How to Crop a Photo into a Circle | Round Pic Maker App
- Codepaint Inc.
- Apr 19, 2024
- 6 min read
Updated: Jul 21
To crop a photo or image into a circle on iPhone, you can use the profile picture app “Round Pic Maker: PFP Icon.”
Select a photo, adjust its position and size so it fits inside the circular area, and save the finished image. You can then use it as a social media profile picture, round icon, or contact photo.
This guide explains how to make a photo circular with Round Pic Maker, prevent important parts of the image from being cut off, and remove the background before creating an icon.
How to Crop a Photo or Image into a Circle
The basic process for turning a photo or image into a circle with Round Pic Maker takes four steps:
Select a photo or image saved on your iPhone
Adjust the image’s position and size inside the circular area
Customize the border or background if needed
Save the finished round image to your photo library
You can use an existing photo from your iPhone or take a new photo with the camera.
After loading the image, drag it to change its position. Use two fingers to zoom in or out until the part you want to keep fits inside the circle.
How to Make a Photo Circular with Round Pic Maker
1. Select a Photo or Image
Open Round Pic Maker and choose the image you want to crop into a circle.
To use an image already saved on your iPhone, tap “Select Photo.” To take a new photo, launch the camera from the app.
You can use photos of people or pets, as well as illustrations, logos, and other images stored in your photo library.
2. Adjust the Position and Size Inside the Circle
After loading the image, adjust its position and size so the part you want to keep fits inside the circular area.
Drag the image to move it. Spread two fingers apart to zoom in, or pinch them together to zoom out.
Place the person’s face, pet, logo, or other main subject near the center of the circle.
Social media profile pictures are often displayed at a small size. Leave a little space between the subject and the edge of the circle to reduce the chance of hair, ears, text, or other important details being cut off.
3. Customize the Border or Background
When you only need to make the photo circular, you can continue directly to saving.
To change the appearance of the icon, use the border settings to adjust the border width, border color, or background color.
For example, adding a white border can make the edge of the profile picture easier to see against a social media background.
Profile images are usually displayed at a small size, so avoid adding too many decorative elements. Keep the person, pet, or logo in the center clear and recognizable.
4. Save the Circular Image
When you have finished adjusting the position, size, border, and background, tap the checkmark to save the image.
The edited result is saved to your iPhone photo library as a separate image. The original photo is not cropped, replaced, or overwritten.
To crop photos or images into circles and create profile icons on iPhone, try Round Pic Maker.
Ways to Use a Circular Image
Social Media Profile Pictures
You can use the finished image as a profile picture in social media and messaging apps.
Each service may display profile pictures within a slightly different area. Keeping the face, logo, or other important subject near the center helps prevent it from being cut off when the service displays the image as a circle.
Round Icons
In addition to photos, you can turn illustrations, logos, characters, and other images into round icons.
They can be used for personal profile pictures, groups, online communities, events, and other accounts that need a circular image.
Contact and Community Images
You can also create round images for iPhone contacts, chat groups, and online communities.
Saving the image to your photo library first makes it easier to reuse the same round icon across multiple services.
Icon Assets for Editing in Other Apps
After arranging and saving the image in Round Pic Maker, you can open it in another image editing app to add text or other decorative elements.
Preparing the circular shape and subject placement first makes the image easier to reuse as an icon asset.
How to Remove the Background Before Creating a Round Icon
When unwanted objects appear behind a person or pet, you can remove the background before finishing the round icon.
Round Pic Maker’s background tools can remove the background from an image and let you change the background color or image.
After preparing the background, adjust the subject’s position and size as you would for a standard circular crop, then save the result.
Availability and requirements for background editing features may vary. Check the information shown inside the app for the current conditions.
For detailed instructions and examples, see the following article:
Learn more about the AI background removal features in Round Pic Maker
Tips for Creating a Round Profile Picture
Keep the Main Subject in the Center
When you crop a rectangular image into a circle, the four corners of the original image will not be visible.
Place the person’s face, pet, product, logo, or other important subject near the center of the circle.
Leave Some Space Around the Edge
If the subject is too large, parts of the hair, ears, text, or logo may be cut off when the image is used as a profile picture.
Leaving a small amount of space between the subject and the circular edge helps the image work across different services.
Make the Image Clear at a Small Size
Social media profile pictures are often displayed as small icons.
Avoid adding too much detail to the background. Prioritize a composition where the main person, pet, or logo remains recognizable at a small size.
Keep Text and Logos Away from the Edge
When making a circular icon from an image that contains text or a logo, avoid placing important content in the corners or close to the circular edge.
Before saving, confirm that all essential text fits inside the circle.
Frequently Asked Questions About Cropping Photos into Circles
Can I Crop a Photo into a Circle Using Only an iPhone?
Yes. With Round Pic Maker, you can select a photo, adjust its position and size, and save the finished circular image directly on your iPhone.
You do not need to transfer the photo to a computer or use desktop image editing software.
Can I Use the Image as a Social Media Profile Picture?
Yes. Save the finished image to your iPhone photo library, then select it as your profile picture in a social media or messaging app.
Because each service may display the image differently, keep the main subject near the center and leave a little space around the edge.
Does Round Pic Maker Change the Original Photo?
No. The original photo is not overwritten.
Round Pic Maker saves the edited result as a new image in your photo library, allowing you to keep the original photo unchanged.
Can I Remove the Background Before Making the Image Circular?
On supported devices and environments, you can use the background tools to remove a photo’s background before arranging the image inside the circle.
After removing the background, you can adjust the background color or image, as well as the subject’s position and size.
For more information, see the Round Pic Maker AI background removal guide.
Can I Save the Circular Image?
Yes. You can save the finished circular image to your iPhone photo library.
The saved image can be used as a social media profile picture or edited further in another image editing app.
Can I Adjust the Photo’s Position and Size?
Yes. Drag the photo to change its position, and use a two-finger gesture to zoom in or out.
Adjust the image until the face, logo, or other important part fits near the center of the circular area.
Can I Add a Border to the Photo?
Yes. You can adjust settings such as the border width, border color, and background color.
A border can make the edge of the icon easier to see when the image and the background of the service use similar colors.
Summary
Round Pic Maker lets you select a photo or image saved on your iPhone, adjust its position and size inside a circular area, and save the result as a round image.
The basic process is:
Select a photo or image
Position the part you want to keep inside the circle
Adjust the border or background if needed
Save the finished image to your photo library
When creating a social media profile picture, keep the main subject near the center and leave a little space around the edge.
You can also remove the background from a photo before turning it into a round icon.
To crop a photo or image into a circle and save it as a profile picture or round icon, view Round Pic Maker on the App Store.
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