diff --git a/Sources/Kapture/ResultWindow.swift b/Sources/Kapture/ResultWindow.swift
index e24e4bf..08f1ffc 100644
--- a/Sources/Kapture/ResultWindow.swift
+++ b/Sources/Kapture/ResultWindow.swift
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ final class CaptureModel: ObservableObject {
         if tool == .crop { tool = .select }
     }
 
+    /// Reset the crop handles to the current image's region — undoes any
+    /// in-progress adjustment, including padding.
+    func resetCrop() {
+        cropRect = CGRect(origin: cropOffset, size: CGSize(width: image.width, height: image.height))
+    }
+
     /// Apply the pending crop rect and leave crop mode.
     func applyCrop() {
         guard let rect = cropRect else { return }
@@ -293,17 +299,26 @@ final class CaptureModel: ObservableObject {
     }
 
     /// Crop to `rect` in the DISPLAYED image's pixel space (the original
-    /// image once a crop exists). Strokes are translated into the new
-    /// coordinate space; strokes fully outside the crop are dropped. The
-    /// previous state is pushed onto the crop undo stack.
+    /// image once a crop exists). The rect may extend past the image: the
+    /// outside becomes transparent padding. Strokes are translated into the
+    /// new coordinate space; strokes fully outside the crop are dropped.
+    /// The previous state is pushed onto the crop undo stack.
     func crop(to rectInDisplayedSpace: CGRect) {
         let source = originalImage ?? image
-        let bounds = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: CGSize(width: source.width, height: source.height))
-        let rect = rectInDisplayedSpace.integral.intersection(bounds)
+        let sourceBounds = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: CGSize(width: source.width, height: source.height))
+        let rect = rectInDisplayedSpace.integral
         // No-op when the crop matches what's already visible.
         let currentVisible = CGRect(origin: cropOffset, size: CGSize(width: image.width, height: image.height))
-        guard rect.width >= 2, rect.height >= 2, rect != currentVisible,
-              let cropped = source.cropping(to: rect) else { return }
+        guard rect.width >= 2, rect.height >= 2, rect != currentVisible else { return }
+
+        let cropped: CGImage
+        if sourceBounds.contains(rect) {
+            guard let cut = source.cropping(to: rect) else { return }
+            cropped = cut
+        } else {
+            guard let padded = Self.paddedCrop(source: source, rect: rect) else { return }
+            cropped = padded
+        }
         cropHistory.append((image: image, strokes: strokes, redoStack: redoStack, offset: cropOffset))
         image = cropped
         if originalImage == nil { originalImage = source }
@@ -330,6 +345,33 @@ final class CaptureModel: ObservableObject {
         statusMessage = "Cropped to \(Int(rect.width))×\(Int(rect.height))."
     }
 
+    /// Crop with padding: a transparent bitmap the size of the crop rect,
+    /// with the source image drawn at its offset — parts of the rect beyond
+    /// the source stay blank.
+    static func paddedCrop(source: CGImage, rect: CGRect) -> CGImage? {
+        let w = Int(rect.width), h = Int(rect.height)
+        guard w > 0, h > 0 else { return nil }
+        guard let rep = NSBitmapImageRep(
+            bitmapDataPlanes: nil, pixelsWide: w, pixelsHigh: h,
+            bitsPerSample: 8, samplesPerPixel: 4, hasAlpha: true, isPlanar: false,
+            colorSpaceName: .deviceRGB, bytesPerRow: 0, bitsPerPixel: 0
+        ) else { return nil }
+        NSGraphicsContext.saveGraphicsState()
+        NSGraphicsContext.current = NSGraphicsContext(bitmapImageRep: rep)
+        // This context is y-up and a CGImage's top edge lands on the
+        // destination rect's maxY. The source's top-left maps to the
+        // output's (-rect.minX, -rect.minY) in top-left space.
+        let ctx = NSGraphicsContext.current!.cgContext
+        ctx.draw(source, in: NSRect(
+            x: -rect.minX,
+            y: rect.height + rect.minY - CGFloat(source.height),
+            width: CGFloat(source.width),
+            height: CGFloat(source.height)
+        ))
+        NSGraphicsContext.restoreGraphicsState()
+        return rep.cgImage
+    }
+
     func runOCR(over selectionOnly: CGRect? = nil) {
         guard !isOCRRunning else { return }
         isOCRRunning = true
@@ -711,7 +753,7 @@ struct ResultView: View {
                             .font(.caption)
                             .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     } else {
-                        Label("Drag the corners or edges to adjust the crop", systemImage: "hand.draw")
+                        Label("Drag the corners or edges — past the edge for blank space", systemImage: "hand.draw")
                             .font(.caption)
                             .foregroundStyle(.secondary)
                     }
@@ -719,6 +761,11 @@ struct ResultView: View {
                     Spacer()
 
