Use our online video resizer to quickly adapt your clips for any platform or aspect ratio. Whether you need to resize video for Instagram or fit a horizontal clip into a 9:16 format for TikTok, this free video resizer from Descript makes it simple.
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Choose your desired video dimensions
Start a new Descript project, then adjust the Canvas size to match your chosen dimensions. Click the “Aspect ratio and video settings” icon. Pick square (1:1), widescreen (16:9), portrait (9:16), or customize your width and height.
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Add and resize video, text, and image layers to fit
Drag and drop your media layers and adjust them to fit the new Canvas. You can add Fancy Captions, text, images, or a background to fill extra space—for example, if you’re resizing a 1:1 square video into a 9:16 portrait format.
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Export your resized video files
Make multiple compositions in one project if you want different aspect ratios of the same video. Highlight the transcript section, right-click, and duplicate to a new composition. When finished, go to Publish > Export to download all compositions.
Video templates for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and more
Use ready-made vertical, square, and wide video templates to repurpose your content for Instagram Stories, Facebook videos, YouTube Shorts, TikTok clips, and everything in between.
Customize video size, length, design and more
Refine your video’s size, length, and design to fit various platform requirements. With Descript, you can cut long clips into 30-second social posts, create sharp thumbnails, and more.
Add captions, progress bars, and other effects
No more awkward black bars or distorted footage. Even if you resize from 16:9 to 9:16, you can fill the empty space with waveforms, captions, images, titles, or progress bars.
Descript is an AI-powered audio and video editor that lets you edit podcasts and videos with a document-like interface.
Publishing
Use Descript’s publishing features to quickly post your audio and video content to Vimeo, YouTube, and other platforms with a few clicks. Once you resize a video, sharing it is straightforward.
Captions & Subtitles
Generate 95% accurate captions for your video files with Descript’s AI-driven transcription to keep your viewers engaged.
Templates
Save time with customizable social media templates from Descript, making it easy to create eye-catching videos for platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and more.
Remove filler words
Descript’s AI identifies and removes filler words (like “uh” or “um”) so you can produce polished, professional recordings with minimal effort.
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Can I resize videos for Instagram with Descript?
Yes. Descript lets you resize video for Instagram by selecting 9:16, 1:1, or 4:5. It’s quick and straightforward to repurpose your feed posts, Reels, or Stories.
Can I resize videos for YouTube shorts with Descript?
Yes. Descript can resize video for YouTube Shorts. We also offer branded templates so you can quickly rework your full-length YouTube videos into bite-sized Shorts.
What types of video files can I resize with Descript?
Descript can resize MP4, MPEG, MOV, and Apple HDR video formats.
How do I resize a video without cropping?
To resize a video without cropping, keep the original aspect ratio and add black bars where needed. With an online video resizer like Descript, you can create backgrounds, add text, or include captions in those extra spaces.
How can I resize a video without a watermark with Descript?
With the free plan, Descript allows one watermark-free export each month. For unlimited watermark-free exports, plans start at $12 per month.
