About Video Editor

Last updated: 2026-09-29

Video Editor is a free web app for trimming, cropping, and converting videos. It runs in your browser, with nothing to install and no sign-up required for files on your computer. Videos are read and exported with Mediabunny, an open-source media library (MPL-2.0); see the open-source notices.

Your video is processed in the browser instead of being uploaded to a Video Editor server. Google sign-in is requested only when you choose a Google Drive action, and the limited drive.file permission lets the app work with files you select or create - not everything in your Drive.

What you can do

  • Open MP4, MOV, WebM, and MKV videos from your computer or Google Drive.
  • Trim the start and end, either as a fast copy with no quality loss or as a frame-exact re-encode.
  • Crop, rotate, flip, and resize the picture, or compress the video to a smaller file.
  • Convert between MP4 and WebM, remove the audio, export the audio alone, or save a single frame as an image.
  • Save the result to the video you opened, on your device or as a new revision in Google Drive, or save it as a new file.
  • Export a new file as a download, into a folder on your device, or to Google Drive next to the original.
  • Choose what metadata is kept: tags are included by default, and location is left out by default.

How Video Editor works

Opening, decoding, editing, saving, and exporting happen on your device in the browser. Your edits are kept as a list of instructions, so nothing is re-encoded until you save or export, and the Export dialog states exactly what will be written before it starts. Save writes the result to the video you opened only when you choose it, and asks first if that file changed while you were editing; an export is always a new file. Video Editor doesn't keep recovery drafts, so save or export before you close the tab.

When you use Google Drive, the video travels directly between your browser and Google through Google's APIs.

For step-by-step instructions, see the Help guide. For complete details about data handling and permissions, see the FAQ and Privacy Policy.

About Visware

Video Editor is a product of Visware, a small independent software company based in Boulder, Colorado. Founded in 2006, Visware builds practical browser-based productivity tools with a focus on privacy and straightforward design.

Connect with us

Learn more about Visware and follow company updates:

Press

For press inquiries, contact press@videoeditor.co. For general questions, write to info@videoeditor.co.

For product questions, bug reports, or general feedback, visit Support.

Trademark notice

Visware® is a registered trademark of Visware LLC. All other trademarks referenced on this site are the property of their respective owners.