Sometimes you only need ten seconds of a long video: a quote from a press conference, a goal, a funny moment for a reel. Opening a full editor for that is overkill, and most online trimmers upload your file and stamp a watermark on it.
The Video Trimmer cuts the clip right in your browser and gives you a clean MP4.
How to trim a video
- Open the Video Trimmer and drop in your video.
- Play it on the right. When you reach the start of your clip, pause and press Set start = now.
- Play on to the end of the part you want and press Set end = now. You can also type the seconds directly.
- Check the clip length shown under the buttons.
- Press Start, preview the result and download the MP4.
Tips for clean cuts
- Leave a little air. Start half a second before the moment and end half a second after it. Hard cuts on a word feel abrupt.
- Use the arrow keys. Click the video and use the left and right arrow keys to step through it for a more precise start point.
- Trim first, then compress. Cutting first means the Video Compressor has less to process and the final file is smaller.
What happens to quality?
The trimmed part is re-encoded as an MP4 with H.264 video and AAC audio, close to the original quality. Resolution and frame rate stay the same as your source.
Ideas for using trimmed clips
- Pull a 15–30 second highlight from a long news video for TikTok, Reels or Shorts.
- Cut a quote from an interview and add a lower third with the speaker’s name.
- Turn a short moment into a GIF with Video to GIF.
- Grab the best frame as a thumbnail with Video Frame to PNG.
Everything runs on your device. No account, no upload and no watermark.