diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8615cae4..670c1d97 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@inertiajs/svelte": "2.0.0-beta.3",
     "@tailwindcss/forms": "^0.5.9",
-    "croppr": "^2.3",
     "esm-env": "^1.2",
     "pretty-bytes": "^6.1",
     "svelte": "^5.7",
diff --git a/resources/css/style.css b/resources/css/style.css
index 37d4ae4c..db414121 100644
--- a/resources/css/style.css
+++ b/resources/css/style.css
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-@import 'croppr/src/css/croppr.css';
 @import './base.css';
 @import './headers.css';
 @import './placeholders.css';
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/Cropper.svelte b/resources/js/Components/Cropper.svelte
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f512bdc..00000000
--- a/resources/js/Components/Cropper.svelte
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-<script module lang="ts">
-	import Croppr from 'croppr';
-
-	export type CropValue = Croppr.CropValue;
-</script>
-
-<script lang="ts">
-	import { onDestroy } from 'svelte';
-	import Cropper from '@/helpers/cropper';
-
-	let {
-		src,
-		crop = $bindable(),
-		aspectRatio = null,
-		minSize,
-		startSize,
-		startCrop,
-	}: {
-		src: string;
-		crop: CropValue;
-		aspectRatio?: number | null;
-		minSize: [number, number, 'px' | '%'];
-		startSize: [number, number, 'px' | '%'];
-		startCrop: CropValue | null;
-	} = $props();
-
-	let performedInitalResize = $state(false);
-	let cropper: Cropper;
-
-	function onload(event: Event) {
-		let dynamicOptions = aspectRatio ? { aspectRatio } : {};
-
-		cropper = new Cropper(event.target as HTMLImageElement, {
-			minSize,
-			startSize,
-			onInitialize: (c: Cropper) => {
-				if (startCrop) {
-					c.resizeToScaled(startCrop.width, startCrop.height);
-					c.moveToScaled(startCrop.x, startCrop.y);
-				}
-				performedInitalResize = true;
-			},
-			onCropMove: oncropchanged,
-			onCropEnd: oncropchanged,
-			...dynamicOptions,
-		});
-	}
-
-	function oncropchanged(newCrop: CropValue) {
-		if (!performedInitalResize) return;
-		crop = newCrop;
-	}
-
-	onDestroy(() => {
-		if (cropper) cropper.destroy();
-	});
-</script>
-
-<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_missing_attribute -->
-<img {src} {onload}>
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/Cropper/Cropper.svelte b/resources/js/Components/Cropper/Cropper.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35bd925d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Components/Cropper/Cropper.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+<script module lang="ts">
+	import type { Box } from './box';
+
+	export type CropValue = Box;
+</script>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+	import clamp from '@/helpers/clamp';
+	import { round, constrainToBoundary, constrainToRatio } from './box';
+
+	let {
+		src,
+		crop = $bindable(),
+		aspectRatio = null,
+	}: {
+		src: string;
+		crop: CropValue;
+		aspectRatio?: number | null;
+	} = $props();
+
+	let el: HTMLImageElement;
+
+	type Direction = 'nw' | 'ne' | 'sw' | 'se' | 'n' | 's' | 'w' | 'e';
+	type Handle = { name: Direction; position: [number, number]; cursor: string };
+
+	const handles: Handle[] = [
+		{ name: 'n', position: [0.5, 0], cursor: 'ns' },
+		{ name: 's', position: [0.5, 1], cursor: 'ns' },
+		{ name: 'w', position: [0, 0.5], cursor: 'ew' },
+		{ name: 'e', position: [1, 0.5], cursor: 'ew' },
+		{ name: 'nw', position: [0, 0], cursor: 'nwse' },
+		{ name: 'ne', position: [1, 0], cursor: 'nesw' },
+		{ name: 'sw', position: [0, 1], cursor: 'nesw' },
