TikTok Video Cropper
Crop any video to the 9:16 vertical format used by TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts — free and processed entirely in your browser.
About the TikTok Video Cropper
TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts all use the same tall, 9:16 vertical format — a landscape or square video uploaded as-is gets cropped or letterboxed automatically by the platform, often cutting off exactly the part of the frame you wanted. Cropping it yourself first means you control what stays in frame.
Drag to select exactly the region you want to keep, locked to a 9:16 ratio, then export. The same crop works for TikTok, Reels, or Shorts, since all three platforms share the identical vertical format. Everything runs locally in your browser using the Canvas and MediaRecorder APIs; your video is never uploaded to a server.
How to Crop a Video for TikTok, Reels, or Shorts
Step 1
Upload your video
Drag and drop an MP4, MOV, or WEBM file, or choose one from your device.
Step 2
Crop to 9:16
Drag the crop box to select what stays in frame, locked to a vertical 9:16 ratio.
Step 3
Download your video
Get your cropped video, ready to upload to TikTok, Reels, or Shorts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the same crop work for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts?
Yes — all three platforms use the identical 9:16 vertical format, so one exported video works across all of them without re-cropping.
What if my video is landscape (16:9) to start with?
You'll need to choose what part of the wider frame to keep, since a 9:16 crop from a 16:9 source necessarily loses the left and right edges — drag the crop box to keep your subject centered.
Will this reduce my video's quality?
The video is re-encoded during cropping, which isn't a lossless bit-for-bit copy, but quality stays high at standard settings.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. Cropping happens entirely in your browser.