Cropper: Vertical Video Editor

No time. No timeline.

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

No time. No timeline. Built by an editor with 20+ years in the cutting room. Subject tracking, keyframe transitions, on-device AI. Stays on your phone. Cropper turns any landscape video into a perfectly framed vertical clip — ready for Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. No cloud uploads. No watermarks. Nothing leaves your phone. Built by a working broadcast cinematographer for creators who care about how their footage looks. WHY CROPPER Most reframing tools upload your footage to their servers. Cropper doesn't. Every frame is processed on your device using Apple's Vision framework — your video never touches the cloud, no account is required, and there's no watermark on free exports. THREE WAYS TO FOLLOW YOUR SUBJECT - Hand — drag anywhere on the canvas to nudge the crop manually - Keyframe — tap to drop a static crop center, or drag to paint a continuous path - Track — tap directly on a person or object and let Vision lock on and follow automatically CINEMATIC KEYFRAME TRANSITIONS Choose how the crop moves between keyframes: - Movie — holds, then cuts at the keyframe. Cinematic and clean. - Sport — holds, then snaps with a fast pan. Built for action. - Smooth — gradual glide between keyframes. Ideal for talking heads and tutorials. LIVE BEFORE / AFTER PREVIEW See exactly what your final video will look like before you commit. Pick Off, Light, Auto, or Manual enhancement — Manual unlocks Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Warmth, Sharpening, and Denoise. IMPORT FROM ANYWHERE Drop in any video from your Photos library, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive. Export 9:16, 1:1, or 16:9 — straight to your camera roll. CROPPER PRO Unlock the full toolkit with a subscription: - Unlimited exports - AI subject tracking - Export enhancement (Light, Auto, Manual) - Up to 4K output - Support a tiny indie dev $4.99/month or $49.99/year (save ~17%) with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. Cancel anytime in your Apple subscriptions settings. MADE FOR - Sports creators reframing match clips around the action - Podcasters repurposing landscape recordings for vertical platforms - Vloggers turning YouTube footage into mobile-first content - Journalists working with sensitive source material that can't go to the cloud - Anyone who wants vertical video without giving up the original shot Built by After Video Inc. — by a cinematographer with broadcast credits at RAI, Sky Sport, AFP, and NOWNESS. Privacy Policy: https://toolsfornews.com/privacy Support: https://toolsfornews.com

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This update is all about making your editing flow faster, cleaner, and a lot less frustrating — especially when you're working frame by frame. Video Loading Progress Loading a long clip used to feel like a black box. Now you'll see a clear "Loading video…" indicator with a live percentage right on screen, so you always know exactly how far along your import is. No more wondering if the app froze on that 4K clip from your phone — you'll see it tick from 0% to 100% in real time. Works the same on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Cleaner Keyframe Editing If you've ever tried to fine-tune a keyframe and accidentally tapped a previous dot instead, this one's for you. Keyframe dots are now hidden by default while you're editing, so the canvas stays clean and your taps go exactly where you want them. The dots reappear only when you step through frames using the previous/next frame buttons in the player — that's when you actually need them, to jump to and tweak a specific keyframe. Editing precise motion paths is finally a calm experience instead of a minefield. Better Discoverability We've improved how the app is described and indexed so creators searching for a serious vertical video editor can actually find us. If you've been telling friends "it's like CapCut but focused on vertical and cropping," they'll have a much easier time discovering the app on their own now. Stability and Performance Smoother playback on longer timelines Faster project open times Reduced memory use when scrubbing through high-resolution footage Several small crash fixes reported by users — thank you for sending logs A Note From the Team We build this app because we got tired of fighting our editing tools every time we wanted to post a vertical video. Every update is shaped by your feedback — the keyframe dot fix in this release came directly from a user who said "the risk to click on a previous dot is high." You were right. It's fixed. If you're enjoying the app, a quick rating helps more than you'd think and lets us keep shipping updates like this one. If something's not working for you, tap Help inside the app and tell us — we read everything. Thanks for editing with us. More coming soon.

The developer, Rocco Contini, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

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    Seller
    • Rocco Contini
    Size
    • 9 MB
    Category
    • Photo & Video
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    • Apple Vision
      Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
    Languages
    • English
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Premium Annual $49.99
    • Premium Monthly $4.99
    Copyright
    • © 2026 After Video Inc.