Crop a Photo to Story Size (9:16)

The 9:16 frame is ready: place it on your photo, add text if you like, then export at 1080 × 1920 pixels.

The editor is designed for a computer or tablet: open this page on a larger screen to edit your image.

100% local processing, nothing is uploaded

How does it work?

Drop your photo: it opens in the editor with the Crop tool set to the vertical 9:16 ratio, used by Instagram and Facebook stories, TikTok and Shorts. Draw the frame on the part of the photo you want to keep.

Adjust the frame by dragging it, or type its exact width and height in the bar that appears below the image. Click the check mark to confirm: the document takes the size of the frame. Finally, click Export to choose the format (PNG, JPG or WebP) and the final size.

Add some text with the Text tool if you like, then export at 1080 × 1920 pixels.

Examples

A vertical smartphone photo as a story

A 3024 × 4032 pixel photo (3:4): the largest 9:16 frame is 4032 × 9 ÷ 16 = 2268 × 4032. Exported at 1080 wide, it measures exactly 1080 × 1920.

A story with an announcement

On a 1080 × 1920 story, keep your text between 250 and 1670 pixels from the top: the top and bottom 250 pixels are covered by the app interface (account name, reply field).

Frequently asked questions

Can I make an animated story or a video?
No: the photo editor creates still images. For a vertical video, use the Kortex video editor, which offers a 9:16 format with a blurred background.
My photo is horizontal: what can I do?
A 9:16 crop of a horizontal photo only keeps a narrow strip. To keep the whole photo, create a “1080 × 1920 · Story” document (File › New document), open the photo in it and center it, with a background color or text above and below.
Can I keep the whole image without cutting it?
Cropping cuts the image. To keep everything, create a document with the right proportions (File › New document offers square, portrait and story sizes), open your photo in it as a layer and scale it down: the edges stay transparent or take the background color you chose.
Are my images uploaded to a server?
No. Images are opened, edited and encoded in your browser, on your device. No image, file name or layer text is uploaded: you can even go offline once the page has loaded. Closing the tab erases your work in progress.

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