Crop Video to 9:16 (Reels / Shorts)
Crop Video to 9:16 (Reels / Shorts) online — Turn landscape footage into vertical 9:16 video for Reels, TikTok and Shorts. 100% in your browser, nothing uploaded.
🔒 The video is opened and processed by your own browser — it is never uploaded.
Crop Video to 9:16 (Reels / Shorts): turn landscape footage into vertical 9:16 video for reels, tiktok and shorts. Processing runs on your device — private videos never get uploaded.
About Crop Video to 9:16 (Reels / Shorts)
Crop Video to 9:16 (Reels / Shorts) using your browser's built-in canvas and recording APIs — no ffmpeg, no upload, no queue. The vertical middle slice of the frame is kept — ideal when your subject is centred. The clip plays through once in real time while being re-recorded as a WebM (the video format browsers can create natively), so a 2-minute video takes about 2 minutes. Your footage never leaves your device.
How to use Crop Video to 9:16 (Reels / Shorts)
- 1Drop your video (MP4, MOV, WebM — anything your browser plays).
- 2The vertical middle slice of the frame is kept — ideal when your subject is centred.
- 3Press Process and download the WebM result.
Why use Crop Video to 9:16 (Reels / Shorts)?
- ✓Repurposing landscape recordings as vertical clips for Instagram Reels, TikTok and YouTube Shorts.
- ✓No software install, no account, no watermark.
- ✓Private — processing is 100% local.
Frequently asked questions
How do I crop video to 9:16?+
Drop the video, set the options, and press Process. The vertical middle slice of the frame is kept — ideal when your subject is centred. Then download the WebM output — entirely in your browser.
Why is the output WebM and not MP4?+
WebM is the only video format browsers can encode natively without shipping a 30 MB ffmpeg download. It plays in every modern browser, WhatsApp, Telegram, YouTube and most editors; convert to MP4 with a desktop tool if a legacy device demands it.
Why does processing take as long as the clip?+
The browser re-records the video in real time as it plays through a canvas — that's what makes a fully private, no-upload tool possible. Trim the range first to process just the part you need.
Is my video uploaded?+
No. Everything happens locally; your footage is never sent to a server.
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