+		{ name: 'se', position: [1, 1], cursor: 'nwse' },
+	];
+
+	function scaled(value: number) {
+		return el.clientWidth / el.naturalWidth * value;
+	}
+
+	function unscaled(value: number) {
+		return el.naturalWidth / el.clientWidth * value;
+	}
+
+	let currentlyDragging: Handle | 'anchor' | null = $state(null);
+	let oldCrop: CropValue;
+	let dragStart: { x: number; y: number };
+
+	function onmousedown(event: MouseEvent, handle: Handle | 'anchor') {
+		currentlyDragging = handle;
+		oldCrop = crop;
+		dragStart = { x: event.clientX, y: event.clientY };
+		event.preventDefault();
+	}
+
+	function onmousemove(event: MouseEvent) {
+		if (currentlyDragging === 'anchor') {
+			onAnchorMove(event);
+		} else if (currentlyDragging) {
+			onHandleMove(event, currentlyDragging);
+		}
+	}
+
+	function onmouseup() {
+		currentlyDragging = null;
+	}
+
+	function onHandleMove(event: MouseEvent, handle: Handle) {
+		const { name: direction } = handle;
+
+		const origin: [number, number] = [
+			1 - handle.position[0],
+			1 - handle.position[1],
+		];
+
+		const bounds = el.getBoundingClientRect();
+		const mouseX = clamp(bounds.left, event.clientX, bounds.right);
+		const mouseY = clamp(bounds.top, event.clientY, bounds.bottom);
+
+		const dragsHorizontal = direction.includes('w') || direction.includes('e');
+		const dragsVertical = direction.includes('n') || direction.includes('s');
+		const x = dragsHorizontal ? unscaled(mouseX - dragStart.x) : 0;
+		const y = dragsVertical ? unscaled(mouseY - dragStart.y) : 0;
+
+		let newBox = {
+			x: direction.includes('w') ? oldCrop.x + x : oldCrop.x,
+			y: direction.includes('n') ? oldCrop.y + y : oldCrop.y,
+			width: oldCrop.width + (direction.includes('e') ? x : -x),
+			height: oldCrop.height + (direction.includes('s') ? y : -y),
+		};
+
+		if (aspectRatio) {
+			const primaryDirection = direction.length === 1
+				? direction
+				: direction[Math.abs(x) > Math.abs(y) ? 1 : 0];
+			const ratioMode = ['w', 'e'].includes(primaryDirection) ? 'height' : 'width';
+			newBox = constrainToRatio(newBox, aspectRatio, origin, ratioMode);
+		}
+
+		newBox = constrainToBoundary(newBox, el.naturalWidth, el.naturalHeight, origin);
+
+		crop = round(newBox);
+	}
+
+	function onAnchorMove(event: MouseEvent) {
+		const x = unscaled(event.clientX - dragStart.x);
+		const y = unscaled(event.clientY - dragStart.y);
+
+		crop = round({
+			x: clamp(0, oldCrop.x + x, el.naturalWidth - oldCrop.width),
+			y: clamp(0, oldCrop.y + y, el.naturalHeight - oldCrop.height),
+			width: oldCrop.width,
+			height: oldCrop.height,
+		});
+	}
+
+	const cursor = $derived.by(() => {
+		if (!currentlyDragging) return;
+		if (currentlyDragging === 'anchor') return 'move';
+		return `${currentlyDragging.cursor}-resize`;
+	});
+</script>
+
+<svelte:document {onmousemove} {onmouseup}/>
+
+<div class="cropper" style:cursor>
+	<img
+		bind:this={el}
+		{src}
+		alt=""
+		class="original"
+	>
+	<div
+		class="border"
+		style:top={`${scaled(crop.y) - 1}px`}
+		style:left={`${scaled(crop.x) - 1}px`}
+		style:width={`${scaled(crop.width) + 2}px`}
+		style:height={`${scaled(crop.height) + 2}px`}
+	></div>
+	<div class="handles">
+		{#each handles as handle}
+			{@const { position: [x, y], cursor } = handle}
+			<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_static_element_interactions -->
+			<div
+				onmousedown={(e) => onmousedown(e, handle)}
+				style:cursor="{cursor}-resize"
+				style:left="{scaled(crop.x + (crop.width * x))}px"
+				style:top="{scaled(crop.y + (crop.height * y))}px"
+			></div>
+		{/each}
+	</div>
