Does cropping a JPEG reduce quality?

The kept pixels are not resampled by the crop itself, but JPEG output is always re-encoded into a new container. With the Highest quality preset the re-encode is near-imperceptible; at Lowest you'll see typical JPEG artifacts (blockiness, color banding around edges). Keep quality at High or Highest if the JPEG will be edited again later, since each save adds compression artifacts.

Will EXIF data and orientation be preserved?

The image content is cropped using the EXIF orientation flag so the visible result matches what you see in the preview. Camera-specific EXIF metadata (date taken, GPS, camera model) may not be carried into the cropped output — strip it intentionally if privacy is the goal, or keep the original alongside the crop if you need the metadata.

What's the difference between cropping a JPG and a JPEG file?

None — JPG and JPEG are the exact same format. The two extensions exist because early Windows limited extensions to 3 characters, so .jpeg was shortened to .jpg. Most cameras still write .jpg, while scanners and some software write .jpeg. This tool also accepts .jfif, an older variant of the same format. See also Crop JPG.

Can I crop to exact pixel dimensions?

Yes. Enter precise X, Y, width, and height. Useful when an ad slot, CMS template, or print spec demands fixed dimensions (1080×1080 for Instagram, 1200×630 for OpenGraph share images, 2000×2000 for Amazon listings).

Can I batch crop many JPEGs with the same region?

Yes — drop in multiple files and apply the same X / Y / width / height to all. Useful for cropping a series of phone photos taken at the same orientation, framing a folder of product shots, or trimming the scanner-bed border off a batch of scans. Each file processes in parallel and downloads individually or as a ZIP.

How is cropping different from resizing?

Cropping removes pixels from the edges — the kept region stays at its original pixel resolution. Resizing rescales every pixel by interpolation, which softens fine detail. To do both, crop first to your target framing, then resize the result so any small softening from interpolation is applied only once.

Will the cropped JPEG be smaller than the original?

Almost always yes — proportionally to how much you removed. A 4032×3024 phone photo cropped to 1080×1080 keeps roughly 9% of the pixel area, so file size typically drops by 85% or more. The exact ratio depends on how busy the kept region is — flat backgrounds compress smaller than detailed textures.

Can I crop and convert to a different format at the same time?

This tool outputs JPEG. To crop and switch format, run this tool first then JPG to PNG or JPG to WebP on the cropped result. To preserve transparency you'd need to start from a format that has alpha — JPEG itself flattens transparency to a solid background.

Can I crop to a circular shape?

Standard JPEG crop is rectangular, and JPEG has no transparency to mask. For circular avatars, crop to a tight square first, then apply a CSS border-radius: 50% on the rendered page or use Photoshop / GIMP / Photopea to mask onto a transparent PNG. See Crop PNG for transparency-preserving crops.

Crop JPEG

Crop JPEG images with exact dimensions or aspect ratio presets (1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:5). Same as Crop JPG — JPEG and JPG are identical.

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