Which preset should I use for an Instagram feed photo?

Use the 1:1 square when the post should match a grid, or the 4:5 portrait when it should stand taller on a phone. Both are presets on this crop. Open a JPG, PNG, or WebP, lock the one you want, and drag it over the subject. The page shows the selection width and height in pixels while you work. JPEG and WebP then save at quality 0.92, and you upload that file yourself.

How do I keep a face inside the frame?

Lock 1:1 or 4:5, then drag until the eyes sit in the calm middle and the hair and chin have a little room. Watch the corners, because a locked ratio will cut whatever falls outside. The pixel readout tells you how large the kept region is, which helps you avoid a tiny window on a large original. Download, open the picture at roughly the size of a phone post, and adjust if a hand or a hat disappeared.

Can I switch from square to portrait without starting over?

Yes. Click the other preset and the box adopts that ratio. Slide it again, because the portrait keeps more height and less width than the square, or the reverse when you go back. Read the pixel size after the switch so you know what changed. The original file is still the one you opened, and the session remains in the browser, so trying both shapes is a normal part of choosing the post.

What file types can I crop and download?

JPG, PNG, and WebP. The download uses the same type as the photo you added. JPEG and WebP are saved at quality 0.92. PNG stays a PNG. If the camera file is HEIC, convert it to one of those three first, then crop. The presets for this feed job are 1:1 and 4:5, and the same tool also offers freeform, 16:9, and a 1.91:1 Facebook frame when the destination is something other than the Instagram feed.

Will the tool post the photo for me?

You download the cropped picture and upload it in Instagram yourself. The page's work is the frame: lock 1:1 or 4:5, place the subject, read the pixels, and save. That split keeps the editing on your device until you decide to publish. If the file is still heavy after the crop, compress it as a following step. The shaped photo is ready once the edges look right to you.

What about a Story frame?

A Story is a 9:16 frame, and that ratio is not one of the presets here. The feed choices on this page are the 1:1 square and the 4:5 portrait. Freeform, 16:9, and Facebook 1.91:1 are the other presets on the tool. For a feed post, lock 1:1 or 4:5, keep the subject inside, and download the JPG, PNG, or WebP. Use a 9:16 editor when a Story is the piece you actually need to make.

Image Cropping Guide

Crop Image for Instagram: a 1:1 or 4:5 feed frame

Lock the square or the 4:5 portrait, drag it over the subject, and download a feed photo that already has the right shape.

Lock the 1:1 or 4:5 preset, drag it over the subject, and download a JPG, PNG, or WebP. JPEG and WebP save at quality 0.92.

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An Instagram feed crop is a small, kind decision. Lock the square or the taller portrait, keep the subject inside that frame, and download a photo that already matches the post you have in mind. The square preset is 1:1, labeled for an Instagram post. The portrait preset is 4:5, labeled for an Instagram portrait. Both live on the same crop as freeform, 16:9, and a Facebook frame at 1.91:1. This page stays with the two feed shapes. You open a JPG, PNG, or WebP, click the preset, and drag until the face, the dish, or the product sits where the post should hold it. While you drag, the page shows the selection size in pixels. That readout is useful even when the ratio is locked, because it tells you how much of the original you are keeping. A large camera file gives you room to scale the 1:1 box generously. A small screenshot may already be tight. Look at the corners. Hats, hands, and captions are the details people notice after the post is live. JPEG and WebP export at quality 0.92. A PNG export stays a PNG. The format follows the file you opened, and the session stays on your device. Download, then upload that picture in the Instagram app. The crop prepares the still. It does not publish it. If you are choosing between the two feed presets, use the square when the image should match a grid of other squares, and use 4:5 when this one post should occupy more of the phone screen. Either way, the subject should be a decision you made with the box, not a guess you leave to the app.

Two feed presets, placed by hand

1:1 and 4:5 are the Instagram shapes on this crop. Lock one, move it, and the pixel readout confirms how large the kept region is. The other presets remain on the tool for different jobs, and a feed post is clearest when you start from the feed shape itself.

How it works

1
Open a JPG, PNG, or WebP
The crop runs in the browser. A phone photo that is still HEIC should be converted to one of those three types first.
2
Lock 1:1 or 4:5
Choose the square for a grid tile or the portrait for a taller feed post. Drag the frame until the subject is comfortable inside it.
3
Read the pixels and save
The selection size is printed in pixels. JPEG and WebP download at quality 0.92. Then upload that file in the app.

Use cases

A grid tile

Lock 1:1, keep the subject centered, and save a square you can drop among the other square posts.

A taller single photo

Lock 4:5 so the post uses more vertical space, with the face or product fully inside the frame.

A second pass after a surprise crop

If the app trimmed something you needed, return to the original, place the preset again, and export a more generous window.

Problems we solve

A landscape forced into a tall post

4:5 will drop the sides. Slide the window so the subject, not the empty background, is what remains.

Important detail on the edge

Leave a margin inside the preset. The pixel readout helps you see that the box still has room around the subject.

Uploading the uncropped original

The app will choose a center if you skip this step. Place the 1:1 or 4:5 box yourself and upload the result.

Image tool ecosystem

After you crop image, shrink exports with our compressor, isolate subjects with the background remover, or normalize Apple HEIC files first.

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Feed ratios that are actually on the page

The square preset is 1:1 and the portrait preset is 4:5. You can see which one is active before you download.

Framed locally

The photo stays on your device while you drag. JPEG and WebP export at quality 0.92.

Frequently asked questions

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