Crop a Video to 1:1 (square)
Reframe any video to 1:1 at 1080 x 1080, with the subject where you want it. Free, in your browser.
- Free to start
- In your browser
- Up to 500 MB
Crop to 1:1 in 3 steps
Upload your video
Drag and drop a file, or click to browse. Files up to 500 MB.
The frame is already 1:1
The canvas is pre-set to 1:1 at 1080 x 1080. Drag the video inside it to choose what the crop keeps.
Crop and download
Create a free account to download the reframed file, or keep editing in REQO.
What 1:1 is, and what it costs
Square is the shape that does not care which way the phone is held. It takes the same amount of a portrait screen as a landscape one, which is why it survived as the default for feed video long after the platforms allowed taller posts.
From a 16:9 source it keeps a 1080-wide column out of 1920, so you lose the outer edges and nothing top or bottom. That makes it far gentler than a vertical crop and the safest choice when you are not sure where a clip will end up.
It is also the shape to reach for when a video has to sit in a grid next to photographs. A square tile lines up with everything around it; a 16:9 one leaves a gap that the layout has to explain.
Feed posts and grids
LinkedIn and Facebook video
Ads and thumbnails
| Used by | Frame | What it suits |
|---|---|---|
| Feed posts and grids | 1080 x 1080 | Anything sitting beside square images |
| LinkedIn and Facebook video | 1080 x 1080 | Autoplay in a scrolling feed |
| Ads and thumbnails | 1080 x 1080 | One asset that works in both orientations |
crop to 1:1: questions
Is square still worth using?
Yes, wherever the video sits in a grid or you do not know the destination. It reads the same on a phone held either way, which no other ratio does.
How much of a landscape video is lost?
The outer edges: a 1920-wide frame becomes 1080 wide. Nothing is cut from the top or the bottom.
Can I choose which part of the frame is kept?
Yes. The crop starts centred and you drag the video inside the new frame, so the subject ends up where you want it rather than wherever the middle happened to be.
Is cropping free?
Yes. Crop and preview for free, then create a free account to download.
Other presets
Everything else you can do here.
All crop video presets
Need more than crop to 1:1?
REQO is a full browser video editor: record, edit by transcript, caption and export.