# Video cropper

Crop any video to 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Free, no sign-up, no watermark.

Web page: https://sloosh.ai/tools/crop-video

## How to crop a video

1. **Add the video.** An MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV file.
2. **Pick a shape and what to keep.** 9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9 or exact pixels, then the left, middle or right. The kept area is outlined.
3. **Download the MP4.** Watch the cropped clip, then save it.

## Crop video for TikTok, Reels and Shorts (9:16)

TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts are all 9:16, tall and narrow. Add your landscape clip and the shape starts on 9:16 with the middle of the frame kept, outlined on the preview. If the person or product sits off to one side, switch Keep to Left or top, or Right or bottom, and watch the outline move. Press Crop video and the vertical MP4 plays here before you download it. A 16:9 clip loses about two thirds of its width in a 9:16 crop, so frame wide shots with the subject in one third when you film them.

## What people use it for

- **Horizontal to vertical for TikTok, Reels and Shorts.** Pick 9:16, then keep the left, middle or right of the frame. The person talking is rarely dead centre in landscape footage.
- **Feed posts that don't get cut off.** Crop to 1:1 or 4:5 yourself and you choose what stays in the frame. 4:5 is the tallest a feed shows without cropping it again.
- **Removing something from the edge.** A boom mic, a bystander or a browser toolbar in a screen recording. Pick Free, set exact pixels and where to keep, and everything outside is gone.

## Questions

### How do I crop a video to 9:16?

Add the video, pick 9:16, then keep the left, middle or right of the frame. The kept area is outlined on the preview before you start.

### How do I turn a horizontal video into a vertical one?

Crop it to 9:16. The sides are cut away, so choose the left, middle or right to keep what matters in shot.

### Which ratio does each platform use?

9:16 for TikTok, Reels and YouTube Shorts. 1:1 or 4:5 for feed posts. 16:9 for regular YouTube and most video players.

### Can I crop to exact pixels?

Yes. Pick Free and type the width and height. They are kept to even numbers, because MP4 video cannot use an odd size.

### Which formats work?

MP4, MOV, WebM and MKV in, MP4 out.

### Will the file get smaller?

Usually. There are fewer pixels to store, and the bitrate drops with the area you keep.

### Can I keep the whole picture in a vertical frame?

Not with a crop, which always removes what falls outside the box. Keeping everything means adding bars around the video, which this tool does not do.

### Where does my video go?

Nowhere. It is cropped on your device and the file is saved straight from the page.

## More free tools

- [Video compressor](https://sloosh.ai/tools/compress-video.md)
- [Video to GIF converter](https://sloosh.ai/tools/video-to-gif.md)
- [Image resizer](https://sloosh.ai/tools/image-resizer.md)