Crop, fit, or fill your image
Fill, Crop, and Mask — three ways to fit any photo to the print area cleanly.
The print area on a phone case has a specific aspect ratio. Most photos have a different aspect ratio, so the app gives you two ways to fit them in.
The fast choice: Fill or Crop
When you drop an image into the design, the auto-layout offers two options:
- Fill — covers every pixel of the print area. Use it when the image proportions already match the case (square crops on a square print area, for example).
- Crop — fills the print area at the source aspect ratio, trimming the edges as needed. Proportions stay perfect.
Default to Crop. It keeps the image looking exactly like the original.
Fine-tune with the Cropper
Tap Crop in the image toolbar to open the cropper directly:
- Any — free crop, drag any corner. Use when you want a tight portrait or a specific composition.
- Original Ratio — keeps the source photo's proportions. Good when the original framing is already strong.
When to use Mask instead
Mask clips your image into a shape (a circle, a heart, text outline) without permanently changing the image. The clipped pixels are hidden, not deleted — undo Mask and they're back.
Reach for Mask when:
- You want a photo to show through a shape (like a portrait inside a star)
- You're not sure about the crop and want to keep options open
- You want different shapes layered, like a soft-edged photo
If a corner stays empty after cropping, drag the image larger, or use AI Expand to fill the rest of the print area for you.