Crane may refer to any of the following things:
- A crane is a piece of industrial machinery used for working on tall buildings or for lifting containers onto and off of ships in port.
- A Crane is also a bird of the family Gruidae.
- Toy Crane Machines, popular at United States supermarkets, restaurants, sports venues, etc.
- Of, or referring to The Crane School of Music in Potsdam, New York.
- Stephen Crane was an American author.
- In the philosophy of Daniel Dennett, a Crane is any material process which dispenses with the need for a deus ex machina explanation, or 'skyhook'.
- In the Legend of the Five Rings setting, the Crane Clan is a clan of Samurai.
- The Crane Paper Company supplies paper for the Federal Reserve Notes, the currency of the United States.
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division located in southern Indiana.
