How to Round the Corners of an Image Online (Free)

To round the corners of an image, upload it to the ByteTools Round Image Corners tool, drag the radius slider to your preferred curve, and download the result as a transparent PNG. The rounded areas become see-through, so the picture drops neatly onto cards, buttons and tiles without a rectangular box around it.

This guide walks through the full process, explains what the radius slider actually does, and covers why the export has to be a PNG. Every step runs locally on your device, so no image ever leaves your browser.

What the tool does

Round Image Corners redraws your photo onto an HTML canvas and clips all four corners by the radius you set. Instead of a hard 90-degree edge, each corner follows a smooth arc, and the pixels outside that arc are made transparent. The output is a standard PNG that any design app, website or slide deck can use directly.

Because the radius scales to the image, proportions stay even whether your file is a small avatar or a large banner. You can go from a barely-there curve to a fully pill-shaped image with a single slider.

Step-by-step: round your corners

1. Add your image. Drag a file into the upload area or click to browse. JPG, PNG and WebP all work as inputs.
2. Set the radius. Drag the corner radius slider. A low value gives a gentle, modern curve; a high value produces deeply rounded corners.
3. Check the preview. The result is shown over a checkerboard pattern, which represents transparency, so you can see exactly where the corners are cut away.
4. Download the PNG. Click Download PNG to save the image with rounded, transparent corners, ready to place anywhere.

There are no accounts, watermarks or export limits. Reload the tool and you can round the next image straight away.

Choosing the right radius

The best radius depends on where the image will live. Use this as a starting point:

Match the image radius to the corner radius of the container it sits inside so the curves line up cleanly.

Why the export is a PNG

Rounded corners rely on transparency in the areas that get cut away, and only formats such as PNG store transparency. If you saved as JPG, those corners would fill with a solid color and the rounded effect would vanish behind a rectangle. The PNG keeps the corners empty so the image floats on any background.

Everything is processed in-browser with the canvas API, which means your screenshots, product shots and personal photos stay private and the tool keeps working even offline as an installed PWA.

Try the Round Image Corners tool — free and 100% in your browser.

FAQ

Do I need design software to round image corners?

No. The browser tool handles the clipping and transparency for you, so you do not need Photoshop, Figma or any installed editor. Upload, drag the slider and download.

Will rounding reduce my image quality?

The visible pixels are untouched; only the corner areas are made transparent. There is no re-compression of the main image beyond the standard PNG export, so sharpness is preserved.

Can I round corners on a screenshot?

Yes. Screenshots are a common input. Rounding their corners gives documentation, tutorials and marketing images a softer, more polished look that matches modern UI.

Does the tool work on mobile?

It runs in any modern mobile browser. You can round corners on a phone or tablet the same way you would on a desktop, and nothing is uploaded.

Related free tools

• Circle Crop Image — crop a photo into a perfect circle for avatars.
• Add Border to Image — frame an image with a colored border.
• Image Cropper — trim to any aspect ratio before rounding.
• CSS Border Radius Generator — get the matching CSS radius for the web.

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