Crop an image to 16:9
Slides, video thumbnails, website heroes, TV screens: 16:9 is the shape of nearly every screen your image will land on. Cropping to it yourself keeps the composition in your hands instead of a template's.
The crop tool opens with 16:9 locked. Position and scale the frame over the part of the image that matters, and the ratio stays exact down to the pixel while you drag.
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This is Crop & Rotate Image preconfigured for this task — open the full tool for every option.
How it works
Select an image and drag a crop region, or enter exact pixel bounds.
Optionally lock a fixed ratio (1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:2).
Rotate in 90° steps or flip horizontally/vertically.
Export — the output contains only the pixels inside your final crop.
What the tool does
- Free crop and fixed aspect ratios with live pixel dimensions
- Numeric crop bounds for exact control
- 90° rotation and horizontal/vertical flip
- Output rasterized from the final geometry only
How the result is verified
The output is re-decoded and its dimensions are checked against the crop preview before download; cropped-out regions are not present anywhere in the exported bytes.
Frequently asked questions
Is 16:9 right for YouTube thumbnails?
Yes, thumbnails are 16:9 at 1280 × 720. Crop here, then use the YouTube thumbnail resize page to land the exact pixels.
Can I fine-tune the crop numerically?
Yes, there are numeric X, Y, width, and height fields that stay in sync with the drag handles, useful when you need pixel-exact placement.