tool · beta · on-device
Circles for avatars, hearts for valentines, arches for vintage spreads, stars for kids' walls. Seven shapes, eight backdrop colors, three frame styles. Drag to reposition, zoom to fit. Transparent PNG export when you want one. Nothing uploads. For a layered design, grab a proper app.
Setting up the cookie cutter…
Setting up the cookie cutter…
where a shape earns its keep
for profile pics
Most platforms display avatars in a circle but accept a square upload. Pre-crop to circle here with a transparent PNG; you control which part of the photo lands where, instead of accepting whatever automatic crop the platform decides. Avatar looks intentional, not lucky.
for journals
Edwardian-era family albums used arch-shaped portrait windows — tall rectangle with a rounded top. Run your portrait through Arch with a paper background and the photo immediately reads as 'old album'. Glue onto a kraft journal page; the spread tells you where you are in time.
for valentines
Every Valentine's Day card needs a photo. Run a couple shot through Heart with a soft cream background, print on cardstock, glue inside a folded card. Same effort as a generic heart-shaped sticker; ten times more personal.
for kids
Wall display of school year photos: each year's portrait in a Star with a different paper backdrop. Print on photo paper, mount on construction-paper backings, hang in a row. Reads as 'we noticed' rather than 'we forgot to update the frame'.
for invites
Square-with-rounded-corners is the modern app-icon shape. Cropping a save-the-date photo to that shape pulls the design forward — feels like a tile in an app, not a stock-photo background. Print on glossy cardstock for a feed-ready feel.
for stickers
Print-and-cut sticker sheets work best with consistent shapes — diamonds tile cleanly. Drop nine photos through Diamond mode with the same paper-cream background, lay them out in a 3×3, print, hand-cut. Perfect for a sticker swap or a book-cover decoration.
in case you're wondering
No. The crop is rendered to a canvas in your browser. Your photo never touches our servers — we don't run an image pipeline at all.
Pick the Circle shape and the Transparent background. The export becomes a PNG with the background outside the circle as full alpha — perfect for layering onto a different design.
Click and drag on the canvas to reposition. The shape stays fixed; the photo slides underneath. Combine with the zoom slider to fine-tune which part of the photo fills the shape.
All shapes here are designed to fit a square canvas — circles, hearts, stars all sit naturally inside one. For non-square aspect ratios, run the result through the Crop & Resize tool afterward to letterbox into Story 9:16, Pinterest 2:3, etc.
Thin draws a single outline along the shape edge in your chosen color. Double draws two lines — outer edge plus a slightly inset inner ring — for a more decorative, vintage-portrait feel. None means just the photo with no border.
Heart shapes are tall — the point sits low. To compensate, we shift the heart slightly upward, so the bottom point isn't cropped by the canvas. Drag the photo down to compensate further if a face is sitting in the heart's point and you want it higher.
now what?
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Float the cutout over paper for an avatar mockup.
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Drop the cutout onto a colour or photo backdrop.
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Add a name caption next to the avatar.
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Recolour the cropped shape in two tones.
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Frame the shape in a Polaroid.
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Use the cropped shape as a pin hero.
OpenCut the background out of any photo in one click.
OpenDrop your subject onto paper, gradient, or your own backdrop photo.
OpenDrop a word behind your subject, magazine-cover style.
OpenNine presets, one photo — vintage to cinematic.
OpenTri-X, Kodak Gold, Lomo — pick a roll, see the grain.
OpenComic dots, risograph red, punk-zine textures.
OpenPhoto to graphite drawing in two clicks.
OpenMap photo to two colors — Spotify, sunset, riso.
OpenMake real cities look like tabletop dioramas.
OpenSunset, lomo red, golden hour — bleed light into corners.
OpenVHS bands, anaglyph 3D, CRT scanlines, chromatic aberration.
OpenConvert any photo to typed characters.
OpenPure invert, cyanotype, blueprint, X-ray, darkroom, sepia negative.
OpenPhoto as tiles with grout-color gaps.
OpenBrightness, contrast, saturation, hue, blur — seven sliders.
OpenAny photo, wrapped in paper with a handwritten caption.
OpenFour photos, B&W mode, handwritten caption.
OpenTwo photos, side-by-side or stacked.
OpenPaper mat for prints, journals, framed walls.
OpenGreetings caption, faux stamp, postmark, paper texture.
OpenFloat a photo over paper for portfolios and mockups.
OpenDrop a photo, type a title, pick a layout. 1000×1500 native.
OpenX, LinkedIn, or YouTube cover with title overlay.
OpenHandwritten captions, magazine headers, or a quick scribble.
OpenStick paper-mood tape onto any photo.
OpenLED red, Kodak yellow, camcorder amber.
OpenCorner sign-off or full diagonal tile.
OpenHearts, stars, flowers, smileys, paper tags, HELLO labels.
OpenSquare for IG, 9:16 for stories, 2:3 for Pinterest.
OpenMirror a selfie, un-tilt a scan, turn a sideways shot upright.
OpeniPhone photos that open on everything.
OpenHide faces, plates, addresses — drag a patch over the spot.
OpenRemove GPS, camera info, timestamps before posting.
OpenSmaller JPG, WebP, or PNG — same look, less file.
OpenPull 5 hex codes out of any photo.
OpenPrint-ready QR for menus, invites, journals, vCards.
OpenEyedropper a color in your photo, swap it for another.
OpenFor a real layout →
One shape-cropped photo is a piece. When you want a multi-photo composition — six shaped photos arranged on a paper background with captions and washi tape — a real collage app handles it cleanly.