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title: "Crop video to 9:16 free · Cutshed"
description: "Crop video to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts in the browser, then download an MP4. Also 1:1 or 16:9. The file stays on this device and isn't uploaded."
canonical: "https://cutshed.com/video-crop/"
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# Crop video to 9:16 free · Cutshed

Crop video to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts in the browser, then download an MP4. Also 1:1 or 16:9. The file stays on this device and isn't uploaded.

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# Crop video to 9:16 free
Cutshed Crop and resize is a free browser tool that runs on this device. Center-crop a video to 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9 and scale the width.
Crop a video to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, or Shorts. The frame menu opens on 1:1, so choose 9:16 vertical first. The crop is centered. A face at the edge will leave the frame.
## How to crop a video to 9:16 (TikTok, Reels, Shorts)
- Choose 9:16 vertical. The menu opens on 1:1, so switch it before you crop. Then pick a width of 320, 480, 720, or 1080. Height follows 9:16 and is forced to an even pixel count so H.264 accepts it. That is 320×570, 480×854, 720×1280, or 1080×1920.
- The filter takes the largest centered 9:16 window, then scales. A horizontal clip loses the left and right. This page cannot track a face. A face at the edge leaves the frame. Watch the preview before you post.
- Click Crop video. ffmpeg.wasm runs in the tab and downloads an MP4. The picture is libx264 ultrafast, yuv420p. Audio is AAC at 128 kbps. The file is not uploaded.
- 1:1 and 16:9 are on the same menu. Square is a centered window of equal sides. 16:9 is a centered wide window, and a vertical source loses the top and bottom. Neither is a 9:16 TikTok, Reels, or Shorts frame.
## Tips
- 720 wide is enough for a phone story. 1080 is for a post you will watch on a larger screen.
- Square is the least surprising crop of a horizontal interview if both people sit near the center.
- The full guide to cropping a video to 9:16 covers what stays in frame, and how a crop differs from padding.
- Compress after you crop if the new file is still over a chat limit. Cropping does not shrink the bitrate by itself.
## FAQ
- How do I crop a video to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, or Shorts?
Choose 9:16 vertical and a width of 320, 480, 720, or 1080, then click Crop video. The crop is the largest centered 9:16 window, scaled to that width. At 720 the frame is 720×1280. At 1080 it is 1080×1920. The file stays in the browser.
- Can I drag the crop window?
No. The window is centered. Off-center crops need an editor with a position control.
- Will a 9:16 export be taller than it is wide?
Yes. The even heights are 320×570, 480×854, 720×1280, and 1080×1920. 720 and 1080 divide evenly. 320 and 480 are rounded up to the next even pixel so H.264 accepts the frame.
- Is the video uploaded?
No. The crop runs in ffmpeg.wasm in the tab.
## License
Encoding uses the single-thread ffmpeg.wasm build shipped with Cutshed. The JavaScript wrapper (@ffmpeg/ffmpeg and @ffmpeg/util) is MIT. The core binary is GPL-2.0-or-later because the build enables GPL components, including libx264, libmp3lame, libvorbis, and native AAC and FLAC. That license covers the encoder, not your recording.
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- Video Video editor Cut, title, and export a timeline in the browser.
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