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16:9 Image Cropper

Crop to 16:9 widescreen

Drop an image and crop it to 16:9, the widescreen shape used for video. It fits YouTube thumbnails and video frames, presentation slides, and desktop wallpapers without letterboxing.

Each image opens in an editor where you drag to reposition the subject and zoom from to . A rule-of-thirds grid helps placement, and Center resets the frame. A 1920×1080 image is exactly 16:9.

What you get

  • Original format kept. JPEG stays JPEG, PNG keeps transparency, WebP stays WebP.
  • Full resolution. Only the area outside the frame is removed.
  • Landscape output sized to the widest 16:9 region that fits your framing.

Batch and privacy

Add several images, frame each, and use Download all as ZIP, or download one at a time. Everything runs in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Frequently Asked Questions

16:9 is the widescreen video standard: YouTube videos and thumbnails, slide decks, and desktop wallpapers. A 1920×1080 frame is 16:9.

Landscape: the width is wider than the height. For vertical video, use the 9:16 crop instead.

No. Cropping removes the area outside the frame; the kept pixels stay at full resolution. Zooming crops tighter, it does not upscale.

JPEG, PNG, and WebP. The crop is exported in the same format as the input.

No.

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