---
name: "PTcrop"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpano13"
version: "2.9.23-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/PTcrop"
---

# PTcrop(1)

Crop TIFF images

## NAME

PTcrop - Crop TIFF images

## SYNOPSIS

**PTcrop** \[options\] *tiff\_file(s)*

## DESCRIPTION

**PTcrop** is a command-line tool that crops a TIFF image to its bounding rectangle, preserving its original dimensions.

## OPTIONS

- **-p** *prefix*

  Prefix for output files (defaults to *cropped%4d*).

- **-f**

  Force processing: Overwrite output files if they exists (use with care).

- **-x**

  Delete source files (use with care).

- **-q**

  Quiet run

- **-h**

  Output help summary.

## SEE ALSO

[**PTuncrop**(1)](/PTuncrop/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Panorama Tools was originally created by Professor Helmut Dersch, it's now maintained by Bruno Postle \<bruno@postle.net\>.

PTcrop was written by Daniel M German \<dmgerman@uvic.ca\>.

This manpage was written by Cyril Brulebois \<cyril.brulebois@enst-bretagne.fr\> and is licensed under the same terms as the libpano13 package itself.