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Profile Picture MakerImage utility

Profile Picture Maker

Drop a photo here, or browse

JPEG, PNG, or WebP up to 12 MB. A head-and-shoulders photo works best. Everything is processed in your browser.

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Crop any photo into a circular or square avatar. Zoom and reposition, add padding, pick a background colour, add a border, and download a sharp PNG or JPEG — all inside your browser.

  • ⭕ Circle or square
  • Backgrounds and borders
  • ⌨️ Keyboard accessible controls
  • 100% in-browser
Free, no sign-upProcessed in memory

How the profile picture maker works

  1. 1

    Pick a photo and shape

    A head-and-shoulders photo works best. Choose Circle for most platforms, or Square for cards, CVs, and directories.

  2. 2

    Frame the face

    Drag the preview or use the sliders so the eyes sit slightly above centre, then adjust padding, background, and border.

  3. 3

    Download

    Export a PNG with transparency or a smaller JPEG, at the exact pixel size shown in the summary.

What you can control

  • ✅ Circle, square, or rounded-square crop
  • ✅ Zoom from 1× to 3× with horizontal and vertical position
  • ✅ Padding so the whole head fits inside the circle
  • ✅ Transparent, white, grey, blue, navy, black, or green background
  • ✅ Optional border with five colours and adjustable width
  • ✅ 256, 400, 512, or 1024 pixel export, PNG or JPEG

Honest limitations

  • ⚠️ Preset sizes are common dimensions, not an official platform spec
  • ⚠️ Output resolution cannot exceed what your original photo contains
  • ⚠️ Automatic background removal is an optional extra and best on plain backgrounds
  • ⚠️ Platforms may still re-crop or re-compress the file you upload

Privacy

Cropping, scaling, and encoding happen in your browser with the Canvas API. The photo is not uploaded and there is no server-side copy to delete. If you use background removal, the segmentation model is downloaded once from FileNova and runs locally with WebAssembly. See the privacy policy for the full disclosure.

Making a passport or visa photo? Use the Passport Photo Maker & Background Remover, which adds print presets in millimetres. If you only need new pixel dimensions, Resize Image keeps the original framing.

Frequently asked questions

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How do I make a circular profile picture?
Upload a photo, choose the Circle shape, then drag the image or use the zoom and position sliders to centre your face. Pick a background colour (or keep it transparent), add a border if you want one, and download. Transparent PNG is the safest choice because each platform can show any colour behind it.
Which size should I pick?
512 × 512 pixels covers most social and chat profiles, 1024 × 1024 is better when the avatar is also used in print or a bio page, and 256 × 256 keeps a small forum avatar tiny. Platforms re-crop and re-compress uploads themselves, so a square source at or above the size they display is the safest bet.
Is this tool affiliated with Instagram, LinkedIn, or any other platform?
No. The sizes are common, widely used dimensions — not an official specification, and not an endorsement or partnership. Always check the current guidance in the platform’s own help centre if a specific size matters.
Why does my exported avatar have a white background when I chose transparent?
JPEG has no alpha channel. If the JPEG format is selected, a transparent background is filled with white, and the summary line tells you so before you download. Choose PNG to keep real transparency.
What happens to my photo?
The photo is read, cropped, and encoded inside your browser using the Canvas API. It is never uploaded, and optional background removal runs on-device with MediaPipe Selfie Segmentation. Closing the tab discards everything, and there is no server-side storage to clean up.
Why is part of my photo cut off?
An avatar is square, so a portrait photo is cropped around the centre by default. Zoom out and drag, or use the horizontal and vertical position sliders, to bring a specific part of the photo into the frame. Padding adds a coloured margin around the circular or square crop instead of trimming more of the picture.
Can I use this tool on a phone?
Yes. The preview scales to the screen width, the position controls are large touch targets, dragging works with touch and pen input, and every control is a native form element, so it can also be operated with a keyboard and announced correctly by a screen reader.
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