--- title: "How to Make a Square Video on iPhone (1:1 Video Collage)" description: "Make a square 1:1 video on iPhone without cutting off what matters: fit or crop a clip, or put several videos in a square grid, and export 1080×1080 or 4K." url: "https://videogrid.app/how-to-make-square-video-on-iphone" updated: "2026-10-24" --- # How to make a square video on iPhone Square videos still work everywhere — in the Instagram and Facebook feed, in ads, in chats. The Photos app can crop a video to a square, but it cuts off whatever doesn't fit. Here's how to keep the whole picture, or put several clips into one square video. **Short answer:** the Photos app crops a video to a square and cuts off the edges. To keep the whole picture, tap the square frame under **Single video** on the Video Grid Collage start screen; to combine several clips, tap **Square** under **Instagram** or **1:1** in the **Format** section. Fit your clips and export 1080×1080. **You'll need:** an iPhone (iOS 18+) · the free [Video Grid Collage](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6743649992?pt=123926799&ct=en-square&mt=8) app · ~5 minutes ## Step by step ### 1. Start a square project Open [Video Grid Collage](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6743649992?pt=123926799&ct=en-square&mt=8) (free on the App Store). For one clip, scroll to the bottom of the start screen and tap the square frame under **Single video**. For several, tap **Square** under **Instagram**, **TikTok** or **Facebook**, tap **1:1** in the **Format** section, or pick a layout in the **Square** section. ### 2. Add one clip or several Pick your videos and photos. In a **Single video** project, several clips play one after another in the same frame, and **Insert → Media** adds more later. In a collage, each clip gets its own frame. ### 3. Fit or crop In a **Single video** project, the whole clip fits by default — fill the space around it with **Background**, or pinch to zoom until it fills the square. In a grid, drag each clip to choose what stays in view. ### 4. Style it Add a **Border**, round the corners, put a title on top with **Text** and add music with **Insert → Audio**. ### 5. Export Export in 1080p (1080×1080) or 4K (2160×2160) and share it. ## Tips for square videos - Two vertical phone clips side by side make a nearly square frame — in 1:1 only thin strips at their edges are trimmed. - A 2×2 grid turns any four clips into a tidy square, whatever their orientation. - Keep text inside the square with some margin, so it's not cut off in feed previews. ## Video Grid Collage at a glance - Your first project is free, with unlimited exports - No watermark, no ads and no sign-up - 3-day free trial on the yearly Pro plan - Up to 9 videos on screen at once, and several clips in a row in each cell — up to 100 clips in one collage - 100 layouts, plus animated, puzzle and gradient templates - Blend videos and photos as full-frame layers with 8 blend modes, such as Screen, Multiply and Overlay, and opacity for each layer - Text and titles with animations, Auto Captions, music, overlays and background removal - Export up to 4K at 60 fps with HDR, in 9 aspect ratios: 9:16, 4:5, 1:1, 16:9 and more - For iPhone, and also Mac with Apple silicon and Apple Vision Pro ## Try it yourself — free Video Grid Collage · 4.9 on the App Store · 100 layouts, up to 100 clips in one collage [Download on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6743649992?pt=123926799&ct=en-square&mt=8) ## Frequently asked questions ### Can I make a video square without cropping it? Yes. Put it in a 1:1 frame and let it fit: the whole picture stays visible, and the space around it is filled with a color, a photo or another video. ### Can the Photos app make a video square? Yes, by cropping it to a square in the crop tool — whatever doesn't fit is cut off. ### What size is a square video? 1080×1080 pixels in 1080p, or 2160×2160 in 4K. ## Related guides - [How to make a horizontal video vertical on iPhone](https://videogrid.app/how-to-make-video-vertical-on-iphone) - [How to put two videos side by side on iPhone](https://videogrid.app/how-to-put-two-videos-side-by-side) - [9:16, 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9: choosing the right aspect ratio](https://videogrid.app/best-aspect-ratio-for-social-video)