+	<!-- svelte-ignore a11y_no_noninteractive_element_interactions -->
+	<img
+		{src}
+		alt=""
+		onmousedown={(e) => onmousedown(e, 'anchor')}
+		class="cropped"
+		style:clip="rect({scaled(crop.y)}px, {scaled(crop.x + crop.width)}px, {scaled(crop.y + crop.height)}px, {scaled(crop.x)}px)"
+	>
+</div>
+
+<style lang="postcss">
+	.cropper {
+		position: relative;
+	}
+
+	.original {
+		filter: brightness(0.5);
+	}
+
+	.cropped {
+		position: absolute;
+		top: 0;
+		left: 0;
+		cursor: move;
+	}
+
+	.border {
+		position: absolute;
+		border: 1px dashed #000;
+	}
+
+	.handles > * {
+		position: absolute;
+		width: 10px;
+		height: 10px;
+		background-color: #fff;
+		border: 1px solid #000;
+		border-radius: 5px;
+		translate: -50% -50%;
+		z-index: 1;
+	}
+</style>
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/Cropper/box.ts b/resources/js/Components/Cropper/box.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc4f8c41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Components/Cropper/box.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+export interface Box {
+	x: number;
+	y: number;
+	width: number;
+	height: number;
+}
+
+type Coordinates = [number, number];
+
+export function round(box: Box): Box {
+	return {
+		x: Math.round(box.x),
+		y: Math.round(box.y),
+		width: Math.round(box.width),
+		height: Math.round(box.height),
+	};
+}
+
+function resize(
+	box: Box,
+	newWidth: number,
+	newHeight: number,
+	origin: Coordinates,
+): Box {
+	const fromX = box.x + (box.width * origin[0]);
+	const fromY = box.y + (box.height * origin[1]);
+
+	return {
+		x: fromX - (newWidth * origin[0]),
+		y: fromY - (newHeight * origin[1]),
+		width: newWidth,
+		height: newHeight,
+	};
+}
+
+function scale(box: Box, factor: number, origin: Coordinates): Box {
+	const newWidth = box.width * factor;
+	const newHeight = box.height * factor;
+
+	return resize(box, newWidth, newHeight, origin);
+}
+
+function getAbsolutePoint(box: Box, [x, y]: Coordinates): Coordinates {
+	return [
+		box.x + (box.width * x),
+		box.y + (box.height * y),
+	];
+}
+
+export function constrainToRatio(
+	box: Box,
+	ratio: number,
+	origin: Coordinates,
+	grow: 'width' | 'height',
+): Box {
+	return grow === 'width'
+		? resize(box, box.height / ratio, box.height, origin)
+		: resize(box, box.width, box.width * ratio, origin);
+}
+
+export function constrainToBoundary(
+	box: Box,
+	boundaryWidth: number,
+	boundaryHeight: number,
+	origin: Coordinates,
+): Box {
+	const [originX, originY] = getAbsolutePoint(box, origin);
+	const maxIfLeft = originX;
+	const maxIfTop = originY;
+	const maxIfRight = boundaryWidth - originX;
+	const maxIfBottom = boundaryHeight - originY;
+
+	let maxWidth: number;
+	if (origin[0] > 0.5) {
+		maxWidth = maxIfLeft;
+	} else if (origin[0] < 0.5) {
+		maxWidth = maxIfRight;
+	} else {
+		maxWidth = Math.min(maxIfLeft, maxIfRight) * 2;
+	}
+	let maxHeight: number;
+	if (origin[1] > 0.5) {
+		maxHeight = maxIfTop;
+	} else if (origin[1] < 0.5) {
+		maxHeight = maxIfBottom;
+	} else {
+		maxHeight = Math.min(maxIfTop, maxIfBottom) * 2;
+	}
+
+	if (box.width > maxWidth) {
+		return scale(box, maxWidth / box.width, origin);
+	}
+
+	if (box.height > maxHeight) {
+		return scale(box, maxHeight / box.height, origin);
+	}
+
+	return box;
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Artists/Components/Form/PhotoForm.svelte b/resources/js/Pages/Artists/Components/Form/PhotoForm.svelte
index 118b97a1..47d29513 100644
--- a/resources/js/Pages/Artists/Components/Form/PhotoForm.svelte
