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Give a landscape video a second life as a vertical post.
Free landscape to vertical converter
Convert a landscape video to vertical without cutting anyone out
Cropping a wide video to vertical usually chops off the edges, along with half the people and any text on screen. Chitrio keeps the whole frame visible in the middle of a 9:16 video and fills the space above and below with a soft, blurred copy of the same picture, so it looks made for phones and nothing important is lost.
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Straight answer: The picture in the middle is the same width as before, so small text in a wide video stays small on a phone. If you want the video to zoom in on a speaker instead, that is an editing job this free tool does not do. A small Made with Chitrio mark sits in a corner.
How it works
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Upload your video
Pick a wide video up to 10 minutes long. A progress bar shows the upload.
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Let it convert
Chitrio builds a 1080 by 1920 vertical version with a blurred fill behind your video.
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Download and post
Download the vertical video and post it to Reels, Shorts or Status.
What people make with it
Event recordings
A stage or a classroom filmed sideways, posted vertically without losing the edges.
Screen recordings
A wide screen capture shown whole on a phone, with a calm background around it.
Slides and talks
A presentation recording that keeps every slide visible.
Questions, answered
Will it crop my video?
No. Nothing is cut off. The full frame sits in the middle, and the rest of the vertical screen is a blurred copy of it.
What size is the result?
A 1080 by 1920 vertical video with the sound kept, ready for Reels, Shorts and Status.
How long can my video be?
Up to 10 minutes. For Status, you can also split the vertical video into parts with the free Status splitter.
Does it cost anything?
No. You need a free Chitrio account, and there is a daily allowance of free jobs. No credits are used.
How long are my files kept?
For 48 hours, then they are deleted automatically.