu. When the result is ready, tap it in Results and pick the next tool under “Use it in”.

  • Keep the steps

    A saved recipe keeps its name, its tools in order and the setting of each step. It never keeps your files or their names.

  • Come back later

    Open My recipes in the same browser, on the same device, and run a recipe on a new file. A recipe stays there until you delete it or clear your browser data.

Finding tools again

Every tool and every recipe has its own address.

  • Bookmark it

    On a tool’s page, press Ctrl+D (⌘D on a Mac) to keep it in your browser’s bookmarks.

  • On your home screen

    A tool can sit on your phone’s home screen like an app. See Install, below, for how.

  • Your own recipes

    Recipes you saved are under “My recipes” in the menu.

  • The stars

    The stars under a new result ask how well the tool worked. Your answer helps us improve it. Stars do not save the tool for you.

Who uses what

Tool sets for common jobs.

Put a tool on your home screen

The icon opens that tool, like an app.

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open the tool in Safari
  2. Tap Share (the square with the arrow)
  3. Choose “Add to Home Screen”, then Add

Android

  1. Open the tool in Chrome
  2. Tap the menu (⋮) at the top right
  3. Choose “Add to Home screen” or “Install app”

Computer

  1. Open the tool in Chrome or Edge
  2. Click the install icon in the address bar
  3. Choose Install

Regarding updates

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If a tool fails, the page counts that too: only the kind of error and where in our code it happened, never the error's text, your files or what you typed.

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Works offline

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Skills

Claude skills we use ourselves, one job each.