Vertical Video Converter: Horizontal to 9:16
VoxCut turns a horizontal recording into a vertical 9:16 video that fits TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Its smart reframe follows the faces and the action so the important part stays centered instead of getting cropped off at the edges. You can start on the free plan, and the whole thing runs in your browser with nothing to install.
Reframe horizontal footage to 9:16, not just crop it
A plain center crop throws away half a widescreen shot and often cuts the speaker out of frame. VoxCut reframes horizontal footage to vertical 9:16 by tracking what matters in the shot, so a person who walks to one side or two people talking stay inside the vertical frame.
The result is a full-bleed 9:16 video with no black bars and no letterboxing, sized for the feed it's going to. You upload the landscape file, pick vertical, and VoxCut handles the framing rather than leaving you to keyframe a crop by hand.
Convert one long video into a batch of vertical clips
If you're starting from a long horizontal recording, Clip Factory splits it into a batch of short vertical 9:16 clips in one pass. A webinar, a stream, a podcast or a talking-head video comes back as a set of feed-ready vertical clips instead of one file you still have to cut.
Best Moments can do the picking for you: the AI scans the footage, finds the segments most likely to hold attention, and turns them into clips. Because it works off your real audio, the clips tend to land on complete thoughts rather than cutting mid-sentence.
Captions, B-roll and a consistent look
Once the video is vertical, Auto Captions transcribe it and burn in word-level, animated subtitles in your chosen style. They're multilingual and become part of the exported file, so the timing and look stay put after you upload. Where a clip feels empty, you can drop in auto B-roll or stock footage.
If you publish under a brand, the Brand Kit locks your fonts, colors and watermark across every export, so all your vertical videos look like they come from the same channel. AI Tools can also write the titles, hooks and descriptions, and Voice Studio adds TTS voiceovers or speech-to-text when you need them.
Export, schedule and post
When a vertical video is ready, you can download the 9:16 file or schedule and auto-post it straight to TikTok and YouTube from the same tab, so converting and publishing happen in one place.
VoxCut has a free plan to try the workflow, with paid plans from $5.67/month. The editor is browser-based with no install, and the interface is available in 10 languages.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert a horizontal video to vertical 9:16?
Upload your landscape video to VoxCut and choose vertical 9:16. The smart reframe tracks the faces and action and reframes the shot to fill a 9:16 frame, with no black bars. You can then add captions and export the file for TikTok, Reels or Shorts.
Does it keep the subject in frame instead of just cropping the center?
Yes. Rather than a fixed center crop, VoxCut reframes by following what matters in the shot, so the speaker or the main action stays inside the vertical frame even when it moves toward the edges of the original footage.
What platforms is the vertical output made for?
The 9:16 output is sized for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. You can download the file to upload anywhere, and VoxCut also supports scheduling and auto-posting straight to TikTok and YouTube.
Can I convert one long video into several vertical clips at once?
Yes. Clip Factory splits a single long horizontal video into a batch of vertical 9:16 clips in one pass, and Best Moments can pick the strongest segments for you, so you don't have to cut each clip by hand.
Is there a free plan, and what languages are supported?
VoxCut has a free plan, with paid plans starting at $5.67/month. It runs in your browser with no install, the interface is available in 10 languages, and Auto Captions work across many languages.
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