Tutorial — How to Use TapCrop Image Editor

TapCrop is an online batch image editor that runs 100% in your browser. Crop, resize, compress, watermark, adjust, and convert images — all without uploading. Use 50 images/day without an account, or 100 images/day with a free account.

🚀Getting Started

1

Upload Images

Drag and drop images anywhere on the page, or click the upload area to browse. Supports JPG, PNG, WebP, BMP, and HEIC (iPhone photos). Upload count and file size limits depend on your current plan.

2

Set Output Size

Choose a target size from the left panel. Pick from 50+ presets for social media (Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, etc.), ID photos, paper sizes, or enter custom dimensions. Lock the aspect ratio or swap width/height with one click.

3

Adjust Focal Point

Click or drag on any image to set the focal point — the area you want to keep in the crop. The default is center crop. A gray overlay shows the area that will be trimmed. Each image can have its own focal point.

4

Process & Download

Click "Start Cropping" (or press Ctrl+Enter). Once processed, download individual files, a ZIP archive, or save directly to a local folder (Chrome/Edge). You can also use batch rename to give all files a uniform naming pattern.

📦Image Compression

Reduce File Size

Enable the Compress option in the left panel. Drag the slider to set how much to shrink the file — up to 90% smaller with minimal quality loss. Perfect for reducing image size for websites, email attachments, or social media uploads. Works with JPG and WebP formats.

💧Add Watermark

Protect Images with Watermarks

Enable the Watermark option and enter your text. Customize font size, color, opacity (0–100%), and choose from 7 positions (top-left, top-center, top-right, center, bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right). The watermark is applied to all images during batch processing.

🔄Format Conversion

Convert Between Image Formats

Choose your output format (JPEG, PNG, or WebP) from the left panel. Enable "Convert Format Only" to skip cropping/resizing and just convert. TapCrop automatically converts iPhone HEIC photos to JPG on upload, preserving the original filename.

🎨Image Adjustments

Fine-tune Brightness, Contrast & Saturation

Enable the Adjust panel to modify brightness, contrast, and saturation. Drag the sliders left to decrease or right to increase. Changes are applied to all images during processing. Great for batch-correcting underexposed or oversaturated photos.

🖼️Add Border

Add Solid-Color Borders

Enable the Border option to add a solid-color frame around your images. Set the border thickness and pick any color. Ideal for creating uniform framing across a batch of photos for social media or product listings.

⚙️Advanced Features

Batch Rename

Enable Batch Rename to set a filename prefix and starting number. For example, prefix "product" starting at "001" outputs product_001.jpg, product_002.jpg, etc.

Rotate & Flip

Click the rotate/flip buttons on any image card to rotate 90° clockwise or counterclockwise, or flip horizontally/vertically. Changes are per-image.

Per-Image Custom Size

Click "Custom Size" on any image card to override the global output size for that specific image. Useful when one image in a batch needs a different dimension.

50+ Platform Presets

Size presets cover Instagram, YouTube, Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitch, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Etsy, Xiaohongshu, Douyin, Weibo, WeChat, ID photos (passport, driver's license, 1-inch, 2-inch), and paper sizes.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Ctrl+Enter starts processing. Delete clears all images. Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y to undo/redo.

Drag & Drop Reorder

Drag images in the preview grid to rearrange their order before export.

💡Tips & Best Practices

  • All processing happens locally in your browser — your images are never uploaded to any server
  • For best results, upload high-resolution source images and let TapCrop handle the resizing
  • Use WebP format for smaller file sizes when targeting web and social media
  • Chrome and Edge support the "Save to Folder" feature for direct export without ZIP
  • HEIC photos from iPhones are automatically converted to JPG on upload
  • You can combine multiple features: crop + compress + watermark + rename in a single batch