Get a Video Ready for Vertical Platforms
Turning a landscape recording into something worth posting on TikTok, Reels, or Shorts is two separate jobs: finding the part worth using, and cropping it to fit a phone screen. Upload a video or paste a link and ScreenApp’s AI highlights and automatic bookmarks, so you can jump to the moment worth posting instead of scrubbing the whole recording.
Once you have the clip, trim recordings to the exact start and end point, then crop it to a vertical frame with the vertical video converter before you download or share it.
What you get:
- AI highlights and automatic bookmarks, so you do not have to scrub the whole recording
- trim recordings to the exact clip you want
- A transcript in 100+ languages to search for the line you need
- AI chat with any recording so you can ask what happens in the video and get pointed to the timestamp
- A separate crop tool for vertical formats: 9:16, 1:1, or 4:5
- Paid plans only for downloading the finished clip, or share a link instead
- Free plan: 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each to try it on
How to Edit a Video for Vertical Platforms
Getting from a long recording to a vertical clip takes three steps.
- Upload or import the video: Add a file in MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI, WEBM, MKV, FLV, TS, MTS, M2TS, 3GP, 3GPP, 3G2, WMV, ASF, VOB, OGV, RM, RMVB, MPG, MPEG, M2V, F4V, MXF, or paste a YouTube, Vimeo, or YouTube, Vimeo and direct media links link. Processing starts once the video is in your library.
- Find and trim the clip: AI highlights and automatic bookmarks across the recording, then use the trim tool to set the exact start and end point instead of dragging the playhead back and forth to find it yourself.
- Crop it vertical and get the clip: If the source is landscape, crop it to 9:16, 1:1, or 4:5 with the vertical video converter, then download it on a paid plan or share the link straight from ScreenApp.
Accuracy of the transcript and the highlights depends on the audio: a clean single-speaker recording works better than a noisy room with several people talking over each other. See how we measure accuracy.
Vertical Video Editor vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | Canva | Opus Clip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 2 transcriptions, up to 45 min each | Not stated | watermarked, up to 1080p, expires after 3 days |
| Vertical (9:16) crop | Separate tool, 9:16, 1:1, or 4:5, no AI reframing | Yes | 9:16 only |
| Watermark on free plan | no watermark on any recording or export | Not stated | Yes |
| Downloads | Paid plans only | Not stated | Free plan (watermarked, 3-day expiry) |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $12/month annual | $15 to $29/month |
Sources, checked 2026-09-12: ScreenApp pricing, screenapp.io/help/free-account-download-limits, opus.pro/pricing, canva.com/pricing/
- vs Canva: Canva’s resize tool crops between aspect ratios manually; its own page does not describe finding the highlight in a longer video for you. Canva Pro runs $12 a month billed annually.
- vs Opus Clip: Opus Clip auto-generates vertical clips from spoken words and exports 9:16 only even on its free plan, with watermarked, up to 1080p, expires after 3 days. ScreenApp finds the highlight and lets you trim it, but vertical cropping is a separate manual step, not automatic reframing.
Who Uses a Vertical Video Editor
Content creators upload a long stream or interview, let AI surface the moments worth posting, trim the one they want, and crop it vertical for TikTok, Reels, or Shorts.
Marketers turn a webinar or product demo into a short vertical clip, trimmed to the point that matters, without hiring an editor for the technical cropping.
Podcasters with video episodes search the transcript for the exchange they remember, trim it into a clip, crop it vertical, and post it alongside the full episode.
Small businesses cut a customer story or a behind-the-scenes moment out of a longer recording and post it as a vertical clip.
Agencies work through client video assets, trimming and cropping each one to a vertical frame before delivery.
