Angular image cropper

The ngx-smart-cropper component is an angular standalone component that allows users to upload, crop, and resize images with ease. It provides intuitive drag-and-resize functionality, grid overlays, and supports various aspect ratios and output formats.

Demo

Features

• Upload and preview images.
• Intuitive drag-to-crop and resize handles.
• Emits cropped images as base64 data.
• Responsive design and easy-to-integrate.
• Auto theme detection: Automatically detects the theme (light or dark) based on the image content.

Installation

1. Install via npm

npm install ngx-smart-cropper --save

Usage

1. Import and use the component

<input 
  type="file" 
  accept='image/*' 
  (change)="onFileChange($event)"
>

<ngx-smart-cropper
  [imageType]="'jpeg'"
  [cropX]="50"
  [cropY]="50"
  [cropWidth]="400"
  [cropHeight]="300"
  [theme]="'mixed'"
  [imageSource]="imageSource"
  (imageCroppedEvent)="imageCropped($event)"
></ngx-smart-cropper>

<img [src]="croppedImage"/>

2. Include the component in your Angular component

import { ImageCropperComponent } from 'ngx-smart-cropper';

@Component({
  standalone: true,
  imports: [ImageCropperComponent],
  ...
})
export class MyComponent {

  croppedImage = '';
  imageSource: string | null = null;

  onFileChange(event: Event): void {

    const input = event.target as HTMLInputElement;
    if (!input.files || input.files.length === 0) return;

    const file = input.files[0];
    if (file) {
      const reader = new FileReader();
      reader.onload = (e: any) => {
        this.imageSource = e.target.result;
      };
      reader.readAsDataURL(file);
    }
  }

  imageCropped(event: any) {
    this.croppedImage = event;
  }
}

API

Inputs

Input	Type	Default	Description
cropX	number	50	Initial crop area x-coordinate.
cropY	number	50	Initial crop area y-coordinate.
cropWidth	number	150	Initial crop width.
cropHeight	number	150	Initial crop height.
imageType	'png' | 'jpeg' | 'avif' | 'webp'	'webp'	File type for the cropped image.
theme	'light' | 'dark' | 'mixed' | 'auto'	'auto'	The theme property automatically adjusts the UI theme between light and dark modes based on the image content. When set to 'auto', it detects the proportion of white pixels in the image and switches to a dark theme if the image contains a high percentage of light pixels, ensuring optimal visibility and contrast.
whitePixelThreshold	number	20	Threshold number for switching between dark and light mode when theme is set to auto.

Outputs

Output	Type	Description
imageCroppedEvent	EventEmitter<string>	Emits the cropped image data as a base64 string.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Icons

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Feedback and contributions

Feel free to open issues or contribute enhancements on GitHub.

Demo page

Demo