# Crop Video Online - Cut the Frame, Landscape to Portrait

> Free online video cropper: drag on the frame to select the area to keep, with 1:1, 9:16 and 16:9 presets to turn landscape footage into portrait. Runs locally.

- URL: https://qilingtools.com/en/video/crop
- Category: Video Tools (https://qilingtools.com/en/video)
- Tags: [Video](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/video), [Social Media](https://qilingtools.com/en/tags/social)
- Last updated: 2026-10-26
- Price: Free, no sign-up
- Privacy: Runs locally in the browser; files are never uploaded

Drag directly on the frame to pick the part you want to keep, or choose a ratio for a centred selection. Handy for turning landscape footage into a 9:16 vertical clip for phones, making a 1:1 square post, or trimming black bars off the edges.

## How to use

1. Upload a video and wait for the frame to appear
2. Drag to select the area to keep, or pick a ratio like 1:1 or 9:16
3. Click start and download the cropped video

## Features

- Drag on the actual frame — what you see is what you get
- 1:1 / 4:5 / 9:16 / 16:9 / 4:3 presets
- Crops without scaling, so nothing gets soft
- Audio preserved
- FFmpeg runs locally

## FAQ

### Does cropping reduce quality?

Cropping only takes a part of the frame and does not rescale it, so the kept area stays as sharp as the original, re-encoded at the quality level you pick.

### How do I turn a landscape video into a vertical one?

Pick 9:16 under aspect ratio — the selection becomes a centred vertical strip that you can then nudge into place.

### Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. Everything runs locally in your browser via WebAssembly. Files never leave your computer and are discarded when you close the page.

### Do I need to sign up or pay?

No. The site is completely free, requires no account, has no usage limits and adds no watermarks.

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