Resize Video for Instagram Reels

Instagram Reels are 1080×1920 pixels at 9:16. This free tool crops any video to that size in your browser, so your Reel fills the screen with no black bars. No upload, no watermark, no sign-up.

Instagram Reels size and specs (2026)

Export at 1080×1920, 9:16. That fills the screen in the Reels feed. Your profile grid shows a narrower crop of the cover, so keep the subject in the middle.

SettingUse this
Size1080×1920 px
Aspect ratio9:16 (vertical)
File typeMP4 or MOV
LengthUp to 3 minutes for most accounts
Keep text clear ofTop 173 px, bottom 422 px, 65 px each side
  • Posting the same video to TikTok too? Check it in the safe zone checker with the Both overlay.

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How it works

  1. 1Drop in your video. Any format works.
  2. 2It crops to 9:16 (1080×1920) for Instagram Reels. No stretching, no black bars.
  3. 3Download it and post.

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