How to crop a video on a Mac in 2023 (without downloading any software)

Cropping (or reframing) a video on a Mac in 2022 is easier than ever - but all the results on Google tell you to download iMovie or Wondershare Filmora or something. That is insane. You do not need to do that. Do this instead.
This is useful if you want to crop a video vertically to make it a vertical video, crop it into a square to make it a square video. You can easily and quickly make a video 16:9, 1:1, widescreen, letterbox, portrait, whatever. This would be helpful if you're trying to resize a video for Instagram Reels, an Instagram Story, or a TikTok. Any aspect ratio can be achieved with this powerful and forbidden technique. Aspect ratios. You don't have to read this, by the way. I am typing all this in here in the hopes that someone searching UA-cam or Google for "how to crop a video vertically on a Mac" also finds this video, since it would help them too. Which reminds me: you can do this on your MacBook Air, your MacBook Pro, your M1 Pro MacBook, your iMac, and even your Mac Pro. Those are all Apple Macintosh computers that run the "macOS" operating system.
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[@venomfall]

Great video Nick! A few suggestions for future obscure tech tutorials: The mic quality isn't nearly bad enough, nor is the video quality. Optimally you want 240p and mic audio that is clipping every time you breathe in too sharply. In addition, some non copyright music at hearing-damaging levels would also complete the video. Just thought I'd give some suggestions for next time!

[@babylonian]

next time i will do a loud text outro that says "THANKS FOR WATCHING!!!!!!!!!!!" with some Kevin MacLeod toy piano music under it

[@drwana698]

Yes

[@drwana698]

@@babylonian hey nick thanks for watching

[@freddiemt_]

@@babylonian dont forget to use the iMovie Pixie Dust title for that

[@connoroflynn1750]

@@babylonian I think scrap the mic completely, just type really slowly into notepad or the mac equivalent

[@neontd]

This is why I love this channel. It's mostly hour-long documentaries, and then every now and then, you'll just post some weird 2-5 minute long video about something random just because you want to

[@MrTorterra10]

@Frigo Pie funny thing is i found this video in my recommended so i don't think it broke his algorithm lol

[@spankosaurus]

@Frigo Pie who gives a fuck, he certainly doesn't, and I love it

[@spankosaurus]

@Frigo Pie I found this content to be extremely useful

[@spankosaurus]

@Frigo Pie hasn't ruined shit lmao

[@spankosaurus]

@Frigo Pie just remember bro, we're floating on a rock in space, try to enjoy the mac tutorial

[@cassette_elk]

and here I am, at 1:41 AM on a Monday, watching how to crop videos on a Mac while using a windows laptop. My life's finally peaked.

[@TheFedzOohNoo]

i thought he got hacked

[@StUCaboose]

It's past midnight here, I'm in bed, on an android phone, I'm not a video editor, and I hate apple products. Do I know why I clicked on this video, a video that literally could not be more irrelevant to me? No. No I do not

[@leokatzzz]

peak life

[@tburrrg2502]

I love how your content is just sharing random information & investigating stuff for the people of the internet. You are such a gem Nick ❤

[@DanielSuguwa]

Hey Nick, thanks for the tutorial! Your contribution in making such tutorial will make documentation way easier than ever before 👍

[@fastedmedia5567]

Amazing!!! I've just spent an hour trying to do this and your video helped me in 10 seconds! Thank you Nick!

[@ms.bowles9453]

THANK YOU for this video - and for being short, sweet, and to the point! It came up in a Google search and was exactly what I was looking for.

[@TetzeTorahMinistries]

This is exactly what I was looking for! You are a rockstar!!! Thanks for sharing this discovery with other Mac users!

[@Maedawg0001]

Thank you nick. I don't use mac so this info was useless to me, but it's still really nice to see your content!!!

[@ZephCloud]

Wow…I didn’t even know you can crop videos on iPhone and iPad with the edit button on photo…now I know you can do it with all of them..thank you!❤

[@RussianBritish]

Love it bro! Exactly what I was looking for!

[@biggwatt]

Damn, thank you. Assumed there must be an easy way of doing this forever but never came across it. Thank you for the short succinct video.

[@Orrinton]

Managed to help me out AND make me laugh in the same 1 minute video. Thank you man greatly appreciated

[@mikeaustin1]

Thanks for this! Saved me TONS of work!!! :)

[@GEZEBELLEGABURGABLY1]

omg awesome thank you for sharing this!!

[@eicoz]

This made my day bro thanks a lot !

[@EriebyCycle]

Super helpful! Thank you.

[@each1-teach1]

immensely helpful thanks!!

[@AtHomeWithQuita]

Thank you so much for your video! This helped so much

[@gillianmodrate2554]

Gosh - this is so simple but it's saved me so much time going between my Mac and phone. Thank you!

[@mahalie23]

Thank you a million times. This saved me so much time.

[@eeeb]

THANK YOU, this saved me tons of time

[@marcuskwek3832]

THANK YOU DUDE. You've saved me so much time fumbling around the dumb dumb iMovie.

[@Lexthebomboffcial]

Wow thanks this helped so much!

[@paulraven6847]

Exactly what I needed!!! Genius!

[@freshquestcomic-selfiecomic]

A ridiculously brilliant tip. I've downloaded so many stupid video editing programs and crop is in iPhoto...thanks sooo much!

[@thebladingbros1626]

Totally helped me man ! Thank you

[@serenalee-cultura4085]

I scoured every corner of the interwebs for way too long before finding this video. Thank you, dude!

