Question 1

What does the Crop Video tool do?

Accepted Answer

It crops a video to a specific region — with one-click presets for Reels/Stories (9:16), YouTube/landscape (16:9), Square (1:1), and Portrait (4:5), or a fully custom pixel region.

Question 2

Is my video uploaded to a server to be cropped?

Accepted Answer

No, cropping happens entirely in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

Question 3

How do the aspect ratio presets decide what to keep?

Accepted Answer

Each preset centers the largest possible box of that ratio within your video's original frame, so the crop is centered by default; use Custom if you need to target a specific area instead.

Question 4

Is it free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it's free and doesn't require an account.

Question 5

Why does cropping a large video take a while?

Accepted Answer

Since all processing runs on your device rather than a server, larger or longer videos take more time and CPU, and speed depends on your computer's performance.

Frequently asked questions about Crop Video

What does the Crop Video tool do?

Is my video uploaded to a server to be cropped?

How do the aspect ratio presets decide what to keep?

Is it free to use?

Why does cropping a large video take a while?