Trim Video keeps only the part of a video you need: cut a long recording down to the interesting minute, remove the fumbling at the start of a screen recording, or shorten a clip before sharing it. It runs in your browser, adds no watermark and never uploads the video.
How to trim a video
- Click Choose a video and drop an MP4, MOV, WebM or MKV file.
- Play it to where the clip should start and click Use current position next to Start; do the same for End. Or type the times, for example 0:15 and 1:40.
- Click Trim video, check the result, then Download.
When the file opens, Start is set to 0:00 and End to the full length, so you only need to change the side you want to cut.
Typing times
| You type | Means |
|---|---|
| 0:15 | 15 seconds |
| 1:40 | 1 minute 40 seconds |
| 1:40.5 | 1 minute 40.5 seconds |
| 100 | 100 seconds (same as 1:40) |
| 75:00 | 1 hour 15 minutes |
Decimals let you cut to a tenth of a second, which helps when a clip should end right before someone starts speaking.
Tips for a clean cut
- Pause the player and drag the slider slowly to find the right moment before clicking Use current position. You can then fine-tune the time by typing, for example changing 0:15 to 0:14.6.
- Leave half a second before the first word or action. A clip that starts mid-word feels abrupt.
- Watch the last two seconds of the result before downloading; that is where a cut that is slightly late shows up.
- To keep several separate parts, trim the first one, download it, then change the times and trim again. The original stays open.
Good to know
- The result is an MP4 (H.264 and AAC) that plays everywhere. Browsers that cannot make MP4 save a WebM instead.
- Remove sound gives a silent clip, useful for a background video or when the audio is just wind or chatter.
- To make the trimmed clip smaller as well, run it through Video Compressor. To turn a few seconds into an animation, use Video to GIF.
Private by design
Your file is processed on your own device and never uploaded. See how it works.