- Settings
- Processing
- Result
Horizontal to Vertical Video Converter – Free Online
Turn a horizontal video into a vertical 9:16 video: AI follows the face, never adds black bars.
Your file is kept — processing resumes automatically.
This limit resets tomorrow. Go Pro to never hit it again, on every tool.
Drop to upload
We'll take it from here
Drop your file here
or browse your files
MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM
Your Hashtags Are Ready!
Hashtags copied to clipboard — paste them in your post!
Drop to upload
Drop your file here
or browse your files
Convert to:
Translate to:
Conversion Complete!
Preview below. Download your file whenever you like.
Translation Complete!
Preview below. Download your file whenever you like. Timecodes are preserved.
Platform
Duration
Free account required to use this tool. Sign up in seconds!
Your Video Script
Quota is based on full video duration. Queued and running tasks are included; the exact balance is checked before transfer.
COMPATIBLE PLATFORMS
The language is detected automatically — nothing to select. Over 100 languages are recognised (Wolof is not supported yet).
Helps the AI spell rare names or brands correctly.
Identify speakers
Detects who speaks when (ideal for interviews and podcasts)
Number of speakers
About 1–3 minutes. Face tracking keeps the subject in frame.
Keep this tab open, processing continues.
Klipa is preparing your preview
Your best clip is being cut and auto-reframed (face tracking). This preparation happens only once — about 30 seconds.
Upgrade to generate your clips with this style, or continue free with the Minimal style.
Burning in the captions…
Klipa is burning your captions into this clip, in the style you chose — identical to the preview. This takes a moment, keep the page open.
The burn failed — nothing was lost, you can retry.
File expired
For your privacy, files are deleted automatically after a while. Re-run the compression to get a new link.
Before
After
Quality preserved: your video stays sharp and plays everywhere, with no watermark.
Compress heavier files, as many times as you want
What's next?
What's next?
Your reframed video is ready
Free download stays available — your video will carry the logo.
Unlock often? See ProWhat's next?
The free version carries the Klipa logo in the center and bottom of the video.
One-time payment, this video only.
Or Pro: all your videos logo-free, unlimited →What's next?
Longer videos and larger files with Pro.
Your original video is still available. Try another tool:
One upload, five formats — vertical to horizontal too
To reframe a horizontal video into a vertical one, upload the file, pick a vertical format such as 9:16, and Klipa's AI crops the frame around whoever is speaking instead of cutting the sides at random. The result is a full-frame vertical video, ready for TikTok, Reels or Shorts, with no black bars and no fixed crop that loses the subject the moment they move.
Why reframing beats a fixed centre crop
A video shot in 16:9 doesn't become vertical by simply keeping the middle third of the frame: as soon as the speaker turns, gestures, or a second person enters the shot, a fixed crop cuts off a head or leaves someone half out of frame. Klipa's AI detects the face or subject in every shot and moves the crop to keep them in view, smoothing the motion so the frame pans instead of jumping.
The shape each platform expects, without re-uploading
Not every platform wants the same shape. From a single horizontal video, Klipa reframes to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, to 4:5 for the Instagram feed, to 1:1 for a square post, or to 2:3 for Pinterest. Pick the format and the AI recalculates the crop and the tracking for that exact ratio — no need to do five separate exports by hand.
The other direction: vertical to horizontal
The reverse conversion works the same way. A video filmed vertically on a phone can be reframed to a horizontal 16:9 for YouTube, a slide deck or a desktop screen, with the same subject tracking applied in reverse — useful whenever footage shot for a phone needs to land on a wider screen instead.
Where reframing fits in your editing order
Most creators reframe to vertical before adding subtitles: crop to 9:16 first, then burn captions sized for the new frame, or cut the reframed video into shorter clips afterwards. Doing it in that order keeps captions centred on the new frame, instead of captions placed for a 16:9 video ending up off to one side once it becomes vertical.
Judge the real crop on your own footage
The reframed video downloads immediately with a small logo, so you can judge the actual crop and tracking on your own footage — not a generic preview — before deciding whether to unlock the version without it.
How to reframe a horizontal video to vertical
Upload your horizontal video
Drop the 16:9 video you want to reframe: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV or WebM, up to 2 GB.
Pick the output format
9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, 4:5 for the Instagram feed, 1:1 or 2:3 for square and Pinterest, or 16:9 to go from vertical to horizontal.
Download the reframed video
The AI tracks the subject through the whole clip and hands you a full-frame video in the format you picked — watch it before deciding whether to remove the logo.
Why reframe with Klipa instead of a fixed crop
Face-tracked reframing, not a fixed crop
The AI follows whoever is speaking shot after shot, moving the frame instead of leaving a crop that runs off the subject the moment they step aside.
Never a black bar
The output is a genuine full-frame crop at the target ratio, not the original video shrunk and pasted on a black or blurred background.
One video, reframed for every platform
9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 2:3 and 16:9 — pick the shape TikTok, Instagram, Pinterest or YouTube expects, and reframe the same video again for another platform without re-uploading.
See the result before you commit
The reframed video is ready to watch immediately, logo included; you only decide whether to remove it once you've judged the actual crop, not a preview.
When to reframe a video to vertical
Repurpose a YouTube video into vertical Shorts
Long videos are usually shot in 16:9. Reframe them to 9:16 to repost the same footage as Shorts, Reels or TikToks, without filming anything again.
Turn a filmed podcast into vertical clips
A podcast or interview shot in landscape becomes a vertical clip where whoever is talking stays centred, camera cut after camera cut.
Reframe gameplay or livestream commentary for Shorts
A gameplay recording with a webcam facecam, or a livestream highlight, gets reframed to 9:16 around the streamer's face, so their reactions stay visible instead of getting cropped out.
Convert a vertical phone video to horizontal
A video filmed vertically on a phone reframes to 16:9 for YouTube, a slide presentation or a desktop screen, with the same subject tracking working in reverse.
Publish one video in every format your platforms need
The same source video reframes separately to 9:16 for Stories, 4:5 for the Instagram feed, and 1:1 or 2:3 for a square or Pinterest post, without re-uploading each time.
Related Tools
Converting horizontal video to vertical — FAQ
What Creators Say
From horizontal to vertical, without losing the shot
Reframing a horizontal video by hand, keyframe by keyframe, takes hours of editing for a result that still risks cutting off the subject. Klipa's AI tracks the face automatically, crops full-frame with no black bars, and outputs whichever format — 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 2:3 or 16:9 — the platform expects, including the reverse: vertical to horizontal. Upload once, watch the finished result, and decide only then whether to unlock it.
