Make a Star-shaped Image
Cut a photo into a star with transparent corners — adjust the number of points and how sharp they are.
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Drop an image with a centred subject
PNG, JPG, WebP or SVG — up to 20 MB
Drop several at once — you can edit them all together in the app.
Runs entirely in your browser. Your image is never uploaded.
How a star mask reads
Points and sharpness
Two controls do all the work. Points sets how many arms the star has — five reads as a classic star, six as a snowflake or sheriff badge, eight or more as a burst. Sharpness sets how deep the notches between them cut, which is what separates a spiky star from a rounded flower.
A lot of the image goes
A five-point star at default sharpness keeps well under half the frame. Only what is near the centre survives, so this works on a single central subject and turns a busy scene into an unreadable fragment.
Transparent between the arms
The area outside the star is removed rather than filled, so the shape sits on any background. Save as PNG — a JPG will put the star back inside a white box.
Where it earns its place
Awards, ratings, seasonal promotions and children’s material. It is a decorative mask rather than a utility one, and it dates quickly, so use it where the tone is deliberate.
Cut from a centred square
The star is traced in the largest centred square, so it comes out symmetric rather than stretched. A wide photo loses its sides before the mask is even applied.
Making a star read well
Centre the subject hard
A star keeps less than half the frame and all of it is central. Anything off-centre is gone before you see the result.
Lower sharpness for a fuller shape
Deep notches look spiky and busy on a photo. Around 55-65% keeps the star readable while showing more of the image.
Keep it PNG
A JPG cannot store the transparent gaps between the arms, so the star comes back inside a white square.
How to make a star-shaped image
Upload the image
Something with a strong central subject works best.
Set points and sharpness
Five points is the classic. Lower sharpness for a fuller, flower-like shape.
Download
Free preview, or the full-resolution PNG in the app.
Where a star shape works
Award graphics
Build a star badge from a photo or a logo.
Ratings and highlights
Make a star-framed thumbnail for a featured item.
Seasonal promotions
Give a campaign image a festive shape.
Children’s material
Shape photos for a classroom or family project.
Or just ask
Describe the edit in your own words
Type what you want changed and the assistant does it on the canvas — each step lands as a layer you can reopen, so nothing it does is baked in.
No edits yet.
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Make a star-shaped image
Set the points, take the shape.