                     if model.tool == .crop {
+                        CapCapsuleButton(
+                            title: "Reset", icon: "arrow.counterclockwise",
+                            help: "Reset the crop to the current image"
+                        ) { model.resetCrop() }
+
                         CapCapsuleButton(
                             title: "Cancel", icon: "xmark",
                             help: "Cancel cropping (Esc)",
@@ -914,9 +961,25 @@ struct ScreenshotPane: View {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Snap crop edges to the image borders when they get within
+    /// `threshold` pixels (view-scale adjusted by the caller).
+    private static func snapped(_ rect: CGRect, to bounds: CGRect, threshold: CGFloat) -> CGRect {
+        var r = rect
+        if abs(r.minX - bounds.minX) < threshold { r.origin.x = bounds.minX }
+        if abs(r.minY - bounds.minY) < threshold { r.origin.y = bounds.minY }
+        if abs(r.maxX - bounds.maxX) < threshold { r.origin.x = bounds.maxX - r.width }
+        if abs(r.maxY - bounds.maxY) < threshold { r.origin.y = bounds.maxY - r.height }
+        return r
+    }
+
     private func updateCropDrag(_ value: DragGesture.Value, scale: CGFloat, origin: CGPoint) {
         guard let current = model.cropRect else { return }
         let bounds = CGRect(origin: .zero, size: imageSize)
+        // The crop may extend past the image (padding), capped at the
+        // image's largest side per edge so a runaway drag can't build a
+        // gigantic bitmap.
+        let cap = max(bounds.width, bounds.height)
+        let limit = bounds.insetBy(dx: -cap, dy: -cap)
         if cropDrag == nil {
             let cropView = CGRect(
                 x: origin.x + current.minX * scale, y: origin.y + current.minY * scale,
@@ -929,14 +992,15 @@ struct ScreenshotPane: View {
                 // Started outside the crop rect: draw a fresh one anchored
                 // where the drag began (handled by the .se anchor math).
                 let anchor = toImagePoint(value.startLocation, scale: scale, origin: origin)
-                guard bounds.contains(anchor) else { return }
+                guard limit.contains(anchor) else { return }
                 cropDrag = .se
                 cropStartRect = CGRect(origin: anchor, size: .zero)
             }
         }
         guard let drag = cropDrag else { return }
         let delta = CGSize(width: value.translation.width / scale, height: value.translation.height / scale)
-        let newRect = Self.resizedCropRect(from: cropStartRect, drag: drag, delta: delta, bounds: bounds)
+        var newRect = Self.resizedCropRect(from: cropStartRect, drag: drag, delta: delta, bounds: limit)
+        newRect = Self.snapped(newRect, to: bounds, threshold: 10 / max(scale, 0.01))
         guard newRect.width >= 1, newRect.height >= 1 else { return }
         model.cropRect = newRect
     }
@@ -988,12 +1052,26 @@ struct ScreenshotPane: View {
         let strokeOffset = strokeDisplayOffset
 
         return ZStack {
-                // Card behind the image
-                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                    .fill(CapStyle.card)
-                    .shadow(color: Color.black.opacity(0.08), radius: 8, y: 2)
-                    .frame(width: drawSize.width, height: drawSize.height)
-                    .position(x: cardRect.midX, y: cardRect.midY)
+                // Backing: normally a rounded card behind the image; in crop
+                // mode a flat canvas covering the image AND any padding the
+                // crop rect extends into.
+                if model.tool == .crop, let crop = model.cropRect {
+                    let cropView = CGRect(
+                        x: origin.x + crop.minX * scale, y: origin.y + crop.minY * scale,
+                        width: crop.width * scale, height: crop.height * scale
+                    )
+                    let backing = cardRect.union(cropView)
+                    Rectangle()
+                        .fill(CapStyle.card)
+                        .frame(width: backing.width, height: backing.height)
+                        .position(x: backing.midX, y: backing.midY)
+                } else {
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                        .fill(CapStyle.card)
+                        .shadow(color: Color.black.opacity(0.08), radius: 8, y: 2)
+                        .frame(width: drawSize.width, height: drawSize.height)
+                        .position(x: cardRect.midX, y: cardRect.midY)
+                }
 
                 Image(nsImage: NSImage(cgImage: displayedImage, size: .zero))
                     .resizable()
@@ -1047,12 +1125,15 @@ struct ScreenshotPane: View {
                     .allowsHitTesting(false)
                 }
 
-                // Card hairline border
-                RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
-                    .strokeBorder(CapStyle.border, lineWidth: 1)
-                    .frame(width: drawSize.width, height: drawSize.height)
-                    .position(x: cardRect.midX, y: cardRect.midY)
-                    .allowsHitTesting(false)
+                // Card hairline border (hidden in crop mode: the crop rect
+                // frames the canvas, and the border would cut across padding)
+                if model.tool != .crop {
+                    RoundedRectangle(cornerRadius: 10)
+                        .strokeBorder(CapStyle.border, lineWidth: 1)
+                        .frame(width: drawSize.width, height: drawSize.height)
+                        .position(x: cardRect.midX, y: cardRect.midY)
+                        .allowsHitTesting(false)
+                }
 
                 if model.tool == .crop, let crop = model.cropRect {
                     let cropView = CGRect(
@@ -1100,7 +1181,8 @@ struct ScreenshotPane: View {
                             context.stroke(dot, with: .color(.black.opacity(0.4)), lineWidth: 1)
                         }
                     }
-                    .clipShape(cardClip)
+                    // Not clipped to the card: the crop rect can extend past
+                    // the image into padding, and its handles must show.
                     .allowsHitTesting(false)
                 }
 
diff --git a/build-app.sh b/build-app.sh
index 052d0ca..787dc51 100755
--- a/build-app.sh
+++ b/build-app.sh
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ cat > "$APP/Contents/Info.plist" <<'PLIST'
     <key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
     <string>Icon</string>
     <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-    <string>1.12.0</string>
+    <string>1.13.0</string>
     <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
-    <string>120</string>
+    <string>130</string>
     <key>LSUIElement</key>
     <true/>
     <key>NSHighResolutionCapable</key>