About the Round Profile Photo
Tezmy's Round Profile Photo turns any photo into a neat circle, ready for a profile picture, email signature, website team page or presentation. Pick a photo, drag the square box over your face (the dashed circle shows what's kept) and watch the round preview update. Save it as a PNG with a see-through background, or as a JPG on white or a colour you choose, add a thin or thick border in any colour, and pick 256, 512 or 1024 pixels, or the full size of your crop. It all happens in your browser, so your photo stays on your device.
Updated October 2026
How to use the Round Profile Photo
- 1Tap Select image and choose a photo.
- 2Drag the box over your face; drag its corners to zoom in or out.
- 3Choose PNG or JPG, the background, a border and the size.
- 4Tap Download photo.
Where a round photo is useful
Social apps crop your picture into a circle for you, but many other places show exactly the file you give them. A round PNG looks polished in an email signature, on an "About us" or team page, in slides and reports, on a CV, on name badges and in video thumbnails.
Because the corners are transparent, the circle sits cleanly on any background colour: no white square showing around it.
Framing a good profile photo
- Leave a little space above your head and let the circle cut across your shoulders; faces look best filling about two thirds of it.
- Keep your eyes a little above the middle of the circle.
- The circle loses the corners of the square, so keep ears, hair and chin inside the dashed guide.
- Use a sharp photo with even light. Zooming in a lot on a small photo makes it blurry, so choose a smaller output size in that case.
PNG or JPG
Choose PNG for a transparent background: this is what you want in most cases. PNG files are bigger than JPG (a 512 px photo is often a few hundred KB), which is fine for profiles and signatures.
Choose JPG if a website only accepts JPG or you need a very small file. The corners are then filled with white or your colour; pick the colour of the page the photo will sit on so the edges disappear. To go smaller still, use Compress Image on the result.
On a phone
Everything works with touch: drag the box with one finger and pull a corner handle to make it bigger or smaller. The round preview under the photo shows the result straight away. On iPhone the downloaded picture goes to Files (Downloads); open it and use Share → Save Image to put it in Photos. For the formal rectangle that forms ask for, use Passport Size Photo Maker, and set exact pixels with Image Resizer.
Features
- Drag-to-crop square with a circle guide
- Live round preview
- Transparent PNG, or JPG on white or any colour
- Optional border in any colour
- 256, 512, 1024 px or full size
- Private: made in your browser
Frequently asked questions
How do I make my profile picture round?
Select your photo, move the square box so your face sits inside the dashed circle, then tap Download photo. You get a round picture with a transparent background (PNG), ready to upload wherever you want a circular image.
Do WhatsApp, Instagram and LinkedIn need a round photo?
No. These apps take a square photo and show it in a circle themselves. Upload the square photo there (Crop Image can make one), or upload the round PNG: its see-through corners are cut off anyway. A round file is most useful where nothing crops it for you: email signatures, websites, slides, documents and CVs.
What does a transparent background mean?
The corners outside the circle are see-through rather than white, so the round photo sits cleanly on any coloured page or slide. Only PNG supports this. JPG files can't be transparent, so there the corners are filled with white or the colour you choose.
Which size should I choose?
512 × 512 px suits most profile pictures and websites. Choose 1024 for print and large screens, 256 for email signatures and small icons. Full keeps every pixel of your crop, up to 4096 px.
Can I add a border around the circle?
Yes. Choose Thin, Medium or Thick and pick a colour. The border scales with the photo, so it looks the same at every size.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. Cropping and saving happen in your browser on your own phone or computer. Nothing is sent to a server.
Can I remove the background behind my face?
No. This tool cuts the photo into a circle but keeps everything inside the circle as it is. For a clean look, use a photo taken against a plain wall.