Make a Photo Square — Without Cropping
Turn portrait and landscape photos into square 1:1 images by padding them out instead of cutting them down — nothing is lost from the frame. Fill the space with a colour of your choice, or with a blurred, zoomed copy of the photo itself for the look that reads well in a social feed. Mixed batches all come out at the same square size. Nothing is uploaded.
Drop photos here
JPG / PNG / WebP · multiple allowed · output is square JPG
How to make an image square
- Drop the photos in — any mix of portrait and landscape.
- Choose a fill. Solid white for product shots and print, blurred copy for social posts, black for anything cinematic.
- Set the square size (1080 for Instagram) or leave it blank to keep the original resolution.
- Add a few percent of padding if you want the photo to sit inside a visible margin.
- Click Make square.
Common square sizes
- 1080 × 1080 — Instagram feed posts, and the safe default for most social platforms.
- 1200 × 1200 — general web use, marketplace listings, email.
- 800 × 800 — product grids and catalogue thumbnails.
- 400 × 400 — avatars and profile pictures.
Padding, borders, and cropping
These are three different jobs. Padding to square is here. If you want a visible frame around an image that is already the right shape — an even border, or a Polaroid-style bottom margin — that is Add border. If you would rather cut the photo down to a square and are happy losing the edges, Crop JPG has a 1:1 preset and a drag-select so you choose which part survives. And if you are preparing a set of tiles for a grid layout, Split image cuts one photo into an N×M grid.
FAQ
How is this different from cropping to a square?
Cropping throws away the parts of the photo that do not fit. Padding keeps the whole image and adds space at the sides (or top and bottom) to make up the square. For a group photo, a landscape, or anything where the edges matter, padding is what you want. If you would rather cut in, use Crop JPG and hit the 1:1 preset.
What is the blurred fill for?
It is the look Instagram popularised: a zoomed, heavily blurred copy of the photo fills the square behind the sharp original, so there are no hard white bars. It reads better than a solid colour on a dark feed, and it does not draw the eye the way a bright border does.
What size should the square be?
1080 × 1080 px is the practical standard for Instagram and most social feeds. 1200 × 1200 is a safe general-purpose size, and 400 × 400 is plenty for an avatar. Leave the size blank and the square comes out at the photo's longest edge, which preserves full resolution.
Can I add a margin as well?
Yes — the padding percentage insets the photo from the edges of the square, so you get deliberate breathing room rather than an image that touches the frame. 4–8% looks intentional; more than about 20% starts to look like a mistake.
Does it work on a whole batch?
Yes, and it handles mixed orientations correctly: portrait shots get bars at the sides, landscape shots get bars above and below, and every output is the same square size — which is what makes a feed look consistent.