Squaring vs. cropping
Cropping cuts the edges of an image off; squaring by padding keeps the whole picture and adds empty space on the two sides of the shorter edge. Use padding for product photos, logos, listings or Instagram posts where no part may be lost.
How to use it
- Drop your images in the box above. In the Size section “Fit to ratio (add padding)” and 1:1 are already selected.
- Pick the padding: a solid colour (white is ideal for marketplace listings), a blurred background (a blurred copy of the image itself, popular on social media) or transparent (for PNG, WebP or AVIF output).
- Optionally choose another ratio such as 4:5 or 16:9, or fix the width at a value like 1080.
- Convert and download the ZIP.
Which padding when?
| Padding | Best for |
|---|---|
| White | Marketplace and e-commerce product photos |
| Blurred | Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest posts |
| Transparent | Logos and icons (JPG has no transparency, use PNG) |
| Black | Dark-themed slides and video thumbnails |
To lock the output to an exact size, use “Fit and add padding (px)” and give a canvas such as 1000×1000. With “Don’t enlarge small images” ticked, small images are centred rather than scaled up. For ready-made platform sizes see social media image resizer.