# CropDen

> Crop and resize images to the exact size every platform wants — Instagram, YouTube, Discord, passports and more. Free, private, runs in your browser.

## Pages

- [Home](https://cropden.com): Crop any image to a platform size or ratio
- [Crop to any aspect ratio](https://cropden.com/crop): Free cropper with preset and custom ratios
- [Social media image sizes cheat sheet](https://cropden.com/social-media-image-sizes): Every platform in one table (incl. Pinterest, Snapchat, Etsy, Shopify, eBay, Amazon), with a resizer
- [All tools](https://cropden.com/tools): Every CropDen tool
- [Pricing](https://cropden.com/pricing): Free to use; Pro $9/mo or $65/yr and a $2.99 Day Pass add 500-image batches, 50 MB files and ZIP downloads
- [About and methodology](https://cropden.com/about): How CropDen works, where each size comes from, how often sizes are checked, and what it does not do
- [Blog](https://cropden.com/blog): Guides on image sizes and quality
- [CropDen for Chrome](https://cropden.com/chrome-extension): Free extension: right-click any web image to resize it for a platform, save WebP as JPG/PNG, or compress it under 50 KB to 1 MB

## Facts

- What it is: a web tool that crops and resizes images to exact platform sizes (social media, banners, passport photos, any aspect ratio), with the platform crops and UI overlays drawn on the image.
- Privacy: the crop, resize, compress and convert tools process images in the browser and never upload them. The three AI tools (extend, upscale, remove background) send the image to the AI provider kie.ai, which deletes the upload after 24 hours and the result after 14 days.
- Free use: every non-AI tool, no account, no watermark; 20 images per batch (50 with a free account), files up to 20 MB, batch results downloaded one by one.
- Paid: Pro $9/month or $65/year (the first 200 subscribers get 45% off while subscribed) and a $2.99 Day Pass (24 hours) add 500-image batches, 50 MB files and one-click ZIP downloads.
- AI tools: need a free account and credits (packs from $5.99 for 100 credits; purchased credits never expire). AI image extender 5 credits a run, AI upscaler 8 credits (2x) or 12 (4x, results up to 4096 px), background removal 1 credit. Failed runs are refunded automatically. One image at a time.
- Not included: no design editor (text, templates, layers), no AI image generation from text, no face detection, no video, no mobile app, no cloud storage.
- Sizes: taken from platform documentation; overlays platforms do not publish are measured from the apps and marked approximate; every size page shows the month it was last checked.

## Open data and AI agents

- [Image sizes as JSON](https://cropden.com/data/social-media-image-sizes.json): every size on this site with safe zones, upload limits and passport photo specs; CC BY 4.0
- [GitHub: social-media-image-sizes](https://github.com/geektao1024/social-media-image-sizes): the same data as an npm package, plus an agent skill that crops images to these sizes
- MCP server: https://cropden.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP). get_image_sizes is free without a key; ai_extend_image, ai_upscale_image and ai_remove_background use CropDen credits and need an API key from https://cropden.com/settings/apikeys

## Tools

Tools under /tools/ai-* and /tools/remove-background are AI tools that run on a server and use credits; every other tool runs in the browser and never uploads images.

