Paint.net: crop picture

This practical tip shows you how you can crop a picture with Paint.Net in just a few steps.

Crop picture - Here's how

With Paint.Net you can crop an image in a short time. How this works is shown in the following step-by-step instructions, which are also shown in our picture gallery:

• Open Paint.Net.
• Click File - Open to display the image you want.
• Click on "Tool - Rectangular Mask" in the menu bar or in the toolbox on the icon in the top left.
• Mark the area you want to crop.
• Click on "Image - Crop to Selection" in the menu or use the key combination "Ctrl + Shift + X" to apply the cropping.
• You can now save and use the new cut.

In another practical tip, we will show you how to create a GIF image in Paint.Net.

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Click File - Open.

Select the image you want to crop.

Select the rectangular mask.

Now drag the frame over the desired image section.

Cut the photo under "Image".

Now you can save your picture.