How to Crop a Screen Recording on PC, Mac, iOS, Android [3 Ways]

An original screen recording footage is not so perfect for sharing on SNS because it usually includes some disturbed/redundant parts. "Crop" is the best way to make your videos better and fully meet SNS uploading aspect ratio requirements. How to crop a screen recording without compromising quality? You may search for an answer to the question for a long time. If so, you are in the right place. Here, we are appreciated to share the best 3 ways to crop screen recorded videos on Windows (10/11), Mac, iPhone/Android with ease. Now, read on and pick the most satisfactory way.

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Way 1. How to Crop Screen Recording on Windows (10/11) by Re-recording

If the original screen recording doesn't satisfy you, you can re-record a video to capture special area on screen with fixed aspect ratio. Through re-recording, you don't need further cropping that may compromise video quality. iTop Screen Recorder is available now to assist you in directing how to crop a screen recording by re-recording. With unlimited recording time to record any portion of your screen - iTop Screen Recorder can be your free screen recorder. The flexible screen capture helps to capture every detail in selected area and cut off each interference.

Besides enabling you to record cropped area on screen, it also offers several amazing features, which make it more than a screen recorder.

• It figures out an easy way to make a tutorial video, record zoom meeting/Google Meet or capture a gameplay video with no time limitations.
• It supports audio-only recording specifically for music, conversations, lectures, and other various sounds.
• Using a Facecam feature will allow you to record your face in a video recording.
• It is compatible with mainstream digital devices and has more than 12 output formats.

So, how to crop screen recording by re-recording with this great screen recorder? follow the steps.

Step 1. Run iTop Screen Recorder after downloading it.

Step 2. Take a look at the Full Screen button. Click it to get access to the drop-down list. You can flexibly choose to select special region, window or use fixed aspect ratio to record screen instead of cropping a finished screen recording.

Step 3. If you want to do more settings, then go to "Quick Settings" tab to change the audio and graphic quality. In the Advanced settings, you will find more options for your screen recording.

Step 4. When you have done settings, press the "REC" button to start the recording and access the video from "My Creations" tab.

Tip: It also launches a online screen recorder empowering you to record screen on PC/Mac without installing an app. However, it lacks of the support of facecam and has time limit on recording.

Way 2. How to Crop Screen Recording with Video Editor

If you are working on a screen recording, the most important thing is to make your viewers pay attention to what you are saying or doing. It is easier to edit video than it used to be. You can use various tools that will guide you on how to crop a screen recording.

1. How to Crop a Screen Recording on PC with VLC

VLC is a very popular free media player but features various video editing tools helping you crop or do other settings on your screen recording.

To know how to crop a screen recording on PC with VLC, follow the below steps.

Step 1. Launch the screen recorder Windows 10 and click the "Open File" option in Media menu to import the screen recording you want to crop.

Step 2. Pick the area you want to crop and the app will indicate "Cut out this area".

Step 3. After that, go to Tools > Effects and Filters > Video Effects > Crop. Make the crop settings (Top, Left, Right, Bottom) to remove unnecessary parts. At last, save the cropped screen recording on PC.

Also Read: How to Record Screen with VLC

2. How to Crop a Screen Recording on Mac with iMovie

A video editing software-iMovie offers you a facility to modify your video. It's never been smoother to edit in movies when you are using a Mac device. iMovie provides you a lot of ways to release your creative movies with 4K resolution.

Here is how to crop screen recording via iMovie.

Step 1. Open the iMovie app on your Mac device. Click the "File" tab and then the "New Movie" option.

Step 2. Choose "Import Media", locate the required video, and attach it to the video track. As you can see, your screen will be split into three sections.

Step 3. On clicking the timeline section, click the "Crop" button. You can see three options including, Fit, Crop to Fill, and Ken Burns. Mostly we go for the "Crop to Fill" option.

Step 4. Now adjust the frame until your satisfaction, then choose "Apply" button. After cropping, save the video from the iMovie app to your device.

3. How to Crop a Screen Recording on iPhone/Android

iPhone and Android mobiles built in basic editing tools that can directly crop any video stored on your device. Follow the guide to learn how to crop a screen recording on portable devices.

Step 1. Open Photos app on iPhone or Gallery app on Android. Select the screen recorded video that you want to crop.

Step 2. Click Edit or scissor icon.

Step 3. Tap on the crop icon. After the frame appears, drag and move it to crop your screen recording.

Step 4. After all is done, click Done or Save.

Way 3. How to Crop Screen Recording with Online Video Cropper

Make your online video cropping experience much better with Kapwing. Some of the videos require editing to ensure that they are rightly focused on the right section. Kapwing is a free online tool, which doesn't serve ads or spam its users. It is trusted and loved by big companies to create, edit, and share content across various platforms.

If you are interested to learn how to crop screen recording with this online video cropper, then follow the below step-by-step guide.

Step 1. Upload your required video, GIF, or image to the given space on Kapwing, or paste the link of the video from various sources like YouTube or LinkedIn.

Step 2. Adjust the video or choose the presets such as Instagram/YouTube/TikTok etc., to make sure that your video has the exact fit.

Step 3. Now, your video is ready to download and share. Click 'Export' and get your final results.

In Short

Cropping a screen recording is necessary to fit different aspect ration for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok etc., and remove unwanted segments for better viewing. Indeed, there're several ways to achieve this task, re-recording with a fixed aspect ratio at the beginning, or later editing with built-in/third party editors, online croppers. iTop Screen Recorder is recommended as the best tool if you want to crop a screen recording by re-recording. It allows you to flexibly record a video with customized region (aspect ratio) for perfectly fit uploading requirements. What's more, it is available to record screen in HD with voice, facecam and no time limit. Try it to record your screen to create tutorial, gameplay video for sharing.