Planning 16:9-to-9:16 Center Crops & Cover Frames
Check how a widescreen 16:9 camera shot crops into a 9:16 vertical frame and export a custom vertical cover frame.
YouTube Shorts Cropper
Crop horizontal (16:9) or square (1:1) images, thumbnails, and video stills into crisp 9:16 vertical assets (1080×1920) for YouTube Shorts. Use smooth pan and zoom controls to center your subject, and toggle the authentic YouTube Shorts player UI overlay to ensure your text and faces stay clear of the right-side action buttons and bottom channel bar.
Drop image or video frame to crop for YouTube Shorts
Supports horizontal 16:9 or arbitrary images. Crops to 9:16 vertical (1080x1920).
How to Use the YouTube Shorts Cropper
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Upload your horizontal photo, widescreen thumbnail, or video frame.
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Drag the image and adjust the zoom slider to frame your subject inside the 9:16 vertical crop box.
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Toggle the 'Shorts UI Overlay' to preview where the Like/Comment/Remix icons and bottom title/subscribe bar sit.
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Select high-quality JPG or lossless PNG output format.
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Download your 1080×1920 vertical image ready for YouTube Shorts.
Practical Use Cases
Designing Vertical Graphics Clear of UI Buttons
Ensure on-screen callouts and scoreboard graphics don't collide with the right-hand Like/Dislike/Comment stack.
Preparing 1080×1920 Assets for Shorts, Reels & TikTok
Export standardized Full HD vertical images that work across all three short-form platforms.
YouTube Shorts Cropper Features
Precise 9:16 (1080x1920) Standard
Exports at exact Full HD vertical dimensions required for optimal YouTube Shorts playback.
Shorts UI Safe-Zone Overlay
Displays overlays for channel name, subscribe button, audio link, and right-hand engagement icons.
High-Fidelity Pan & Zoom
Intuitive position sliders and drag canvas preserve fine image details without pixelation.
100% Client-Side Processing
Your photos, videos, and text are processed directly in your browser canvas. No files or media are ever uploaded to external servers.
Exact Platform Dimensions
Calibrated to current Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn guidelines to prevent unexpected cropping, blurriness, or interface overlap.
Zero Sign-up or Watermarks
Fast, completely free utilities with no subscriptions, account registrations, or watermarks added to your creative assets.
Technical Specifications & Best Practices
- ✓Exports at the official YouTube Shorts vertical resolution of 1080 × 1920 pixels (9:16 aspect ratio).
- ✓On the YouTube Shorts player, the bottom ~380px (channel handle, Subscribe button, video title, audio track) and right ~140px (Like, Dislike, Comment, Share, Remix) overlay the video.
- ✓Cropping a 1920×1080 horizontal image to 9:16 keeps a 607×1080 vertical slice of the original width; use high-resolution source files for best sharpness.
- ✓Processes images locally in your browser canvas.