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Resize & Crop Video

Reframe a clip for Reels, Shorts or TikTok.

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  • Nothing uploaded
  • No watermark

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MP4, WebM or MOV · read on your device, never uploaded

Made on your own device. The video is never uploaded.

How to Resize & Crop Video Online

Resize & Crop Video: before and after MP4 A BEFORE RESIZE & CROPVIDEO MP4 A AFTER

Pick a platform preset, a ratio, or type a width and height. Presets give the exact pixel size each platform wants: 1080×1920 for Reels, Shorts and TikTok, 1080×1080 or 1080×1350 for Instagram, 1920×1080 for YouTube. When the clip is a different shape, you choose crop to fill, fit with bars over a blurred copy of the footage, or stretch, and a preview shows exactly which edges go before you encode.

Reframes a clip to a platform’s exact size — 1080×1920 for Reels, Shorts and TikTok, 1080×1080 or 1080×1350 for Instagram, 1920×1080 for YouTube — or to any width and height you type. A landscape clip going vertical has to lose most of its width, so the preview shows precisely which edges the crop cuts before you encode; where nothing can be lost, “fit with bars” keeps every pixel over a blurred copy of the footage, which reads as intentional where black bars read as a mistake.

No software to install Free Works on any device

Step-by-Step Guide to Resize & Crop Video

  1. 1. Drop in your video

  2. 2. Pick a ratio — 9:16 for Reels, 1:1 for a square post

  3. 3. Press Resize video

    The frame is cropped to fit, never stretched.

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What Does Resize & Crop Video Do?

Reframes a clip to a platform’s exact size — 1080×1920 for Reels, Shorts and TikTok, 1080×1080 or 1080×1350 for Instagram, 1920×1080 for YouTube — or to any width and height you type. A landscape clip going vertical has to lose most of its width, so the preview shows precisely which edges the crop cuts before you encode; where nothing can be lost, “fit with bars” keeps every pixel over a blurred copy of the footage, which reads as intentional where black bars read as a mistake.

MP4 files

.MP4 .WEBM .MOV

Reframe a clip for Reels, Shorts or TikTok.

At a glance

  • Takes: .mp4, .webm, .mov
  • Gives: .mp4 or .webm at the size you chose
  • Presets: Reels/TikTok/Shorts, Instagram square and portrait, YouTube, X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Story
  • Shape: Crop to fill, fit with bars, or stretch; 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 and 16:9 ratios
  • Before export: The resulting duration and size are shown
  • Runs: Encoded by your device's hardware; the clip is not uploaded

Why Use Video Tools in Your Browser?

Phone videos are large, and every app has its own rules for length, shape and format. Trimming, compressing, converting and resizing clips here gets them ready to post or send without uploading your footage to a stranger’s server.

“A shorter, smaller clip is far more likely to get watched.”
  • Clips that fit upload limits
  • GIFs from short moments
  • Subtitles converted and shifted
  • Screen recordings without software
  • Vertical videos for Reels
  • Sound pulled out as MP3
  • Only the scenes you want
  • Footage kept on your device

Popular Uses for Video Converters

These are the video jobs people come back for again and again.

  • Reels and Shorts Crop a landscape clip into a vertical video for Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.
  • WhatsApp status Cut a long video into short parts that fit a WhatsApp status.
  • Email and chat limits Compress an MP4 so it can be sent without a file-too-large error.
  • Reaction GIFs Turn a funny moment from a clip into a GIF to share in chats.
  • Audio from video Save the soundtrack or speech from a video as an MP3 file.
  • Tutorial recordings Record your screen to show a colleague how to do a task.
  • Subtitle fixes Convert SRT to VTT or shift subtitle timing when words arrive too early.
  • Playback problems Convert MOV, MKV or AVI files to MP4 so they play on any phone or TV.

What You Can Do with Resize & Crop Video

Accepts MP4, WEBM, MOV

Understands MP4 structure rather than treating the file as bytes

Geometry happens on your own machine, at your machine's speed

Says plainly where the result approximates rather than reproduces

Trimming copies the existing stream where it can instead of re-encoding the whole file

Shows the resulting duration and size before the export starts

Why Use ToolXkit for Resize & Crop Video?

Your files stay with you

Everything runs inside your browser. Nothing you open or type is uploaded to a server.

Clip Tools for Different Users

Content creators

Trim, crop and resize clips for each platform without a desktop editor.

Teachers and trainers

Record lessons on screen and cut videos down to the useful part.

Small businesses

Make short product videos and GIFs for shop pages and status updates.

Students

Shrink project videos to meet the upload limit of a college portal.

Support teams

Record bugs and walkthroughs, then compress them for tickets and emails.

Families

Share wedding and birthday clips that open on everyone’s phone.

Best Times to Trim or Compress a Video

Video tools are most useful when you are:

  • Posting a Reel or Short
  • Sending a clip over email
  • Playing a file your TV rejects
  • Making a GIF for a chat
  • Recording a how-to for a colleague
  • Adding subtitles to a lesson
  • Saving only the best moments
  • Pulling music out of a clip

Tips and Good to Know

  1. A preset is a promise about the output, so a 720p clip asked for 1080×1920 is upscaled and looks soft. Use a ratio instead to keep native resolution.

  2. Crop loses the edges. For a talking head off-centre, check the preview; a crop that cuts the face is worse than bars.

  3. Stretch distorts faces. It is only right for a screen recording that is a couple of pixels off a preset.

  4. It does not trim. Shorten the clip with Trim Video first if the platform also has a length cap.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common questions about this tool.

How do I resize a video for Instagram Reels or TikTok?

Choose the Reels / TikTok / Shorts preset. That sets 1080×1920, and the preview shows exactly what the 9:16 frame keeps. Landscape footage is either cropped to fill or fitted with blurred bars — pick whichever suits the shot.

Will a small video be upscaled to the preset size?

Yes, when you pick a preset or type a size — the file that comes out is the size you asked for, because that is what the platform’s uploader checks. If you only want it smaller, use the ratio options instead, which never upscale.

What is the difference between crop, fit and stretch?

Crop fills the frame and loses the edges — right for a talking head. Fit keeps every pixel and fills the empty space with a blurred copy of the video, black or white — right for footage where nothing can be lost. Stretch distorts the picture to fill; it is only for something that is a few pixels off.

Does the audio stay?

Not yet — the resized file is video only. Use Video to MP3 to save the sound separately if you need it.

Is there a limit on video length or size?

The site sets no limit. Video processing happens on your own device, so long or high-resolution clips need more memory and time. Short phone clips are quick, while hour-long 4K files are better handled on a computer.

Does Resize & Crop Video upload my video?

No. Your clip is processed in the browser and the result downloads to your device. Home videos and work recordings are never sent to a server.

Why is Resize & Crop Video slower than a desktop editor?

Video work is heavy, and here it runs inside a browser tab using your device’s own processor. That keeps the footage private, but it can take longer than installed software. Keep the tab open until it finishes.

Will the quality drop after compression?

Some detail is lost when a video is made much smaller. Moderate compression is hard to notice on a phone screen, while very small targets make fast motion look blocky. Try a setting and watch the result before sharing.

Can I turn a landscape clip into a vertical Reel?

Yes. Reels & Shorts Maker and Resize & Crop Video crop a wide clip to the tall 9:16 shape that Reels, Shorts and status updates use. Download the vertical version and it is ready to post.

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