Letterbox Square Image
Pad to a square with black bars.
Pads the shorter side with black so the canvas is square. Unlike Add Border Image this letterboxes to a square, not an inset frame. Unlike Crop Image this adds canvas, not removes pixels. Runs in the browser on a canvas.
What Letterbox Square Image does
Pads the shorter side with black so the canvas is square. Unlike Add Border Image this letterboxes to a square, not an inset frame. Unlike Crop Image this adds canvas, not removes pixels. Runs in the browser on a canvas.
The interactive controls for Letterbox Square Image load after this article so crawlers still read the instructions. Path /letterbox-square-image is the canonical address. Work happens on this device; Tool-You does not take a copy of the file or pasted text for Letterbox Square Image.
How to use Letterbox Square Image
- Stay on this Letterbox Square Image page (/letterbox-square-image). Do not switch to Add Image Border unless you actually want Put a colored frame around an image..
- Add the file type Letterbox Square Image accepts. Hint from the path: letterbox square image. Pad to a square with black bars.
- Set only the options that match Letterbox Square Image. Neighbor Crop Image does something else (Trim the same pixel margin from every edge.). Tool note: Pads the shorter side with black so the canvas is square. Unlike Add Border Image this letterboxes to a square, not an inset frame. Unlike Crop Image this adds canvas, not removes pixels. Runs in the browser on a canvas.
- Run Letterbox Square Image in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Images. Black pad to square. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.
- Download or copy the result from Letterbox Square Image. If it is the wrong job, open Add Image Border instead.
When not to use Letterbox Square Image
Skip Letterbox Square Image when a neighbor tool matches better — start with Add Image Border or Crop Image — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Pads the shorter side with black so the canvas is square. Unlike Add Border Image this letterboxes to a square, not an inset frame. Unlike Crop Image this adds canvas, not removes pixels. Runs in the browser on a canvas.
Questions about Letterbox Square Image
- What does Letterbox Square Image do that other Images pages on this site do not?
- Pads the shorter side with black so the canvas is square. Unlike Add Border Image this letterboxes to a square, not an inset frame. Unlike Crop Image this adds canvas, not removes pixels. Runs in the browser on a canvas. Short version: Pad to a square with black bars.
- Does Letterbox Square Image upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?
- No. Letterbox Square Image runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Images. Black pad to square. Output PNG. Max 20 MB.
- Should I use Add Image Border instead of Letterbox Square Image?
- Use Letterbox Square Image when you need Pad to a square with black bars. Use Add Image Border when you need Put a colored frame around an image. They share a category (Images) but not the same job.
- What are the limits of Letterbox Square Image?
- Images. Black pad to square. Output PNG. Max 20 MB. Also: Pads the shorter side with black so the canvas is square. Unlike Add Border Image this letterboxes to a square, not an inset frame. Unlike Crop Image this adds canvas, not removes pixels. Runs in the browser on a canvas.