The Piick image cropper is a fully in-browser editor for cropping, rotating, and resizing images. This guide covers the most common workflows.
Why a browser-based cropper?
- Privacy: your photos never leave your device. Useful for cropping passport scans or confidential screenshots.
- No watermark: the downloaded file is exactly what you see.
- No signup: open the page, drop an image, done.
Common workflows
Cropping a screenshot to a specific region
- Drop your screenshot into the upload area.
- Drag the crop handles to select the region you want to keep.
- Choose an output format (PNG for quality, JPEG for smaller size).
- Click Download.
Resizing a photo to a fixed width
- Open the cropper with your photo.
- Click the Resize tab.
- Enter the target width in pixels; height scales automatically to preserve aspect ratio.
- Download.
Rotating a portrait photo
- Drop the image in.
- Use the Rotate buttons (90° clockwise / counter-clockwise, or arbitrary angle).
- Download.
Tips for best results
- Start from the largest version: cropping reduces resolution. If you have the original full-resolution file, crop from that, not from a previously cropped version.
- Use PNG for sharp edges (logos, UI screenshots), JPEG for photos (smaller files at similar visual quality).
- Watch the file size indicator below the preview — it updates live as you change settings.
That’s it — three workflows cover 90% of use cases. Try it now at piick.cc/tools/image-cropper.