Circle Crop Image
Crop an image into a circle with a transparent background — perfect for avatars.
Select or drop your file
JPG, PNG, WebP images — add several to process in one batch
Batch: up to 5 files at once · Premium for 100
Processed locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
Round profile pictures and avatars are everywhere, but most images come as rectangles. Circle Crop cuts your photo into a perfect circle with a transparent background, so it drops neatly into any avatar slot without a square box around it.
How to circle crop image
- 1. Add your image.
- 2. It's cropped to a centred circle with transparent corners.
- 3. Download the PNG with transparency.
When to use Circle Crop Image
Make a round avatar
Turn a headshot into a circular profile picture that sits cleanly on any background.
Design elements
Create circular badges, stickers or UI elements with see-through corners.
Consistent team photos
Give a set of portraits the same round treatment for an about page.
Why the result is a PNG
The corners outside the circle have to be transparent so the image isn't boxed in — and only formats with an alpha channel, like PNG, can store transparency. That's why circle-cropped images are saved as PNG rather than JPG. Start from a roughly square, centred subject for the cleanest circle.
Frequently asked questions
Does the background become transparent?
Yes — everything outside the circle is transparent, so it blends into any background.
What format do I get?
A PNG, because transparency requires an alpha channel that JPG doesn't have.
Is my image private?
Yes — the crop is done in your browser with no upload.