Crop a video

Cropping changes the picture, not the timing: you keep the whole video but throw away the edges of the frame. It is the fix for letterboxed footage, screen recordings with the browser chrome still in shot, and corner watermarks.

Works with public and direct video links.

How to use it

  1. Paste a link or upload your video.
  2. Choose Crop.
  3. Set the area you want to keep.
  4. Press Crop.
  5. Download the cropped video.

Features

Built for phones

Large touch targets, a timeline you can actually drag with a thumb, and a sticky action button. Works in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android without an app.

Private by default

No sign-up, no tracking of what you process, and automatic deletion. Your links are never sent to analytics and your files are never made public.

No full download needed

When the source supports it, we fetch only the part of the file we actually need. A 40-second clip from a two-hour video transfers roughly 40 seconds of data, not two hours.

How it works technically

Cropping re-encodes, because the frame dimensions change. We force the width and height to even numbers — H.264 with 4:2:0 chroma cannot store an odd dimension, and a file that ignores this fails to play on many devices.

Frequently asked questions

What happens to my file after processing?

It is deleted automatically. Your result is stored in a temporary folder for a short window so you can download it, then removed permanently along with any intermediate files. We do not publish, index, share or keep your media, and we never use it to train AI models.

Do I need to install any software?

No. Everything runs in your browser and on our servers, so it works the same on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iPhone. There is no app to install and no account to create.

Can I process any video I find online?

Only content you own or are otherwise permitted to process. The service works with publicly accessible links and does not bypass DRM, paywalls, sign-in or any other access control. You are responsible for having the rights to the material you submit.

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