Free Online Video Cropper — Crop Videos Without Upload

Crop and resize video frames online for free without uploading files to a server. Set custom crop regions visually and export instantly using FFmpeg WASM.

Drag & drop or click to upload a video

MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV

Powered by FFmpeg WebAssembly. All processing happens locally in your browser.

Crop Videos Instantly

Remove unwanted areas from your videos — trim edges, change the aspect ratio, or extract a specific portion of the frame. Everything runs directly in your browser using FFmpeg WebAssembly, with no uploads and complete privacy.

Visual Crop Selector

Key Features

Visual Crop Selection

Drag to select your crop region on the live video preview. See exactly what you'll get before processing.

100% Private

Videos are never uploaded. All processing happens locally in your browser — your content stays yours.

Pixel-Perfect Precision

Enter exact X, Y, width, and height values for precise crops, or use the interactive canvas selector.

Multi-Format Support

Works with MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, and MKV video files. Output as MP4 for universal compatibility.

Common Use Cases

Social Media

Crop landscape videos to square or portrait for Instagram, TikTok, or Reels

Remove Borders

Remove black bars, watermarks in corners, or unwanted UI elements from recordings

Focus Subject

Zoom into a specific subject by cropping out irrelevant parts of the frame

How this Crop Video works

This video cropping tool leverages FFmpeg WebAssembly's crop video filter to extract a rectangular region from a video frame without re-encoding the audio stream. Users select the crop region through an interactive HTML5 Canvas overlay rendered on top of a live video preview — dragging to define X offset, Y offset, width, and height in pixels relative to the original video dimensions.

The FFmpeg crop command applies the filter as: -vf "crop=W:H:X:Y" where W and H are the output dimensions and X, Y are the offset coordinates from the top-left of the original frame. The tool automatically rounds dimensions to even numbers since H.264 and most video codecs require even-numbered width and height values. The audio stream is copied directly without re-encoding using -c:a copy, preserving original audio quality and dramatically speeding up processing.

All video processing occurs client-side using FFmpeg WebAssembly loaded via CDN, ensuring that your video files never leave your device. The crop filter is applied during a single FFmpeg pass producing an MP4 output container. After processing, users can immediately preview the cropped video using the built-in HTML5 video player and download the resulting file.

How to Use

1

Upload video

Drag and drop or click to upload your video file (MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV).

2

Select crop region

Drag on the preview to select the crop area, or enter pixel values manually.

3

Crop & download

Click Crop Video to process and download your cropped video instantly.

Example Usage

Cropping a 1920×1080 video to a 1280×720 region starting at offset X=320, Y=180.

Input
landscape-video.mp4 (1920×1080, 30 sec)
Output
landscape-video_cropped.mp4 (1280×720, 30 sec)

Frequently Asked Questions

What video formats can I crop?
The tool supports MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, and MKV files. Output is delivered as MP4 (or preserving original format) for maximum compatibility.
Is my video uploaded to a server?
No. The entire crop operation runs locally in your browser using FFmpeg WebAssembly. Your video files never leave your device, ensuring 100% privacy.
Can I set a custom aspect ratio?
Yes. You can either use the visual drag-and-drop crop selector or manually enter precise pixel values for X offset, Y offset, width, and height.
Will cropping reduce video quality?
The cropped area is re-encoded to MP4 with high quality settings. If no re-encoding is needed, the stream is copied directly for maximum fidelity.
What is the maximum file size supported?
There is no hard file size limit — the browser's available memory sets the limit. For very large files (over 2 GB), a desktop tool may be more suitable.

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