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Artists/Components/Form/PhotoForm.svelte
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { tick } from 'svelte';
 	import type { Writable } from 'svelte/store';
 	import { type InertiaForm } from '@inertiajs/svelte';
 	import prettyBytes from 'pretty-bytes';
 	import type { EditPhotoResource, ArtistPhotoCrop } from '@/types/artists';
-	import Cropper, { type CropValue } from '@/Components/Cropper.svelte';
+	import Cropper, { type CropValue } from '@/Components/Cropper/Cropper.svelte';
 	import Label from '@/Components/Form/Label.svelte';
+	import { boxToFaceCrop, faceCropToBox } from './helpers';
 
 	let { currentPhoto, form }: {
 		currentPhoto: EditPhotoResource | null;
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@
 		$form.photo.grayscale = activePicker.type === 'current' ? (currentPhoto?.grayscale ?? true) : true;
 	});
 
-	let faceCrop: CropValue = $state()!;
+	let faceCrop: CropValue = $state({
+		x: currentPhoto?.crop.face.x ?? 0,
+		y: currentPhoto?.crop.face.y ?? 0,
+		width: currentPhoto?.crop.face.size ?? 0,
+		height: currentPhoto?.crop.face.size ?? 0,
+	});
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		if (!faceCrop) return;
-		$form.photo.crop.face.x = faceCrop.x;
-		$form.photo.crop.face.y = faceCrop.y;
-		$form.photo.crop.face.size = faceCrop.width;
+		$form.photo.crop.face = boxToFaceCrop(faceCrop);
 	});
 
 	export function setPhotoUri(uri: string, source: 'discogs' | 'filmpolski') {
@@ -107,9 +110,13 @@
 
 	$effect(() => {
 		previewUrl;
-		showCropper = false;
-		// cropper does not support updating src
-		tick().then(() => showCropper = true);
+		if (activePicker.type === 'current') {
+			$form.photo.crop.image = currentPhoto!.crop.image;
+			faceCrop = faceCropToBox(currentPhoto!.crop.face);
+		} else {
+			$form.photo.crop.image = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 0, height: 0 };
+			faceCrop = { x: 0, y: 0, width: 0, height: 0 };
+		}
 	});
 </script>
 
@@ -183,22 +190,12 @@
 	</div>
 
 	{#if activePicker.type !== 'remove' && previewUrl && showCropper}
-		<div class="flex gap-5 justify-center items-center">
-			<div class="flex justify-end max-w-1/2">
+		<div class="grid gap-5 items-center" style:grid-template-columns="1fr 1fr">
+			<div>
 				<Cropper
 					src={previewUrl}
 					bind:crop={faceCrop}
 					aspectRatio={1}
-					minSize={[50, 50, 'px']}
-					startSize={[100, 100, '%']}
-					startCrop={activePicker.type === 'current'
-						? {
-							x: currentPhoto!.crop.face.x,
-							y: currentPhoto!.crop.face.y,
-							width: currentPhoto!.crop.face.size,
-							height: currentPhoto!.crop.face.size,
-						}
-						: null}
 				/>
 			</div>
 			<table>
@@ -211,10 +208,6 @@
 						<td class="px-1 text-sm font-medium text-right">y:</td>
 						<td class="px-1">{$form.photo.crop.face.y}</td>
 					</tr>
-				</tbody>
-			</table>
-			<table>
-				<tbody>
 					<tr>
 						<td class="px-1 text-sm font-medium text-right">width:</td>
 						<td class="px-1">{$form.photo.crop.face.size}</td>
@@ -227,14 +220,11 @@
 			</table>
 		</div>
 
-		<div class="flex gap-5 justify-center items-center">
-			<div class="flex justify-end max-w-1/2">
+		<div class="grid gap-5 items-center" style:grid-template-columns="1fr 1fr">
+			<div>
 				<Cropper
 					src={previewUrl}
 					bind:crop={$form.photo.crop.image}
-					minSize={[50, 50, 'px']}
-					startSize={[100, 100, '%']}
-					startCrop={activePicker.type === 'current' ? currentPhoto!.crop.image : null}
 				/>
 			</div>
 			<table>
@@ -247,10 +237,6 @@
 						<td class="px-1 text-sm font-medium text-right">y:</td>
