Crop a photo for Instagram
Set for a 4:5 portrait post at 1080 × 1350 pixels, the biggest a feed photo can be. Switch to square or story in one tap.
Drop an image, or click to choose
JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF. It stays on your device.
Need several changes to one photo? The Photo editor does crop, text, filters and blur together.
How to crop a photo for Instagram
- Add your photo. A 4:5 portrait frame is placed on it, and Export at exact size is on, so the download is 1080 × 1350 pixels.
- Frame the shot. Drag the frame over your subject and pull a corner to include more or less. For a square post or a story, tap Square post or Story or reel under Social sizes.
- Download and post. Save the file and share it from your phone or computer. Instagram shows the whole frame in the feed because it is already a shape it accepts.
Which Instagram size to pick
| Image | Size (px) | Ratio | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square post | 1080 × 1080 | 1:1 | Instagram keeps photos up to 1080 px wide, between 1.91:1 and 4:5. |
| Portrait post | 1080 × 1350 | 4:5 | The tallest ratio Instagram shows uncropped in the feed (4:5 at 1080 px wide). |
| Story or reel | 1440 × 2560 | 9:16 | Meta's guide for Stories images: 9:16 at 1440 × 2560. |
| Profile picture | 320 × 320 | 1:1 | Shown as a circle. Instagram's help gives no pixel size; 320 × 320 is the size most guides use. |
Each name links to the Instagram or Meta page the size came from, checked on 2026-11-01.
Why 4:5 at 1080 pixels
Instagram’s help page says it keeps feed photos between 1.91:1 (wide) and 4:5 (tall), and stores them up to 1080 pixels wide. A photo outside that range has to be cropped to fit when you post it, and a larger one is scaled down to 1080 wide. So 1080 × 1350 is the biggest picture a feed post can be, and a portrait post takes up more of the screen than a square one as people scroll.
Cropping it yourself means you choose what stays in the frame instead of Instagram trimming the top and bottom. Exporting at exactly 1080 pixels wide means Instagram has nothing to resize, so it does not soften the picture a second time.
The profile grid trims a little more
Since early 2025 the profile grid shows posts as taller 3:4 tiles. A 4:5 post is slightly wider than that, so the grid hides a thin strip at the left and right edges. The post itself is not changed and shows in full in the feed. Instagram’s help pages do not give the tile size, so keep faces and words a little away from the side edges to be safe.
The full tool
This page opens Crop image with Instagram portrait 4:5 chosen and exact size on. Every other option is still there, so you can change your mind without leaving. For other jobs, see all image tools.
- Crop image into a circle: A round crop saved as PNG with transparent corners.