Video tool · Free

Crop a Video for X (Twitter)

Reframe any video to 16:9 at 1280 x 720, the shape X, formerly Twitter actually wants. Free, nothing to install.

Free to start
Nothing to install
Up to 1GB

How it works

Crop for X (Twitter) in 3 steps

Upload your video
Drag and drop a file, or click to browse. Anything under 1GB, nothing to install.
16:9 is already selected
The crop is pre-set to 16:9 for X (Twitter). Switch ratio in the panel if you need a different placement.
Crop and download
We process the crop on our servers. Create a free account to download.

X (Twitter) video sizes

Landscape 16:9 is the safe shape on X: it plays inline in the timeline without cropping and expands cleanly when someone taps it. 1280 x 720 is plenty; 1920 x 1080 works and simply weighs more.

Square 1:1 also performs well in a timeline that is mostly text, since it occupies more vertical space than a widescreen clip without looking out of place.

X re-encodes uploads aggressively. Give it a clean, well-lit source rather than a file you have already compressed hard.

Timeline (landscape)

Aspect ratio16:9

Frame size1280 x 720

Timeline (square)

Aspect ratio1:1

Frame size720 x 720

Vertical

Aspect ratio9:16

Frame size1080 x 1920

Placement	Aspect ratio	Frame size
Timeline (landscape)	16:9	1280 x 720
Timeline (square)	1:1	720 x 720
Vertical	9:16	1080 x 1920

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

FAQ

crop for x (twitter): questions

What video size works best on X?

16:9 at 1280 x 720 for landscape, or 1:1 square if you want more height in the timeline.

Why does my video look soft after posting?

X re-encodes every upload. Starting from a sharp, lightly compressed source is the only real defence.

Is cropping for X (Twitter) free?

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

Do I need to install anything?

No. It opens in any browser, so you can crop for X (Twitter) 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.

What if my subject is not in the middle?

This tool crops from the centre, so it keeps the middle of the picture. If the subject sits to one side, open the clip in the full REQO editor, move the picture inside the new frame and export from there. That is free too.

Same tool, other presets