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Cut the best bit, ready for Reels.
Open a video, mark the start and end, pick TikTok, Reels or square, and download an MP4. It all runs on your own device.
Turning long videos into short ones
Most short-form video for businesses comes from longer footage: a talk, an interview, a product demo, a job walk-through. Find the 20 to 60 seconds where something happens or someone says something useful, and cut just that.
- Start on the action. The first two seconds decide whether people keep watching.
- Use 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Keep the person in the middle of the frame, because the tool crops from the centre.
- Add subtitles. Most people watch with the sound off. Our subtitle generator does it free.
Private by design
The tool loads the open-source ffmpeg video engine into your browser and does the work on your own device. Your video is never sent to us or anyone else.
Questions
Is my video uploaded?
No. The cutting happens inside your own browser using ffmpeg, the open-source video tool, so your video never leaves your device. That also means there is no file size fee or queue.
Why does resizing take longer than trimming?
A plain trim copies the video as it is, which takes seconds. Changing the shape (for TikTok or Reels) means re-drawing every frame, which your computer has to do itself. A one-minute clip usually takes one to three minutes.
Which sizes can it make?
Tall 9:16 at 720 by 1280 for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, square 1:1 at 720 by 720 for feeds, and wide 16:9 at 1280 by 720. It crops from the centre.
What is the longest video it can handle?
It depends on your device memory. Files up to a few hundred MB work well on most laptops. On a phone, keep the source under about 200 MB.
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