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Crop Image to 16:9

Crop a photo to a widescreen 16:9 ratio — perfect for thumbnails and slides.

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processed on your device — never uploaded

16:9 is the widescreen ratio used for YouTube thumbnails, presentation slides and video frames. Crop your image to it here so it fills those spaces edge-to-edge without black bars or awkward cropping by the platform.

Processed locally — nothing is uploaded.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is 16:9 used?
YouTube thumbnails and video, PowerPoint/Google Slides, and most monitors and TVs all use the 16:9 widescreen ratio.
What if my photo is portrait?
You can still crop a 16:9 region out of it — you'll just keep a wide horizontal band of the original.
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