imgAreaSelect
imgAreaSelect is a jQuery plugin for selecting a rectangular area of an image. It allows web developers to easily implement image cropping functionality, as well as other user interface features, such as photo notes (like those on Flickr).
Plugin features:
- Highly configurable
- Customizable with CSS styling
- Handles scaled images
- Keyboard support for moving and resizing the selection
- Supports callback functions
- Provides API functions for easier integration with other application components
- Lightweight — the packed version is less than 8KB
The plugin works in all major browsers, including Firefox 2+, Opera 9.5+, Google Chrome, Safari 3+, and Internet Explorer 6+.
Live Example
Click and drag on the image to select an area.
Selection Preview
| Coordinates | Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| X1: | Width: | ||
| Y1: | Height: | ||
| X2: | |||
| Y2: |
Quick Usage Instructions
Download the plugin, unzip it, and copy the JavaScript and CSS files to your website/application directory. Load the files in the <head> section of your HTML document.
<head> ... <linkrel="stylesheet"type="text/css"href="css/imgareaselect-default.css"/><scripttype="text/javascript"src="scripts/jquery.min.js"></script><scripttype="text/javascript"src="scripts/jquery.imgareaselect.pack.js"></script> ... </head>
Then, to enable selection on an image, wrap it in a jQuery object and call the imgAreaSelect() method:
<scripttype="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function(){ $('img#photo').imgAreaSelect({ handles:true, onSelectEnd: someFunction });});</script>
Download
jquery.imgareaselect-0.9.8.zip – a zip archive containing the plugin source (packed version included), a minified version of jQuery, CSS and graphics files, and license text files.
For Developers
For web developers who want to extend/modify the plugin, here's a fully documented version of the source code:
jquery.imgareaselect.dev.js
License
Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
Links
imgAreaSelect on jQuery Plugins
PHP & jQuery image upload and crop tutorial at WebMotionUK
Using imgAreaSelect and GD library to crop and create thumbnails at Leon Kessler's blog
AjaxCrop – Jquery and PHP Crop tool at Keith Levi Lumanog's blog
