# Crop image for Instagram

> Crop a photo to Instagram's 4:5, 1:1, 3:4, 1.91:1 or 9:16 story size, or fit the whole photo with a border so nothing is cut. Free, no upload, JPG out.

URL: https://tools.cuelark.com/crop-image-for-instagram
Publisher: Cuelark Team (https://cuelark.com)
Updated: 2026-11-10
Price: free, no sign-up
Privacy: runs in the browser; files are not uploaded

Resize a photo to the exact pixels Instagram uses: 1080 × 1350 portrait, 1080 × 1080 square, 1080 × 1920 for stories and reels and more. Crop to fill, or fit the whole picture with a white or coloured border so nothing gets cut off.

## How to use it

1. Drop the photo and choose the size.
2. Crop to fill and frame with the sliders, or choose Fit whole photo and a border colour.
3. Download the JPG and post it.

## Details

- **Feed:** Portrait 4:5 (1080 × 1350), square 1:1 (1080 × 1080), landscape 1.91:1 (1080 × 566)
- **Profile grid:** 3:4 (1080 × 1440), shown on the grid without cropping
- **Stories and reels:** 9:16 (1080 × 1920)
- **No-crop mode:** Fits the whole photo and fills the rest with the colour you pick

## Questions

### Is my photo uploaded?

No. The photo is decoded, cut and saved inside this browser tab. Nothing about it is sent to a server; close the tab and it is gone.

### What size gets the most space in the feed?

Portrait 4:5 at 1080 × 1350 is the tallest a feed photo can be, so it takes up the most screen.

### How do I post a photo without Instagram cropping it?

Choose the size, then Fit whole photo. The full picture is placed inside the frame with a border, so Instagram has nothing to cut.

### Why 1080 pixels wide?

Instagram displays photos at up to 1080 pixels wide; larger files are scaled down on upload, and smaller ones are scaled up and look soft.

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