Crop a landscape clip for TikTok, Reels or Shorts
Tap 9:16, zoom until the subject fills the tall frame, drag left or right to centre them, then download. The export is a vertical MP4 ready to post.
Free online video cropper
Crop Video Online Free — In Your Browser
Drop a clip, drag the frame or pick a ratio, trim the ends and download. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is watermarked and nothing asks you to sign up.
How to crop a video online free, step by step
Step 1: Drop your video
Pick an MP4, MOV or WebM file — or load the demo clip. It opens straight in the page; nothing is uploaded.
Step 2: Drag the frame, pick a ratio, trim
Snap to 9:16, 1:1, 16:9, 4:5 or 4:3, or crop freely. Drag to reposition, zoom in, and cut the start and end.
Step 3: Crop and download
Press Crop & Download and save the real cropped MP4 — no watermark, no sign up, sound kept.
What people crop videos online for
Crop out a watermark, black bars or a messy edge
Use Free mode, pull the width and height sliders until the unwanted strip is outside the frame, and the export keeps only what is inside.
Crop a screen recording down to one window
Screen recordings capture the whole display. Free mode plus zoom lets you keep just the app you are demoing, at full original resolution.
Crop and shorten in one export
The trim sliders cut the start and end before cropping, so you do not need a second tool to remove the dead air at either end.
Supported files and output
- Input: MP4, MOV (QuickTime) and WebM, at any resolution your device can decode.
- Output: MP4 with H.264 video and AAC audio — the format every phone, editor and social platform accepts.
- Audio: kept as-is in the download. Mute the preview any time; it does not affect the file.
- Resolution: the cropped area keeps its original pixels — no upscaling, no forced 720p.
Crop video online — questions people ask
What is the best video cropper tool?
The best video cropper is the one that crops your clip without asking for an account or uploading your footage anywhere. VidCrops runs entirely inside your browser, so your file stays on your device and there is no watermark on the result. You drag the video, pick a ratio, trim the ends and download the real cropped file.
What is the best free video cropper?
Most free croppers are free until the export step, then add a watermark or push a paid plan. VidCrops is free with no sign up, no account-based limits and no watermark. Because the processing happens on your own machine, there are no server costs to pass on to you.
What is the best video cropper online?
Online tools usually send your video to a server, wait in a queue and then send it back. This one skips the round trip: the crop happens locally, which is faster for most clips and far more private. Nothing you load is ever transmitted, stored or seen by us.
Does cropping a video online reduce quality?
Cropping only removes pixels outside your box, so the pixels you keep stay at their original resolution. A re-encode is needed to write the new file, and we use a high-quality setting so the difference is not visible in normal viewing. Since there is no upload, there is also no extra server-side compression pass.
How do I crop a video online without downloading software?
Open VidCrops in any modern browser, drop your MP4, MOV or WebM file, drag the video inside the crop frame and press Crop & Download. There is nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.
Can I crop a video to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels or Shorts?
Yes. Tap the 9:16 preset and the frame snaps to vertical, then drag the video so your subject sits in the middle and zoom in if you need to fill the frame. The download is a ready-to-post vertical MP4.
Can I crop and trim the same video?
Yes. The trim sliders let you cut the start and end before you crop, so one export gives you the right length and the right frame.
Is there a file size or length limit?
There is no limit set by us, because your device does the work. Very long or very large clips simply take longer and use more memory, so short social clips are the sweet spot on phones.
Does it work on iPhone and Android?
Yes, the tool is built mobile-first and works in Safari and Chrome on phones. You can pick a video from your camera roll, crop it and save the result to your device.