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Crop video

Crop a video to a social-media format locally - portrait 9:16, square 1:1 or 4:5. Never leaves your device. No upload.

Running locally on your device ...

Aspect ratio
  • Portrait 9:16 (Reels, TikTok, Stories)
  • Square 1:1 (feed)
  • Portrait 4:5 (feed)

Your files

    Running locally on your device ...

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    Is my file uploaded?

    No. Everything runs in your browser - your file never leaves your device. How this is verifiable

    No upload100% local
    Your content stays with youno third-party access
    Hosted in GermanyGlobal Content Delivery
    Independently auditedTLS A+ · HTTP headers A+

    Instagram Reels, TikTok and Stories want a tall 9:16 format, a feed post is often square (1:1) or a slightly taller 4:5 - a normally shot 16:9 video fits none of those without black bars. This tool crops your video locally to the chosen format instead of stretching it or adding bars.

    The crop is always centered: if your video is wider than the target format, the sides are cut and the full height stays; if it is narrower/taller, the top and bottom are cut and the full width stays. There is currently no free positioning of the crop area - for a deliberately off-center subject (e.g. a person at the edge of the frame), use the sibling tool "Edit video", which offers more control.

    Everything runs locally in the browser with mediabunny (MPL-2.0, self-hosted, no third-party CDN) on your browser's native WebCodecs encoder API. Your video is not uploaded.

    Specifications

    Specifications
    Input formatsMP4, M4V, WEBM, MOV, MKV
    Auto-conversionPNG, GIF
    Output formatsMP4, WebM
    Batch processingNo
    ProcessingLocally in your browser (WebCodecs)
    File uploadNone

    In 3 steps

    1. Drop a video.
    2. Choose the aspect ratio (9:16, 1:1 or 4:5).
    3. Download the cropped video.

    Limitations: The crop is always centered, with no free positioning. Audio is kept as long as the browser can encode a matching audio codec. It needs a modern browser with WebCodecs (recent Chrome, Edge or Safari); if that is missing, the tool says so honestly instead of silently doing nothing. Very large files (over 1 GB) are rejected (the browser tab's memory limit while streaming; without that support it is already about 600 MB).

    Formats compared

    Formats compared
    FormatPlatform
    Portrait 9:16Reels, TikTok, Stories
    Square 1:1Feed
    Portrait 4:5Feed

    FAQ

    Is my video uploaded?

    No. The crop runs entirely locally in the browser; the video never leaves your device.

    Can I move the crop area myself?

    No, the crop is always centered. For a free position, use the sibling tool "Edit video".

    Does the picture lose quality?

    A small, usual re-encoding loss is unavoidable because the video is recomposed.

    Which browser do I need?

    A modern browser with WebCodecs (recent Chrome, Edge or Safari). If support is missing, you get a clear message.

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