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Crop a Video for TikTok

Reframe any video to 9:16 at 1080 x 1920, the shape TikTok actually wants. Free, in your browser.

Free to startIn your browserUp to 500 MB
How it works

Crop for TikTok in 3 steps

1

Upload your video

Drag and drop a file, or click to browse. Up to 500 MB, nothing to install.

2

9:16 is already selected

The crop is pre-set to 9:16 for TikTok. Switch ratio in the panel if you need a different placement.

3

Crop and download

We process the crop on our servers. Create a free account to download, or keep editing in REQO.

TikTok video sizes

TikTok is vertical-first: 9:16 at 1080 x 1920 fills the screen edge to edge. Upload a landscape video and it appears as a small letterboxed window in the middle of the feed, which is the fastest way to lose a viewer in the first second.

The interface eats into the frame. The caption, sound name and the button rail sit over the lower and right edges, so keep captions and key detail away from the bottom third and the right-hand strip.

If your source is a screen recording or a widescreen interview, crop to the part of the frame that carries the message rather than shrinking the whole picture into the middle of a vertical canvas.

PlacementAspect ratioFrame size
TikTok video9:161080 x 1920
Square (rare)1:11080 x 1080
Landscape (letterboxed)16:91920 x 1080

Cropping is not resizing

Cropping changes what is inside the frame by cutting the edges away. Resizing keeps the whole frame and changes how many pixels it is drawn with. Going from a landscape recording to a vertical post is a crop, and something has to leave the picture.

If your video is already 9:16 and you only need it at a different resolution, use the resize tool instead, it is free too and linked below.

FAQ

crop for tiktok: questions

What is the correct TikTok video size?

1080 x 1920 pixels, 9:16. TikTok accepts other shapes but shows them in a small window instead of full screen.

Can I post a landscape video on TikTok?

You can, but it appears letterboxed and takes up a fraction of the screen. Cropping to 9:16 first is almost always worth it.

Is cropping for TikTok free?

Yes. Crop and preview for free, then create a free account to download the result.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs in your browser on any machine, so you can crop for TikTok from a phone as easily as from a laptop.

Does cropping reduce quality?

The kept area is cropped at source resolution and re-encoded at high quality, so it stays sharp. Cropping deep into a low-resolution source is what makes video look soft, not the crop itself.

Need more than crop for tiktok?

REQO is a full browser video editor: record, edit by transcript, caption and export.