What is the difference between cropping and changing the ratio?

This page does both. A ratio button changes the canvas to that shape and crops the picture to fill it, centred; Free crop lets you drag the handles to decide which edges go. To keep the whole picture and only change the shape, choose “Blurred background” or “Solid color” under “Empty space” to fill the gaps.

Does cropping reduce quality?

The more you cut, the more the remaining part is enlarged, so it looks softer. The output size comes from the canvas shape and the export resolution (1080 px on the short side by default), so cropping does not shrink it; the export is re-encoded once.

Can I crop different areas at different times?

The crop applies to the whole clip and cannot change over time. To crop sections differently, open the full editor, split the video into pieces and crop each piece on its own.

Before exporting, yes: press Ctrl+Z, or click “Free crop” again and adjust. The exported file stays cropped, but your original is untouched — just pick it again.

Yes. Only the picture changes; the sound is exported along with it.

Crop the picture

Crop to a preset ratio in one click, or drag handles to trim the edges.

Drop a video here, or click to choose

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Crop a video’s picture for free: click 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 or 4:5 to crop to that shape, or use Free crop to drag handles in the preview and cut away the edges. No upload, no sign-up.

Cropping changes what is in the frame, not how long the video is. Typical uses: removing the taskbar from a screen recording, cutting a passer-by off the edge of the shot, or turning landscape footage vertical for social media.

Drop in a video and the editor opens. Click a ratio and the canvas takes that shape, with the picture enlarged and centred to fill it. Click “Free crop” and a crop box appears in the preview: drag the handles on its corners and edges — the darkened area is what gets cut — then click “Done cropping”.

Scrub along the timeline to check that everything you want stays in the frame for the whole video, then click “Download video”. The output size follows the canvas shape, 1080 px on the short side by default.

FAQ

What is the difference between cropping and changing the ratio?: This page does both. A ratio button changes the canvas to that shape and crops the picture to fill it, centred; Free crop lets you drag the handles to decide which edges go. To keep the whole picture and only change the shape, choose “Blurred background” or “Solid color” under “Empty space” to fill the gaps.
Does cropping reduce quality?: The more you cut, the more the remaining part is enlarged, so it looks softer. The output size comes from the canvas shape and the export resolution (1080 px on the short side by default), so cropping does not shrink it; the export is re-encoded once.
Can I crop different areas at different times?: The crop applies to the whole clip and cannot change over time. To crop sections differently, open the full editor, split the video into pieces and crop each piece on its own.
Can I undo a crop?: Before exporting, yes: press Ctrl+Z, or click “Free crop” again and adjust. The exported file stays cropped, but your original is untouched — just pick it again.
Is the sound kept?: Yes. Only the picture changes; the sound is exported along with it.

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