# Smart Crop - Batch Crop Images to 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 & More (Keeps the Subject)

> Free online smart crop: finds the subject and keeps faces in frame while batch-cropping to 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 9:16, 16:9 or a custom ratio, with fixed output width.

- URL: https://qilingtools.com/en/image/smart-crop
- Category: Image Tools (https://qilingtools.com/en/image)
- Tags: [Image](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/image), [AI](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/ai)
- Last updated: 2026-10-26
- Price: Free, no sign-up
- Privacy: Runs locally in the browser; files are never uploaded

When a batch of photos needs to become squares, 4:5 portraits or 16:9 banners, a plain centre crop often chops off heads or products. Smart Crop analyses each image first: it measures where the detail is (more edges usually means the subject) and uses local AI to detect faces, giving them a high weight, then slides the crop window to the position that keeps the most of the subject. Every image is handled individually, and the preview shows the crop box for the first few so you can check before exporting the whole batch. Keep the cropped pixels as they are, or scale everything to 1080 or 2048 px wide.

## How to use

1. Drop in one or more images
2. Choose an aspect ratio (or a custom one) and check the crop boxes in the preview
3. Click Smart crop and download the ZIP

## Features

- Finds the subject and keeps faces in frame
- 1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, 16:9 and custom ratios
- Each image cropped individually in a batch
- Optional fixed width, processed locally

## FAQ

### What if a crop isn't quite right?

Smart Crop is built for fast batch work. For the odd image, crop manually with Crop Image or set the focus point by hand in Resize for Social Media.

### Will images be stretched?

Never. The crop takes the largest area of the requested ratio from the original. With Keep cropped pixels nothing is scaled; with a fixed width the result is scaled proportionally.

### Are my files uploaded?

No. Everything runs locally in your browser with no network upload, and is discarded when you close the page.

### Do I need to sign up or pay?

No. The site is completely free, needs no account, has no usage limits and adds no watermark.

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