Drag a frame over the video, or snap it to 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 or 4:3, and save just that area. The video never leaves your device. It is read and saved by your browser, so there is no upload, no queue and no copy on a server.
Cropping is how a wide recording becomes a vertical clip for TikTok, Reels or Shorts, how black bars disappear, and how a screen recording loses the taskbar.
How to crop a video
- Drop your video on the box above.
- Pick a shape, or keep Free to draw any rectangle.
- Drag the frame to move it and drag its corners to resize. The size of the result is shown below.
- Press Crop video and download the result.
Which shape for which app?
9:16 fills a phone screen held upright: TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and Snapchat. 1:1 and 4:5 suit the Instagram feed. 16:9 is the shape of YouTube and most screens.
What happens to quality?
The cropped area keeps its pixels, so a 1080p video cropped to 9:16 comes out about 608×1080. If you need a larger output, use the resizer afterwards, but it can't add detail that wasn't recorded.
Questions
Can I crop and rotate at the same time?
Crop first here, then open the result in the rotate tool with “Keep editing with”. The file passes between tools without a new upload.
Does it keep the sound?
Yes. The sound is kept as it is.
Is the crop the same for the whole video?
Yes. The frame stays in the same place from start to end.