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Crop a video to 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, or 4:3, auto-centered — no upload needed.

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What is Crop Video?

Crop Video cuts a video down to a specific aspect ratio by removing the outer edges of every frame — a real crop, not padding or a blurred fill. It accepts MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, and WebM as input, crops to 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, or 4:3 automatically centered on the frame, and saves the result as an MP4.

The crop is computed from your source video's actual dimensions, not a fixed pixel size — whatever resolution you upload, the tool works out the largest centered region that matches your chosen ratio and discards the rest. That means converting a landscape 16:9 recording to a 9:16 crop keeps the full height and trims equally from both sides, rather than squashing or letterboxing the picture.

The whole process runs inside your browser via FFmpeg WebAssembly, so your clip is never uploaded anywhere.

Want to keep the entire frame with padding instead of cropping it away? Reel Maker reframes to a target ratio using a blurred background fill rather than cutting anything off.

How It Works

FFmpeg's crop filter computes the largest region matching your target aspect ratio that fits entirely within the source frame, using an expression based on the video's actual width and height rather than a fixed size, then centers that region automatically and discards everything outside it. The result is re-encoded as H.264 video with AAC audio.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Upload any video file

    MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, or WebM.

  2. 2

    Pick a target aspect ratio

    Choose 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, or 4:3.

  3. 3

    Click Crop Video

    FFmpeg computes a centered crop matching the ratio and re-encodes.

  4. 4

    Download the cropped video

    Save the finished MP4 at the new aspect ratio.

Who Uses This Tool

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Vertical Social Clips

Crop a landscape recording down to 9:16 for Reels, TikTok, or Shorts when some edge content is fine to lose.

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Square Thumbnails & Posts

Crop to 1:1 for a square video post or thumbnail.

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Removing Unwanted Edges

Trim black bars, watermarks, or distracting elements near the frame’s edge by cropping them out.

Why Choose This Tool

Resolution-Aware Cropping

The crop region is computed from your actual source dimensions, not a fixed pixel size that might not fit.

Works With Any Common Format

One tool handles MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, and WebM sources.

Fully Local Processing

FFmpeg WebAssembly runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Key Benefits

  • Real pixel crop, not padding or a blurred fill
  • Automatically centers the crop on any source resolution
  • 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, and 4:3 presets
  • Accepts MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, and WebM as input
  • Browser-based — your clip is never uploaded to a server

Frequently Asked Questions

Also Known As

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