Pixelcut
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AI Vertical Video Cropper

Trusted by 70 million people
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Developer API
Available on iPhone & Android

How to Crop Your Video to Vertical

  1. 1

    Upload your video

    Start by uploading the horizontal video file you want to repurpose. The tool supports common formats like MP4 and MOV.

  2. 2

    Describe the crop

    In the prompt box, tell the AI how to crop your video. For example, type 'Crop this to a vertical 9:16 aspect ratio' to get started.

  3. 3

    Generate your vertical video

    Click the generate button and let the AI automatically reframe your video. It will intelligently keep the main subject in the shot.

  4. 4

    Download and share

    Your new vertical video is ready to download as a high-resolution MP4. Share it directly to TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts.

Stop wasting time with manual keyframes and complex editing software. Pixelcut’s AI video cropper intelligently detects and tracks the main subject in your footage. Whether it's a person speaking, a moving object, or the center of the action, our tool automatically keeps it perfectly framed in the vertical 9:16 format. This smart reframing means your repurposed videos will look professionally edited and ready for any social media platform, capturing your audience's attention without any awkward crops or losing sight of what's important.

Intelligent AI-Powered Reframing

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Turn one horizontal video into multiple pieces of content for every platform. With our vertical video cropper, you can effortlessly adapt your widescreen YouTube videos, webinar recordings, or landscape footage into engaging clips for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. The process is fast and simple, allowing you to maximize your content output without extra effort. Upload your video, and let our AI handle the conversion, so you can focus on growing your audience across all your social channels with perfectly formatted videos.

Instantly Repurpose Content for Social Media

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Cropping a video shouldn't mean sacrificing quality. Our tool ensures your newly cropped vertical video retains its sharpness and clarity. After the AI reframes your footage, you can download a high-resolution MP4 file that’s optimized for social media. There’s no need to worry about pixelated or blurry results. Your vertical videos will look crisp and professional on any mobile device, providing a top-tier viewing experience for your followers and maintaining the production value of your original content.

Maintain Quality with High-Resolution Exports

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It’s Fast: Transform landscape videos to portrait in seconds, not hours. It’s Smart: Our AI automatically tracks the action, so you don't have to manually edit the frame. It's Easy to Use: No video editing experience is required. Just upload your video, give a simple instruction, and generate. Social Media Ready: Export high-resolution MP4 files in the perfect 9:16 aspect ratio for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. Repurpose Effortlessly: Get more mileage out of your existing content by quickly adapting it for vertical platforms.

Why use Pixelcut's AI Vertical Video Cropper?

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Content Creators: Convert your long-form YouTube videos into dozens of short, vertical clips to promote your channel on TikTok and Instagram Reels. Marketers: Repurpose horizontal video ads into vertical formats for mobile-first campaigns on social media, ensuring higher engagement. Social Media Managers: Quickly adapt user-generated content or stock videos from landscape to portrait to maintain a consistent and professional feed. Educators & Coaches: Turn your widescreen educational lectures or tutorials into bite-sized vertical videos for easy mobile learning.

Crop Video to Vertical Use Cases

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pixelcut is loved by over 2 million people

  • My favorite app

    Great app, easy to use. Helps our small business save time and money to create different marketing materials professionally. Thank you.
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    It's amazingly easy and gives the perfect results for my bags and accessories. It looks like it was done by a professional photographer.
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