: GIMP: How to crop a layer? I have a screenshot where I want only a part of the pasted image, and I want to turn the white that's in it transparent. First I need to crop the pasted image.

@LarsenBagley460

To crop a layer:


Double-click the "Crop Tool" in the Toolbox.





In the Crop Tool's "Tool Options" dialog, check the checkbox next to "Current Layer Only".




Note: By selecting this box, all future use of the crop tool will only apply to the current layer. You must open this dialog again and uncheck the checkbox to crop the image again.

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@YK2262411

There are at least two ways to crop your image.

(1) First select the region of the image you want to have, by using the...




Rectangle Select Tool (R) to make a rectangular selection
Ellipse Select Tool (E) to make an elliptical selection
Free Select Tool (F) to make a hand-drawn selection
Fuzzy Select Tool (U) to make a color-based contiguous selection


(All of these are next to each other at the top of the Toolbox.)

...then go to Image menu > select Crop to Selection option.



(2) Another way of doing it is by using the Crop Tool (in the Toolbox) to make a selection, and double-clicking anywhere inside the selection (or hit Enter) to crop.



PS: And of course, I'm not Gimp expert, so do let me know if there are any other ways to do it.

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