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Video Trimmer — Cut Video Online Free, No Upload

Cut any video by start and end time in your browser — fast lossless trim or frame-accurate mode. No upload, no watermark, no account.

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Drop a file here or click to browseMP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MKV — one file at a time🔒 Processed on your device — never uploaded

Seconds (90) or MM:SS / HH:MM:SS

Where the clip should stop

Fast is instant; Precise takes longer but cuts on the exact frame.

Cropping always re-encodes, even in Fast mode.

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What visitors say

  • ★★★★★

    Video from my mobile easily get trimmed

  • ★★★★★

    fast to trim video. convenient for mobile browser.

  • ★★★★★

    Yes it is best tool and allowed quick trim of my video with out uploading to cloud.

Cut a clip out of any video — right in the browser

Typical trimming jobs are short: a clip for a status or story, the useful part of a lecture recording, a highlight from a match. Opening a full editor for that is overkill, and uploading personal footage to a "free online trimmer" is worse. This tool cuts using FFmpeg running locally in your browser — drop the video in, drag the trim handles to the in and out points, download the clip.

Find your points visually, not by guessing timestamps

Once a file is picked, a player and a draggable trim bar appear underneath it — you don't need to already know the exact second you want. Scrub or play the video, drag either handle to adjust the selection, or pause at the right frame and click Set start / Set end (keyboard shortcuts I and O do the same). The selected clip length updates live, and the typed timestamp fields stay in sync if you prefer entering exact numbers.

Lossless trimming, explained honestly

Fast mode uses stream copy: the selected span of video data is copied into a new file untouched, which is why it is much faster than re-encoding and why the quality is unchanged. The one catch is keyframes — video can only be cut cleanly where a full frame was stored, so Fast cuts start at the keyframe at or before your start time, which can be a second or more early depending on the file. When the exact frame matters, Precise mode re-encodes the clip and cuts to the frame.

The trim-first workflow saves everything downstream

Trimming before any other operation saves work: a short clip compresses faster, converts faster and makes a smaller GIF than the full recording. Cut first here, then use the buttons next to the download link to send the trimmed clip straight into the compressor, the converter, or the GIF maker — the clip carries over automatically, so there's no re-selecting the file, and the whole chain still runs on the same in-browser engine with no uploads at any step.

Crop for Reels, Stories, and Shorts in the same pass

The Crop menu adds a centered 9:16 or 1:1 crop to the trim itself, so a landscape recording comes out ready for vertical or square feeds without a separate editing step. Cropping re-encodes the clip (a straight stream copy can't change the frame), but it still happens entirely on your device in the same run as the cut.

No watermarks, no account

Because your own device does the work, there's nothing to ration: trim an hour-long recording or a five-second clip, as many times as you like, with no watermark stamped on the result and no account demanded before download. The practical limit is browser memory — very large files (500 MB+) depend on your device's RAM, and a file over about 2 GB is more than the in-browser engine can read reliably, so cut those down with your phone's trim or a desktop editor first.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know the exact timestamps before I start?
No. Drop the video in and a player appears with a draggable trim bar underneath it — play the clip, drag the two handles to the in and out points you want, or pause at the right spot and click "Set start" / "Set end" (or press I / O while the player is selected). The typed timestamp fields update automatically and stay editable if you want frame-exact control. The End time starts at the full length of the video, so you can press Trim straight away and only change what you want to cut; type seconds (150) or minutes and seconds (2:30).
What's the difference between Fast and Precise mode?
Fast mode copies the video stream without re-encoding — it copies the video without re-encoding, so quality is unchanged, but the cut starts at the keyframe at or before your chosen start time, which can be a second or more early depending on the file. Precise mode re-encodes, which takes longer but cuts on the exact frame you asked for.
Is my video uploaded while trimming?
No. The trim runs on FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly in your own browser tab. The engine downloads once; your video is opened, cut, and saved locally. Your video is not uploaded, stored or watermarked.
Can I crop the clip to 9:16 or square for Reels and Stories?
Yes — pick "9:16 vertical" or "1:1 square" from the Crop menu and the trim re-encodes with a centered crop to that aspect ratio, in the same pass as the cut. Cropping always re-encodes (even if Fast mode is selected), since a stream copy can't change the frame.
Does trimming reduce video quality?
In Fast mode, no — the video data is copied without re-encoding, so quality is unchanged. If a file's streams cannot be copied, the tool falls back to re-encoding at CRF 23. Precise mode (and any crop) also re-encodes at CRF 23 (H.264), so it is not bit-identical to the source.
Can I remove the audio from the clip?
Yes — check "Remove audio" before trimming. Useful for silent loops, background footage, or clips headed straight to the GIF maker, which has no audio track anyway.
What happens after I download the trimmed clip?
The result plays back inline so you can confirm the cut before saving it. If you need another step, the buttons next to Download send the trimmed clip straight into the Compressor, Converter, GIF maker or audio extractor — no re-upload, no re-selecting the file.
Can I trim a video for WhatsApp status or Instagram?
Yes. Cut the segment here (WhatsApp, like Instagram, limits how long a status or story can be, and the limit has changed several times, so check the current one in the app), crop to 9:16 for Stories if needed, and if the file is still too large, send it straight to the compressor with the chain button. All of it stays on your device.

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