[@CrystalCountess]

Hours. Days. Frustration. Drinking. Calling everyone I know. Screaming. Telling my business mentor that all the stuff they're recommending is not working and why does no one listen to me when I tell them their shit doesn't work because of the age of my mac (which was 12K 10 years ago). Now you show me this? You're brilliant. Thank you for doing this. I'm serious when I tell you this saved my sanity and calmed me right down like valium. Internet angel. Thanks.

[@larsmannetje001]

Just what I needed, thanks my man

[@KennyPhases]

Dude THANK YOU.

[@SergeyDragan]

Thanks a lot! That's exactly what I needed!

[@janeelizabxth]

this is so stupidly simple, I've looked through so many sites. thanks for the video!!!!

[@anderlex]

Thank you so much! It worked like a charm.

[@TheBeautyofAnnuitiesbyDPL]

Thanks for the tip!

[@user-qg1ki7ov7b]

haha this is brilliant! Thank you! Saved me so much time

[@chrismyersdrums]

Thanks for this simple solution Nick!

[@HARLANP]

This is great
I was dying for something this easy like 3 years ago

[@RockRydeMtb-nb5jx]

great and simple video thanks man

[@pinkacrash]

genuinely good to know thank you so much

[@StoryTellersHandbook]

Very helpful! Thank you

[@mochiemy]

Thank you for the tutorial😊

[@nicholasdominici]

Thank you Nick Robinson. Very cool, will use.

[@NZKiwi87]

Thank you for your work 👍

[@ProgrammingforLovers]

Thank you Nick!

[@lidialonergan8298]

Superb- answered question I had efficiently and quickly; thank you so much!

[@paulmorandi4509]

You are awesome mate

[@lastnamefirstname8655]

nice video, nick. thanks for the tutorial. definitely very helpful, one day, some day, maybe.

[@drrodopszin]

Thank you my man, you have saved a ton of time.

[@ashaninBenjamin]

You saved my day, thank you!

[@IvanPerez-bm8er]

I am so grateful.

[@SubTheHan]

i cant believe i actually needed this video.

[@daviddiel3744]

Thank you so much. You saved me a bunch of time.

[@spatchette]

OMG thank you!!! I was going crazy because a 1GB video had been uploaded to cloud and so it wouldn't allow me to download back to my phone where I could easily crop. On my computer iMovie and quicktime didn't have the option to free crop. THANK YOU for alleviating massive frustration 😅

[@ChristopherDillman]

Very cool! Thank you. I was trying to zoom into a closeup of a video tech tutorial. This is perfect. Silly that Quicktime doesn't have a video crop tool like this.

[@charlieromero1008]

Thank you very much!

[@charlied2020]

This is absolute genius. Saved me hours and cash. Thanks for posting.

[@bprpcalculusbasics]

Thanks!!!

[@rorydonohue1832]

Amazing you're a life saver.

[@Sing4DLaughter]

I guess a lot of people has already told you this, but, thank you, youre a genious!

[@dannycoughlin08]

Life-saver!! Thank you!

[@adityakhanna113]

My windows laptop recently broke down so I am forced to use my work Mac. The windows one had premiere on it but now I got nothing.
This video couldn't have come at a better time thanks man

[@anonymouslyupload]

straight to the point, thanks

[@tuobraun]

OMG, thank you!

[@GabiRoseMusic]

Thank you so much

[@caitlinalber1003]

Do you know what a lifesaver you are? THANK YOU! I was pulling my hair out trying to work iMovie's sharing...

[@stephenbuck7268]

THANK YOU!!!

[@martinfake3]

i love you so much!!

[@veek6514]

This video ROCKS!!

[@bilvyy]

UGH THANK YOU YOU'RE A GOD

[@tientrinhdinh8053]

nice. thanks bro!

[@JestrStudios]

Solid thank you!

[@dawnieb.7394]

MIND. BLOWN.
Thank you sir!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@KKonzuk]

Nick! Thank you!

[@westvirginiaglutenfreepepp7006]

Good video ty

[@timtim8011]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@realmaxtovar]

thank you SO much!!

[@nicolasmarti]

Wow thank you

[@faujisimp7090]

Thank you brother

[@jimmyjudefilms4757]

thank you man

[@BrandDNA]

40 secs of your video and my mystery was solved. Thanx Nick!

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

I don't own a Mac, I didn't see this video in my sub feed until after the video about the hypnotic table (endslates work??), and yet I'm still fascinated to see this is a feature

[@jeanginomiele7690]

Thank you!!!

[@lmb430]

THANK YOU! Opening up iMovie was a pain.

[@dill_TV]

Thank you!

[@io6851]

THANK YOU KIND SIR 🙏

[@MasterCheeksUNSC]

Thank you Phantom Dust!

[@yolda1mimar]

Thanks! :))

[@locacacaca6251]

Huge thanks

[@YTSurfer1997]

Bro... you saved my life :)

[@j2simpso]

Looks like you're becoming the new MacMost!

[@pauliedaartist7]

Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@fryguyy]

thanks nick

[@loganbrown9895]

oh my gosh he's a genius and a life saver!

[@sprimkle]

THANK YOU so much!! I can't believe I didn't think of this but even more so I can't believe 90% of what's on google about how to do this are these crazy complicated methods when this is literally right there.

[@LukeSpine]

I’ve done this several times, I love having the photo/video editing options on mac. Surprised it’s not online

[@MegsCarpentry-lovedogs]

Yes, it does help..and to mention that there is a ratio switch option. Thank you so much! Prince Edward Island, Atlantic Canada chiming in :)

[@murk.mp4760]

The fact that I can't tell if this is a shitpost or not amazes me. I mean, look at the description.

[@ZelaphasChiyena]

Jeez... you're absolutely right about googling to death before finding basic solutions. This worked perfectly for cropping videos for my Etsy shop. Thanks a ton!

[@Dac_vak]

Holy shit dude, thank you for this