Crop any image to a 9:16 vertical aspect ratio online for free. Perfect for Instagram Reels, Stories, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Snapchat. No upload — works in your browser.
The full-screen vertical standard — perfect for Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Snapchat (typically 1080×1920 px).
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To crop an image to a 9:16 aspect ratio for free, open the SammaPix Crop tool, select the 9:16 preset, drag the crop box over the part of the image you want to keep, and download. The crop box locks to 9:16 so the proportions are always exact. Everything runs 100% in your browser — no upload, no signup, no watermark — and cropping removes only the pixels outside the frame, so there is no quality loss.
Open the SammaPix Crop tool and drop your image in. Supports JPEG, PNG, and WebP.
Choose the 9:16 ratio. The crop box locks to 9:16 — drag and resize it over the area you want to keep.
Download your perfectly cropped 9:16 image instantly. Everything stays in your browser — nothing is uploaded.
9:16 is an aspect ratio — these are the pixel sizes people most often export after cropping.
| Use | Pixels (W × H) |
|---|---|
| Story / Reel / TikTok | 1080 × 1920 |
| Snapchat | 1080 × 1920 |
| Half-res preview | 540 × 960 |
9:16 fills the entire phone screen — crop to it so your Reel, Story, or TikTok has no letterboxing bars.
Keep text and faces away from the top and bottom 250 px — platforms overlay usernames, captions, and action buttons there.
Cropping a landscape photo to 9:16 is aggressive — you keep only a narrow vertical slice, so reframe around a single subject.
Export at 1080×1920 px for the sharpest result across Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat.
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Use the Crop tool to crop your image to 9:16, or browse all aspect ratios.
9:16 is the vertical full-screen format for mobile: Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok videos, YouTube Shorts, and Snapchat. The most common resolution is 1080×1920 px.
Open the SammaPix crop tool, select the 9:16 ratio, position the crop box over the subject, and export. Target 1080×1920 px so the image fills the screen without upscaling.
A wide landscape photo has to lose most of its width to become a tall 9:16 frame, leaving only a narrow vertical strip. For 9:16, start from a portrait-orientation photo or one with a clear central subject.
9:16 is for full-screen Stories and Reels. 4:5 is the tallest format allowed in the regular Instagram feed. Use 9:16 for vertical video and Stories, 4:5 for portrait feed posts.
Crop to 16:9
The widescreen standard — perfect for YouTube thumbnails and videos (1280×720, 1920×1080), presentation slides, desktop wallpapers, and any 16:9 display or player.
Crop to 4:5
The tallest format Instagram allows in the feed — perfect for portrait feed posts (1080×1350 px) that take up maximum screen space, plus Pinterest and portrait layouts.
Crop to 1:1
The classic square — perfect for Instagram feed posts, profile pictures and avatars, album covers, and product thumbnails that display as a square.
Crop to 2:3
The vertical version of 3:2 — perfect for Pinterest pins (1000×1500 px), portrait photo prints, and posters where height carries the composition.
100% private
All cropping happens in your browser. Your images never leave your device — nothing is uploaded to any server.
Exact ratios
The crop box locks to the exact aspect ratio, so your output proportions are always perfect — no manual math.
Free, no limits
Crop as many images as you want. No watermarks, no sign-up, no daily caps on the free plan.