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Edit Video Online

Edit your videos online for free — no signup, no software to install. Add a video, trim, crop, split, resize or add music, then download it. No watermark.

No account needed

…or drop a video, image or audio file anywhere on this page.

MP4 · WebM · MOV · PNG · JPG · MP3 · WAV

  • No account
  • No upload
  • No watermark
  • Runs in your browser

Your project is saved in this browser, so a refresh won't lose it.

The EditVideoOnline editor with two clips, a caption and a music track on the timelineAdd a video to start

Edit videos without signing up

If you only want to trim a 30-second clip, being asked to create an account first is a strange trade. There is no account system here at all — so the list of things to hand over is empty.

  • An account or a password
  • An email address
  • A card, trial or plan
  • An app to install
  • An upload, or a wait for one

Because there is no account, your project is saved in this browser as you work and offered back to you next time — per device, so export anything you want to keep. How the no-login editor stores your work.

  • A modern browserChrome and Edge have the widest codec support today.
  • A video fileMP4, WebM or MOV, from your own device.
Edit a video

What can you do with the online video editor?

Every screenshot below is the editor itself, not a mock-up.

Trim controls showing exact start and end timecodes with frame steppers
Trim, crop and transform, in the clip's own panel

Trim and split video

Every clip has a handle at each end. Drag them for a rough cut, or type Start and End as exact timecodes and step a single frame at a time.

To take something out of the middle, split either side of it and delete the piece between — with ripple mode on, the gap closes itself.

A 9:16 crop frame with corner handles and thirds guides over a video
Reframing a landscape clip to vertical

Crop and reframe for any platform

Choose 9:16 for a story, 1:1 for a feed, 4:5 for portrait, 16:9 for widescreen — or drag any shape freehand. Thirds guides come with it.

The export uses the frame you kept rather than padding the original with black bars, and you can still pick the output resolution afterwards.

Text panel with the caption content, a font search and the built-in typefaces
Seventeen faces built in, plus your own font files

Add text and titles

Seventeen typefaces are built in and you can load your own font file. Size, weight, letter spacing, colour, a backdrop, and an entrance or exit.

Text lands on its own track above the video, so moving a clip never drags the caption along with it.

Audio panel with a music track, its level and fade controls
Music on its own track, mixed under the clip's own sound

Music, voice and muting

Drop an MP3, WAV or M4A onto the page and it lands on its own audio track with a waveform drawn along it. Set the level and fade the ends.

Volume and mute are per clip, so you can keep the sound from one recording and drop it from another, or silence the original entirely.

Export panel showing MP4 and WebM, resolution and quality choices, and the output summary
The export panel, showing exactly what you'll get

Export without a watermark

MP4 or WebM, at the original size or 1080p, 720p or 480p, with three quality settings. The panel tells you the length, the output dimensions and what audio is going in before you commit.

Nothing is stamped on the result and there is no length cap — your own browser does the encoding, so there is no queue to wait in.

Also in the editor

Rotate sideways footage, join several clips into one file, change the output size, or run a clip at a quarter speed or up to 4×.

How to edit a video online

Four steps, no download, and nothing to set up first.

  1. 01

    Add your video

    Drag a video onto the page, or press Start editing to pick a file. It opens on the timeline in a second or two — there is nothing to upload and no queue.

  2. 02

    Make your edits

    Trim the ends, split out the parts you don't want, crop or rotate the frame, add text, drop in music, or change the speed.

  3. 03

    Preview the result

    Play it back in the preview at any point. Scrub the playhead over each cut to check the edit points before committing to an export.

  4. 04

    Export and download

    Choose MP4 or WebM and a resolution, export, and the finished file is saved to your device.

Edit video online without downloading software

Browsers gained a real media pipeline a few years ago — the same decoders they already use to play video, plus an encoder to write the finished file. This editor uses it, which is why there is nothing to install: the capability is already on your device.

editvideoonline.com
The full editor running in a browser tab: media panel, preview, properties and timeline
  • Nothing to install

    No desktop app, no extension, no plug-in. Open the page and the editor is there.

