Photo print crop calculator: fit vs fill
Preview fit and fill at your chosen print size. Check image area and effective PPI, then download a crop plan. Your photo stays on your device.
PNG, JPEG or WebP · up to 20 MB and 40 million pixels. The image stays in this browser; it is not uploaded or saved by this tool. The orientation your browser decodes is used.
0.1 to 120 inches per side is a planning range, not a list of product sizes.
0% keeps the left or top edge, 50% centers, 100% keeps the right or bottom edge. Only an axis with cropping changes the preview.
See your resultIllustrative example · 3600 × 2400 pixels · print 10 × 8 inches
Filling the print: 300 PPI at this size.
Fit: keep the full image
Image occupies 10.000 × 6.667 inches. Margin at each side: 0.000 in. Margin at top and bottom: 0.667 in.
Fill: crop to the print
Source crop: 3000.0 × 2400.0 pixels, starting 300.0 px from left and 0.0 px from top.
Previews are scaled to the screen, not actual size. Neither mode stretches the image. Fill describes covering the print, not distorting it.
Print it at a size the photo can carry.
Choose a size that keeps the photo at a density you are happy with. A person checks every file before printing.
Choose a poster sizeTry the 10 × 8 inch example
A 3600 × 2400 pixel image fits inside 10 × 8 inches at 360 PPI, leaving top and bottom margins. Filling the same print uses a 3000 × 2400 pixel crop at 300 PPI and keeps 83.33% of the original image area. Move the crop horizontally to choose which edge to preserve.
These calculations use pixels divided by printed inches without resampling. A higher PPI does not restore blur or guarantee print quality. Cropping can remove important faces, text or edge details. Check the bleed and crop allowance stated for the product you choose.
Sources: MDN: contain and cover, which preserve proportions; Adobe: image size and resolution.
How this tool works
Fit PPI = max(pixel width ÷ print width, pixel height ÷ print height). Fill PPI = min of those values. Retained area = crop pixel width × crop pixel height ÷ original pixel area × 100. Print dimensions are in inches.
Use the actual specification from your selected printer. Defaults are examples, not universal production requirements. These tools do not inspect a PDF, certify a print file, provide a price quote or predict sales.