Free
any ratio, with a live dimension hint on the crop frame. Useful for passport photos at country-specific dimensions like 35×45 mm or 2×2 inch.
How to
Crop and compress in one step
Three steps, one session, no intermediate save-and-reupload.
Upload your image
Drop a JPG, PNG, WebP, HEIC, AVIF, or GIF onto Sukat. iPhone HEIC works directly.
Crop to preset or free ratio
Click Crop. Pick a ratio preset (1:1 profile photos, 16:9 thumbnails, 4:3 prints, 3:4 portraits) or use Free with the on-canvas dimension hint. Arrow keys nudge by one pixel.
Set the KB target and download
Choose your target size in KB or MB, pick the output format (JPEG / WebP / PNG / ICO), click Convert & Download. The cropped, compressed file saves locally.
Aspect ratios
Crop presets for every target
Pick a ratio that matches where the image is going — or go free-form with a live dimension hint.
1:1
square. Profile photos (LinkedIn 400×400, WhatsApp DP 640×640), Instagram square posts, US passport (2×2 inch), Discord avatars, group icons.
16:9
widescreen. YouTube thumbnails (1280×720), video frame extracts, presentation slides, blog hero images, OG / Twitter card images (1200×630 is close).
4:3
classic photo. Print sizes, older display ratios, document scans, slideshows.
3:4
portrait. Magazine layouts, mobile-first hero images, vertical product shots, Pinterest pins (close to 2:3).
Use cases
When crop + compress goes together
These workflows need both a specific crop and a strict file-size ceiling — the combination is the whole job.
- Passport and visa photos — tight crop AND a strict KB ceiling. See Passport Photo Compressor for the country-by-country breakdown.
- LinkedIn profile photos — square crop at 400×400 px under 200 KB. See LinkedIn Profile Photo Resizer.
- WhatsApp DPs — square crop at 640×640 px under 100 KB. See WhatsApp DP Compressor.
- UPSC / SSC / IBPS recruitment photos — 1:1 framing under tight KB ceilings (20–300 KB depending on exam).
- Blog hero images — 16:9 or 4:1 crop at 200–500 KB.
- YouTube and video thumbnails — 16:9 at under 2 MB.
- E-commerce product photos — 1:1 or 4:3 crop at 200–500 KB for fast shop loads.
- Instagram-native uploads — square or 4:5 crop with pre-compression to dodge Instagram's aggressive re-encoder.
Why Sukat
Why Sukat for crop + compress
What makes the one-session workflow actually work.
One tool, one session
Most “crop image online” sites only crop and offer no compression. Most “compress image online” sites don't crop at all. Sukat does both inside the same browser tab — no intermediate save / upload step.
Transparent crop preserves alpha
Cropping a transparent PNG keeps the alpha channel intact. Older versions of some tools (and an earlier Sukat bug we fixed) silently filled the cropped background with black.
Hits the KB target after the crop
The compressor's binary search runs on the cropped output, not the original, so the final file is always under your ceiling regardless of how aggressive the crop was.
HEIC input
iPhone HEIC photos drop in directly. Crop, compress to JPG, download — one workflow.
Privacy
Cropping and compression both run in your browser via the Canvas API. Your image never reaches a server.
Questions
FAQ
Can Sukat really crop and compress in one step?
Yes. Sukat is a single tool with both functions. Click Crop, frame the image, click Apply — then set Maximum File Size and click Convert. Most online tools force you to crop on one site, save the result, then upload to another for compression. Sukat does both inside the same browser session.
What aspect-ratio presets does Sukat have?
Free (any ratio with the dimension hint), 1:1 (square — profile photos, Instagram, passports), 16:9 (video thumbnails, slides), 4:3 (older displays, classic prints), and 3:4 (portrait, magazine layouts).
Does cropping preserve transparency for PNG?
Yes. Cropping a transparent PNG keeps the alpha channel intact. The cropped output PNG retains transparency exactly.
Can I crop and compress multiple images at once?
Sukat supports batch compression with a single per-batch KB target, but cropping is per-image (different photos need different framing). Workflow: open each image, crop, apply, repeat — all files queue up in the same session. Then set the KB target and ZIP option, and Convert downloads the entire batch.
Does Sukat upload my image during cropping or compression?
No. Cropping and compression both run in your browser via the Canvas API. Your image never reaches a server. Verify by switching to airplane mode after the page loads.
Can I crop and compress an iPhone HEIC photo?
Yes. The HEIC decoder is bundled with the page, so iPhone HEIC photos drop directly onto Sukat. Crop, set the target, choose output format (JPEG for portals, WebP for the web), download.
Related tools
Keep going
Passport Photo Compressor — crop + compress for country-specific passport photos LinkedIn Profile Photo Resizer — square crop + 100–200 KB target WhatsApp DP Compressor — square crop + 100 KB target for WhatsApp profiles How It Works — full mechanics of Sukat's crop and compression pipeline Reduce Image Size in KB — pick any custom KB target after cropping Image Size Guide — full breakdown by platform and use case