- [Crop to 4:3](https://cropden.com/crop/4-3): crop or resize images to 4:3
- [Crop to 16:9](https://cropden.com/crop/16-9): crop or resize images to 16:9
- [Crop to 1:1](https://cropden.com/crop/1-1): crop or resize images to 1:1
- [Instagram post size](https://cropden.com/resize/instagram-post): recommended 1080×1440 px; 6 presets with safe zones
- [Instagram story size](https://cropden.com/resize/instagram-story): recommended 1080×1920 px; 3 presets with safe zones
- [Instagram profile picture size](https://cropden.com/resize/instagram-profile): recommended 320×320 px; 3 presets with safe zones
- [YouTube banner size](https://cropden.com/resize/youtube-banner): recommended 2560×1440 px; 4 presets with safe zones
- [YouTube thumbnail size](https://cropden.com/resize/youtube-thumbnail): recommended 3840×2160 px; 3 presets with safe zones
- [YouTube Shorts size](https://cropden.com/resize/youtube-shorts): recommended 1080×1920 px; 3 presets with safe zones
- [Facebook cover photo size](https://cropden.com/resize/facebook-cover): recommended 851×315 px; 3 presets with safe zones
- [Discord banner size](https://cropden.com/resize/discord-banner): recommended 600×240 px; 4 presets with safe zones
- [Discord emoji size](https://cropden.com/resize/discord-emoji): recommended 128×128 px; 3 presets with safe zones
- [LinkedIn banner size](https://cropden.com/resize/linkedin-banner): recommended 1584×396 px; 4 presets with safe zones
- [Twitter (X) header size](https://cropden.com/resize/twitter-header): recommended 1500×500 px; 4 presets with safe zones
- [Passport photo size](https://cropden.com/resize/passport-photo): recommended 600×600 px; 6 presets with safe zones
- [Twitch banner size](https://cropden.com/resize/twitch-banner): recommended 1200×480 px; 4 presets with safe zones
- [TikTok video size](https://cropden.com/resize/tiktok-video): recommended 1080×1920 px; 3 presets with safe zones
- [Compress image to 20 KB](https://cropden.com/compress-to/20kb)
- [Compress image to 50 KB](https://cropden.com/compress-to/50kb)
- [Compress image to 100 KB](https://cropden.com/compress-to/100kb)
- [Compress image to 200 KB](https://cropden.com/compress-to/200kb)
- [Compress image to 500 KB](https://cropden.com/compress-to/500kb)
- [Compress image to 1 MB](https://cropden.com/compress-to/1mb)
- [Compress image to 2 MB](https://cropden.com/compress-to/2mb)
- [TIFF to JPG](https://cropden.com/convert/tiff-to-jpg)
- [Image to pixel art](https://cropden.com/tools/pixel-art)
- [AI image extender](https://cropden.com/tools/ai-image-extender)
- [AI image upscaler](https://cropden.com/tools/ai-image-upscaler)
- [Remove background](https://cropden.com/tools/remove-background)
- [Aspect ratio calculator](https://cropden.com/tools/aspect-ratio-calculator)

## Blog Posts

- [How Much of Your Image Each Platform Actually Shows (2026 Data)](https://cropden.com/blog/how-much-of-your-image-each-platform-shows): Only 17.7% of a YouTube banner shows on every device; a square Instagram post loses 25% on the grid. 16 formats ranked by how much survives crops and app overlays.
- [How to Make a US Passport Photo at Home (2×2 in), Free](https://cropden.com/blog/how-to-make-a-passport-photo-at-home): Have someone photograph you against a white wall in soft daylight, crop to 2×2 in with the head 1 to 1⅜ in tall, then print a 4×6 sheet at a photo counter.
- [How to Post a Full Photo on Instagram Without Cropping](https://cropden.com/blog/post-full-photo-on-instagram-without-cropping): Pad the photo onto a 1080 × 1350 or 1080 × 1440 px canvas (1080 × 1920 for stories) with a blurred or white fill. Instagram then has nothing left to crop.
- [Best Free Image Resizers for Social Media in 2026, Compared](https://cropden.com/blog/best-free-image-resizer-for-social-media): The best free image resizer depends on the job. Ten tools compared on price, account, uploads, batch resizing, platform presets, safe zones and watermarks.
- [Canva Resize Alternatives: 7 Free Ways to Resize Without Canva Pro](https://cropden.com/blog/canva-resize-alternatives): Canva’s Magic Resize needs a paid plan. Seven free alternatives, from Adobe Express to Photopea, BIRME and CropDen, compared on account, uploads and batch.
- [Why Does Instagram Ruin Photo Quality? Causes and Fixes](https://cropden.com/blog/why-instagram-ruins-photo-quality): Instagram shrinks photos to 1080 px wide, re-compresses them and crops odd ratios. Here is why your posts look blurry and how to export images that hold up.
- [YouTube Banner Safe Area Explained: What Each Device Shows](https://cropden.com/blog/youtube-banner-safe-area): The YouTube banner safe area is the centered 1546 × 423 px of a 2560 × 1440 image. See what TVs, desktops and phones show, and where text and logos belong.
- [4:3 vs 16:9: Which Aspect Ratio Should You Use?](https://cropden.com/blog/4-3-vs-16-9): 4:3 is boxier (1.33:1) and 16:9 is wider (1.78:1). Learn where each comes from, what cropping between them costs, and which to use for photos, video and slides.