  • Any modern browser

    Chrome and Edge have the widest codec support today; Safari and Firefox open many files but can refuse specific codecs.

  • Your machine does the work

    Encoding runs on your device, so a long 4K export asks real work of it — and there is no queue.

Works with your network tab open

Your footage never leaves your device

Many browser-based editors upload your video to a server, process it there and hand you a download link. This one has no upload endpoint at all. Decoding, compositing and encoding happen in the tab.

So an unfinished cut of something confidential stays on your machine, and there is no account holding your files after you are done. The page is the only thing that comes from a server.

  • No account or email
  • No upload, ever
  • No watermark
  • No tracking cookies
4 of 4 local
  1. Your devicelocal
  2. openThe file is read from your disk.
  3. decodeYour browser's own media engine unpacks the frames.
  4. editTrims, crops and text are applied as you work.
  5. encodeThe finished MP4 or WebM is written on your machine.

network

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the page

no upload,
no telemetry

The editor has no upload endpoint. Open your browser's network tab and edit a video — nothing goes out.

Made for the five-minute edit

Screen recordings

Cut the dead air at the start, crop to the part that matters, and send it before the meeting ends.

Social clips

Reframe a landscape video to vertical, add a caption in a real typeface, and export without a logo stamped on it.

Anything confidential

Client footage, medical or legal material, an unreleased product — edits that shouldn't be sitting on someone else's disk.

Frequently asked questions

Can I edit a video online for free?

Yes. Every tool in the editor is free to use, with no paid tier, trial or export limit. Your browser does the encoding, so there is no per-minute server cost to pass on.

How can I edit a video online?

Add a video to the editor, make your changes on the timeline — trim, split, crop, rotate, text, music — preview the result and export it. The whole flow happens on one page.

Can I edit a video online without downloading software?

Yes. The editor runs in a modern browser, so there is no desktop application to install. It needs a recent browser with WebCodecs support; current Chrome and Edge work best.

Can I edit a video online without signing up?

Yes. There is no account system at all — no signup, no email address, no trial. Add your video, make your changes and export.

Can I edit a video online without a watermark?

Yes. Exports carry no watermark. There is no paid tier, so there is nothing a watermark would be advertising.

How do I trim a video online?

Drag the handle at either end of the clip on the timeline, or type exact Start and End timecodes in the Trim fields, then export.

Can I crop a video to a different aspect ratio online?

Yes. Choose a ratio — 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or free — and drag the box over the part of the shot you want to keep.

Can I split a video into separate clips online?

Yes. Park the playhead where the cut belongs and press S. The clip becomes two independent clips you can trim, reorder or delete.

Can I add music to a video online?

Yes. Drop an audio file onto the page and it lands on its own track. Set its level and fades, and it mixes with the video's own sound. There is no built-in music library — you add your own file.

Can I edit multiple video clips online?

Yes. Add as many clips as you need to one timeline, drag them into order, and export a single video. Transitions are available between clips.

Can I edit a video on a PC without installing software?

Yes. On Windows, macOS or Linux the editor runs in the browser you already have. It also works on tablets and phones, though a mouse and a larger screen make timeline work easier.

Is EditVideoOnline.com free to use?

Yes, and there is no upsell path — no watermark to remove, no resolution locked behind a plan, and no account to upgrade.

Can I edit videos directly in my browser?

Yes, and that is the whole design. Your file is read from your device and decoded, edited and encoded by the browser's own media engine. Nothing is uploaded to a server — you can watch the network tab while you work.

What video formats does the online editor support?

MP4, WebM and MOV for video, PNG, JPG and WebP for images, and MP3, WAV and M4A for audio. Exports are MP4 or WebM. Exactly which codecs open and export depends on your browser.

Open a video and see

No sign-up wall to get past. Scroll back up, drop a file in, and you're editing.

Start editing