 						<td class="px-1">{$form.photo.crop.image.y}</td>
 					</tr>
-				</tbody>
-			</table>
-			<table>
-				<tbody>
 					<tr>
 						<td class="px-1 text-sm font-medium text-right">width:</td>
 						<td class="px-1">{$form.photo.crop.image.width}</td>
diff --git a/resources/js/Pages/Artists/Components/Form/helpers.ts b/resources/js/Pages/Artists/Components/Form/helpers.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1737a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/Pages/Artists/Components/Form/helpers.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { ArtistFaceCrop } from '@/types/artists';
+import type { Box } from '@/Components/Cropper/box';
+
+export function faceCropToBox(crop: ArtistFaceCrop): Box {
+	return {
+		x: crop.x,
+		y: crop.y,
+		width: crop.size,
+		height: crop.size,
+	};
+}
+
+export function boxToFaceCrop(box: Box): ArtistFaceCrop {
+	return {
+		x: box.x,
+		y: box.y,
+		size: box.width,
+	};
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/helpers/clamp.ts b/resources/js/helpers/clamp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9465da56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/js/helpers/clamp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export default function clamp(min: number, number: number, max: number) {
+	return Math.min(Math.max(min, number), max);
+}
diff --git a/resources/js/helpers/cropper.ts b/resources/js/helpers/cropper.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ddb65fd..00000000
--- a/resources/js/helpers/cropper.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-import Croppr from 'croppr';
-
-export default class Cropper extends Croppr {
-	getScaleFactors() {
-		// @ts-expect-error this is not typed
-		const el = this.imageEl as HTMLImageElement;
-
-		const [actualWidth, actualHeight] = [el.naturalWidth, el.naturalHeight];
-
-		const { width: elementWidth, height: elementHeight } = el.getBoundingClientRect();
-
-		return [actualWidth / elementWidth, actualHeight / elementHeight];
-	}
-
-	resizeToScaled(width: number, height: number) {
-		const [factorX, factorY] = this.getScaleFactors();
-
-		return this.resizeTo(
-			Math.round(width / factorX),
-			Math.round(height / factorY),
-		);
-	}
-
-	moveToScaled(x: number, y: number) {
-		const [factorX, factorY] = this.getScaleFactors();
-
-		return this.moveTo(
-			Math.round(x / factorX),
-			Math.round(y / factorY),
-		);
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index b7c9fb8b..de9a9e9c 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "types": ["node", "vite/client"],
         "allowJs": true,
         "checkJs": true,
-        "skipLibCheck": true, // error in croppr
+        "skipLibCheck": true,
     },
     "include": [
         "resources/js/**/*.ts",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bacecb22..b0f8999a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -886,11 +886,6 @@ concat-map@0.0.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz#d8a96bd77fd68df7793a73036a3ba0d5405d477b"
   integrity sha512-/Srv4dswyQNBfohGpz9o6Yb3Gz3SrUDqBH5rTuhGR7ahtlbYKnVxw2bCFMRljaA7EXHaXZ8wsHdodFvbkhKmqg==
 
-croppr@^2.3:
-  version "2.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/croppr/-/croppr-2.3.1.tgz#d279e006531240fa8ebf2681e4127ae7c42b074e"
-  integrity sha512-0rvTl4VmR3I4AahjJPF1u9IlT7ckvjIcgaLnUjYaY+UZsP9oxlVYZWYDuqM3SVCQiaI7DXMjR7wOEYT+mydOFg==
-
 cross-spawn@^7.0.0, cross-spawn@^7.0.5:
   version "7.0.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/cross-spawn/-/cross-spawn-7.0.6.tgz#8a58fe78f00dcd70c370451759dfbfaf03e8ee9f"