How to crop a picture into a circle shape (5 easy ways)
Learn how to crop a picture into a circle shape.
GIMP
GIMP is a free, popular photo editor available for GNU/Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows, and other operating systems.
1. Open GIMP.
2. Open the image you want to edit (File (top menu) > Open).
Note: When a “Convert to RGB Working Space” window appears, you click on the Keep button.
3. Click on Layer (top menu) > Transparency > Add Alpha Channel.
4. Click on the “Ellipse Select Tool” button located in the “Toolbox” window.
Or click on Tools (top menu) > Selection Tools > Ellipse Select.
5. Make a circular selection with the “Ellipse Select Tool”. To do this, left click and hold, drag a circle and then release.
6. Check the Fixed option located in the left panel.
7. Make sure that Aspect ratio is selected.
8. In the field below the Fixed option, you enter 1:1 and then press the Enter key on your keyboard.
9. At Size located at the bottom of the left panel, you can select or enter a width or height. Make sure that the width and height have the same size (e.g., 400 x 400).
10. Drag the circle in the desired position.
11. Click on Select located in the top menu, and then click on Invert.
12. Click on Edit (top menu) > Clear.
13. Click on Image (top menu) > Zealous Crop.
14. Click on File (top menu) > Export As.
A “Export Image” window will appear.
15. At Name located at the top, you change the file extension to .png (e.g., blue-butterfly.png).
16. You can select a location on your computer where you want to save the picture. By default, GIMP will save the picture in the same location (folder) as the original picture.
17. Click on the Export button located in the bottom right corner of the “Export Image” window.
A “Export Image as PNG” window will appear.
18. Uncheck all checked options (like in the image below).
19. Click on the Export button.
GIMP will now export the picture as a circle cropped PNG image.
PhotoFiltre
PhotoFiltre is a free photo editor available for Microsoft Windows. I use this photo editor often.
Note: You must download PhotoFiltre and not PhotoFiltre Studio X, because the latter is a paid product.
1. Open PhotoFiltre.
2. Click on the folder button in the top left corner.
You can also click on File located in the top left corner and then click on Open.
3. Go to the picture you want to edit.
4. Select the photo.
5. Click on the Open button.
6. Click on the maximize button in the top right corner of the picture.
7. Drag a rectangle shape on the part of the photo you want to crop. To do this, left click and hold, drag a rectangle and then release.
8. Right click inside the selected rectangle and then click on Manual settings.
9. Uncheck the Preserve aspect ration option.
10. Enter a width and a height. The width and height must have the same size (e.g., 400 x 400).
11. Click on the OK button.
12. Drag the rectangle in the desired position.
13. Right click inside the selected rectangle and then click on Crop image.
14. If you want to have a transparent background, then click on Layer located in the top menu, go to Insert new background and then click on Automatic transparency.
But:
If you want to have a solid color background, then click on Layer located in the top menu, go to Insert new background, click on Blank, select a color and then click on the OK button.
15. Click on Layer 1 located at the top of the left side panel.
16. Right click on the picture and then click on Select all.
17. Right click on the picture, go to Set shape, and then click on Ellipse.
18. Right click inside the selected circle and then click on Crop layer.
19. Right click on the photo and then click on Save as.
A “Save as” window will appear.
20. Select a location on your computer where you want to save the picture.
21. At Save as type, you select PNG.
22. Click on the Save button.
A “Confirm” window will appear.
23. Click on the Yes to confirm.
A “PNG” window will appear.
24. Click on the OK button.
PhotoFiltre will now save the picture as a circle cropped PNG image.
Canva
Canva is a simplified graphic-design tool website. It uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to photographs, vector images, graphics, and fonts.
There's no way of circle cropping an image in Canva. But there's a simple trick that you can use to basically achieve the same result.
The trick is to use a circle frame and how that works, I'll show you in the steps below.
Note: If you have experience with Canva, then you can skip step 1 till 7.
1. Open your web browser.
2. Go to https://www.canva.com.
3. Log into your account or create an account if you don't have one.
4. Click on the Create a new design button in the top left corner of Canva.
5. Click on Custom dimensions.
6. Enter a width and a height. The width and height must have the same size (e.g., 400 x 400).
7. Click on the Create design button.
8. Click on Elements located in the left menu.
9. Click on Frames or click on All located next to Frames.
10. Find a round frame and click on it.
11. Drag and drop the picture you want to edit into the round frame.
Note: For the people who have less experience with Canva; you can upload a picture from your computer by clicking on Uploads (left menu), and then click on the Upload an image button.
12. If you want to reposition it, then double-click on the photo.
13. Reposition the picture or make it bigger or smaller.
14. When you're done, you click on ✓ Done.
15. Click on the Publish button in the top right corner.
16. Click on Download.
17. Make sure that PNG is selected at File type.
18. Click on the Download button.
Your web browser will now download the photo.
ImageOnline
1. Open your web browser.
2. Go to imageonline.co.
3. Click on Image Filters located in the left menu.
4. Click on Circle crop.
5. Click on the Select image button.
6. Go to the picture you want to edit.
7. Select the photo.
8. Click on the Open button.
9. Drag the circle to the desired position. To do this, left click and hold, move the circle to the desired position, and then release. You can also make the circle larger. To do this, left click on the bottom right corner and hold, drag down to the right, and then release.
10. When you're done, you click on the Crop circle button below the picture.
11. Click on the Download image button below the preview of the image on the right side.
Your web browser will now download the photo.
Canva app (Android)
There's no way of circle cropping an image in the Canva app. But there's a simple trick that you can use to basically achieve the same result.
The trick is to use a circle frame and how that works, I'll show you in the steps below.
1. Open the Canva app.
2. Log into your account or create an account if you don't have one.
3. Tap on the (+) button in the bottom right corner of the app.
4. Below Choose a size, you tap on the rectangle (e.g., [1080 x 1080 px]).
5. Enter a width and a height. The width and height must have the same size (e.g., 400 x 400).
6. Tap on the ✓ checkmark located in the top right corner of the app.
7. Tap on the (+) button in the bottom right corner of the app.
8. Tap on Illustration.
9. Tap on Frame.
10. Find a round frame and tap on it.
11. Resize the frame to fit in your image.
12. Tap on Gallery located below the image.
13. Find the picture you want to edit and tap on it to add it to the circle frame.
Note: If the picture does not appear inside the round frame, then you must first tap once on the round frame and then tap on the picture.
14. If you want to reposition it, then double-tap on the photo.
15. Reposition the picture or make it bigger.
16. When you're done repositioning the picture, you tap on the ✓ checkmark located in the top right corner of the app.
17. When you're done editing, you tap on the ✓ checkmark located in the top left corner of the app.
18. Tap on the save button in the top right corner of the app.
19. Tap on Save as image.
The Canva app will save the picture on your phone in the Canva album/folder.
Note: If the ”Complete action using” screen appears, you can ignore it. Just swipe it down.