Crop a GIF or video online, free
Crop a GIF or video to the part you want, in your browser, nothing uploaded.
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Crop options
Drop a video or GIF here
GIF, MP4, MOV, WebM · up to 2 GB and 300 seconds
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GIF, MP4, MOV, WebM
How to use
- Drop or choose a GIF, MP4, MOV, or WebM file.
- Drag a rectangle on the preview to select the area you want, or type exact x, y, width, and height numbers instead.
- Pick a preset ratio (1:1, 4:5, 9:16, or 16:9) or leave it free-form to crop any shape.
- Click Crop and download the result.
Worked example
Input: a 1080×1920 portrait phone video, cropped to a 1:1 square using the preset. Expected output: a square video matching exactly the area you dragged, at the source’s full pixel precision regardless of how zoomed in or out the preview was when you dragged the rectangle.
Edge case: choosing a preset ratio locks the rectangle to that shape as you drag, and the rectangle cannot be dragged outside the edges of the frame.
Edge case: if the cropped area lands on an odd pixel width or height for a video, the output is adjusted to the nearest even dimension and the page states that the size was rounded, rather than producing a file some players refuse to open.
Limits and formats
| Accepted input | GIF, MP4, MOV, WebM |
| Output | Same format as the input |
| Crop controls | Drag a rectangle, or type exact x/y/width/height; presets 1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9, or free-form |
| Maximum clip length | This tool has a length cap so a job stays quick to produce. The current limit is shown on the page before you start, not buried in a refusal after the fact. On a phone or tablet, a GIF is usually bounded first by what the device’s memory can hold once it’s decoded (its frame count times its pixel size) rather than by this cap; the tool names that measure directly if it has to refuse a GIF for that reason |
| Maximum file size | This tool has a size cap, above which a file is refused with a plain reason instead of a crash. The current limit is shown on the page before you start. Below that cap, a GIF is admitted or refused by what the device’s memory can hold once it’s decoded, not by its byte size: frame count times pixel size, the same measure the tool names if it refuses one |
| Limits on this page | Files up to 2 GB; clips up to 5 minutes. A GIF must also fit in this browser's memory once decoded. |
| Crop shape | Rectangular only at this time (see the FAQ below) |
Privacy
This tool runs entirely in your browser. When you pick a file, it is decoded and cropped on your own device using your browser’s built-in video and image support. It is never uploaded to a server, and Inkclip never sees it. The only network activity while you work is the page itself, plus an ad request and visit statistics (the page you open and which tool you use, never your file), all described in the privacy policy.
Frequently asked questions
Can I crop a GIF into a circle?
Not right now. The crop shapes available today are the rectangular presets (1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9) plus a free-form rectangle. A circular mask isn’t built yet; if that changes, this page will say so.
Can I crop by exact numbers instead of dragging?
Yes. Type x, y, width, and height directly if you need pixel-precise control instead of dragging on the preview.
Does the crop stay accurate if I zoom the preview in or out?
Yes. The rectangle you drag maps to the source file’s real pixels exactly, at any zoom level the preview is showing.
Does this work on video too, or only GIFs?
Yes. The same crop tool works on MP4, MOV, and WebM, and the output keeps your input’s original format.
Why would I crop instead of resize?
Resizing scales the whole frame down or up; cropping removes parts of the frame you don’t want, like black bars, a watermark at the edge, or extra background around the subject, while keeping the rest at full size.