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How to use
Add your video
Drag a video onto the upload area or click to browse. MP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI and more work, and the file stays on your device.
Mark the selection
Play the video and use the sliders, the seconds boxes or the current-frame buttons to set the start and end. Play selection checks it.
Choose and trim
Pick Keep it or Remove it, and Fast or Exact mode, then click Trim video. Preview the result and download it.
Why Trim Video
- Set the start and end with sliders, exact seconds or the current frame.
- Keep the selection, or cut a section out of the middle and join the rest.
- Fast mode keeps the original quality without re-encoding, Exact mode cuts to the frame.
- Runs in your browser with FFmpeg, so the video is never uploaded.
Fast or Exact: which trimming mode to use
Both modes give you a shorter video, but they work differently. Fast mode never touches the picture data. It copies the streams from the nearest keyframe, which is why it takes seconds even for long files and keeps the quality exactly the same. Exact mode decodes the video and encodes it again, so it can start on any frame, at the cost of time.
| Fast | Exact | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | Seconds | About as long as compressing the clip |
| Quality | Identical to the original | Very close, re-encoded |
| Cut accuracy | Nearest keyframe | Frame accurate |
| Output format | Same as the input for MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM | MP4, or WebM for WebM input |
| Suited to | Trimming long recordings, removing dead air | Precise edits, clips for social media |
Trimming tips
Pause the video on the frame you want and click the current-frame button instead of guessing seconds; it is quicker and more precise. Use Play selection to watch just the part you marked before you trim.
If you plan to share the clip on a platform with a size limit, trim first and then run it through the Video Compressor. Compressing a shorter clip is faster and leaves more bitrate for the part you keep.