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Updated for 2026

MakeThisVid is an AI square ad maker that generates video ad content from text prompts or photos — 1080p with audio in under two minutes. Note: MakeThisVid's native output formats are 16:9 landscape and 9:16 vertical. For square (1:1) output specifically, generate a clip in 16:9 or 9:16 and crop to 1:1 in a video editor. Commercial use is licensed on every purchase.

AI Square Ad Maker: Generate Square Video Ads

By MakeThisVid Editorial Updated Methodology

Square (1:1) video ads occupy more screen real estate in social feeds than landscape — they outperform 16:9 on Facebook and Instagram feed placements by a significant margin. Every video is $2.99 — clean 1080p, no watermark, commercial use included. For most square ad use cases, generate in 9:16 vertical and crop to 1:1 — this maximizes the quality of the center subject and avoids the composition problems that come from cropping landscape content. The crop takes 30 seconds in CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, or any basic video editor.

Make an ad from one prompt. $2.99 a video · Ready in about a minute · No subscription.

How to Use MakeThisVid

From prompt to downloadable MP4, ready to deploy.

  1. Preview your video free

    $2.99 makes one clean video, ready in about a minute — or add 3 more takes for $6.99 — any photo, any look, same clean 1080p with commercial use. Pay once. No subscription required.

  2. Generate in 9:16 vertical (best for cropping to 1:1)

    Select 9:16 vertical on the Create page. Write a prompt that centers the key subject — when you crop to 1:1, you'll lose the top and bottom of the frame, so place the hero subject in the middle third.

  3. Write a center-focused composition prompt

    Design for the center crop. E.g. "Product hero shot centered on a clean white background, no important visual elements at the very top or bottom, bold and graphic composition." Or: "Person centered in frame, clear negative space above and below, clean minimal background, confident portrait framing."

  4. Generate your 1080p video

    Every render is 1080p with audio, ready in 45–90 seconds. Broken renders are remade or refunded.

  5. Crop to 1:1 in your video editor and deploy

    Download the MP4. Open in CapCut, DaVinci Resolve, iMovie, or Premiere. Crop to 1:1 square. Export and upload to Facebook, Instagram, or wherever your 1:1 placement is. Commercial use included.

Make a video — $2.99

Who Uses MakeThisVid for This

Facebook and Instagram feed ads

Square (1:1) ads take up more feed space than 16:9 on Facebook and Instagram — generating higher attention and click-through rates on those placements.

Multi-placement social ad campaigns

Generate a 1:1 crop alongside a 16:9 and 9:16 version from the same concept to cover all Meta placements simultaneously without rebuilding the creative.

LinkedIn and Twitter feed video

Square video is the recommended format for LinkedIn feed and Twitter/X native video — maximizing the post's visual footprint in the desktop and mobile feeds.

Frequently Asked Questions

MakeThisVid's native output formats are 16:9 landscape and 9:16 vertical. For 1:1 square, generate in 9:16 vertical and crop to square in a video editor — a 30-second task in any basic editing app. This gives better results than cropping from landscape.
Square ads occupy 78% more screen space than 16:9 in mobile social feeds. More screen space = more attention = higher click-through rate, all else equal. Meta's own data consistently shows 1:1 outperforming 16:9 in feed placements.
In CapCut: Import → Ratio → 1:1 → export. In DaVinci Resolve: Project settings → Timeline resolution → 1080x1080. In Premiere: Sequence settings → Frame size → 1080x1080. In iMovie: Crop tool → set to 1:1. 30 seconds in any of these.
Yes. Every purchase includes a commercial use license. Use in paid ads, organic posts, and commercial materials.
$2.99 makes one clean video, ready in about a minute — or add 3 more takes for $6.99 — any photo, any look, same clean 1080p with commercial use. Pay once. No subscription required.
16:9 landscape and 9:16 vertical. Both natively supported. 1:1 square is a post-production crop step.
$2.99 makes one clean video, ready in about a minute — or add 3 more takes for $6.99 — any photo, any look, same clean 1080p with commercial use.

Generate your square ad video

Generate in 9:16, crop to 1:1. 45–90 seconds to a 1080p MP4 — then a 30-second crop to square.

Make a video — $2.99

Broken renders are remade or refunded.

or 3 more takes — $6.99 Any photo, any look · About $2.33 a take · No subscription required.