How do I crop a video online?

Drop your video onto the cropper above, drag the crop box to frame the part you want to keep, and click Crop video. The cropped MP4 downloads straight to your device. There is no account, no watermark, and no upload — the whole thing runs inside your browser.

Is this video cropper really free?

Yes, completely. There is no sign-up, no watermark on the output, no file limit per day, and no paid tier for the cropper. It runs on your own device rather than our servers, so it costs us nothing to offer.

Does my video get uploaded anywhere?

No. The cropper decodes, crops and re-encodes your video locally using your browser's built-in video engine. The file never leaves your computer, which also means cropping starts instantly instead of waiting on an upload.

Can I crop an MP4 to 9:16 for TikTok or Reels?

Yes. Pick the 9:16 preset and the crop box locks to a vertical frame you can slide across the video to choose what stays in shot. There are presets for 1:1 (Instagram feed), 4:5 (Instagram portrait) and 16:9 (YouTube) too, plus a Free mode for any custom shape.

What video formats can I crop?

MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI and MKV all work, up to 500 MB. The output is always H.264 MP4, which plays everywhere and uploads cleanly to every social platform.

Will cropping reduce my video quality?

Cropping itself removes pixels outside the box but does not rescale what remains, so the kept region keeps its original detail. The video is re-encoded once at a high bitrate, which is visually near-identical to the source for typical footage.

Does the cropped video keep its audio?

Yes. The audio track is copied across untouched rather than re-encoded, so it stays exactly as it was in the original. If a file uses an audio format we cannot copy, the tool tells you before you download rather than handing you a silent video.

Can I crop a video on my phone?

The cropper works in mobile browsers that support in-browser video encoding, and the crop box is touch-friendly. Long or high-resolution clips are more reliable on a desktop browser, where there is more memory available.

How is cropping different from resizing or trimming?

Cropping changes the frame — it cuts away the edges of the picture. Trimming changes the length by cutting time from the start or end, which our free video trimmer does. Compressing keeps the frame and length but shrinks the file, which our video compressor does.

Video Cropper

Crop video online free — nothing uploaded, no watermark, no sign-up.

Drop your video here, or click to browse

MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV — up to 500 MB, 20 min. Never uploaded.

Free Online Video Cropper

Crop video online — free, and nothing leaves your device

Cut the edges off a video to reframe it for a different platform, remove something you don't want in shot, or turn a landscape recording into a vertical clip. Drag the crop box, click once, and download a clean MP4 — no account, no watermark, and no waiting for an upload.

Nothing uploadedNo watermarkNo sign-up9:16, 1:1, 4:5, 16:9

Why Crop in the Browser?

Uploading a video to crop it means waiting twice — once to send the file, once to get it back — and handing your footage to someone else's server. Cropping locally skips both. A short clip is usually done in seconds.

It also means there is nothing to pay for. Server-side croppers charge, watermark, or cap you because every crop costs them compute. This one runs on your machine, so it can simply be free.

Video Cropping Guide

Cropping, resizing and aspect ratios

A crop changes which part of the picture you keep. That is what makes a landscape recording work as a vertical post: instead of shrinking the whole frame and adding black bars, you cut a tall slice out of it and fill the screen.

Crop video online with nothing uploaded

Most online video croppers upload your file to a server, make you wait in a queue, then stamp a watermark on the result. This one uses your browser's own video engine, so your footage stays on your device and the crop starts the moment you click.

Presets for every platform

9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. 1:1 for the Instagram feed. 4:5 for Instagram portrait, the tallest shape the feed allows. 16:9 for YouTube. Or Free mode to crop to any shape you like.

No watermark, no account, no limit

The output MP4 is clean — nothing is drawn onto your video. There is no sign-up wall, no daily cap, and no paid tier that unlocks a better version. Crop as many videos as you want.

How To Crop a Video

Four steps to a cropped video

Step 1

Add your video

Drag and drop your clip, or click to browse. MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI and MKV all work. Nothing is uploaded — the video loads straight into the page.

Step 2

Frame your crop

Pick a preset like 9:16 or 1:1, or choose Free for any shape. Drag the box to move it and the handles to resize. Rule-of-thirds guides help you place your subject.

Step 3

Crop in your browser

Click Crop video. Your device decodes, crops and re-encodes the clip locally, so there is no queue and no upload wait.

Step 4

Download the MP4

The cropped H.264 MP4 saves straight to your device, with the audio copied across and no watermark anywhere on it.

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Common Uses

What people crop videos for

Landscape footage for TikTok and Reels

A 16:9 recording posted vertically ends up as a small strip with bars above and below. Cropping to 9:16 fills the screen with the part that matters instead.

Removing something from the frame

A microphone stand, a messy corner of the room, a timestamp burned into security footage — cropping the edge away is faster and cleaner than blurring it.

Square clips for feed posts

Instagram and Facebook feeds favour 1:1 and 4:5. Cropping to those shapes before you upload means the platform never re-crops your video badly for you.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about cropping video

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