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Kaydens
Aug 09, 2026Copper Contributor
Look for a good video cropper I can use on Windows 11
Is there any good option out there for cropping a video on Windows 11? I only want to use part of a long video about two minutes. I tried to do that with the built-in Media Player, but the feature is...
EmilioJ1990
Aug 10, 2026Brass Contributor
You might be looking for trimming rather than cropping.
- Trimming removes unwanted time from the beginning or end of a video (for example, keeping only a 2-minute section).
- Cropping removes part of the picture (for example, cutting off the left or right side of the frame).
If you only want to keep about two minutes from a longer video, you need a video editor rather than a dedicated cropper.
For Windows 11, here are a few beginner-friendly options:
- Microsoft Clipchamp is probably the easiest place to start. It’s available on Windows 11 and lets you trim, split, crop, and export videos through a simple timeline.
- Adobe Premiere Pro offers precise trimming and cropping tools along with many advanced editing features, but it’s better suited to users who edit videos regularly and don’t mind a subscription.
If you actually need to crop the picture (rather than shorten the duration), most video editors have a Crop or Transform tool where you can adjust the frame and preview the result before exporting.
For occasional edits on a standard Windows 11 PC, a lightweight editor such as Clipchamp is usually sufficient. If you expect to do more advanced editing in the future, it may be worth learning a more feature-rich editor like Adobe Premiere Pro.