Go to FreeApexGears Video Editor. No account needed. No sign-up form. Just open the page.

Drag and drop your video file onto the editor, or click the upload area to browse your files. We support:

• •MP4 (the most common format)
• •WebM (great for web videos)
• •AVI (older but still widely used)
• •MOV (iPhone and Mac recordings)
• •MKV (common for downloaded content)
• •FLV (legacy Flash video)

Files up to 500MB are supported.

Click the Trim icon in the left sidebar (it looks like scissors). The settings panel will show you the trim controls.

You have two ways to set your trim range:

• •Manual input - Type exact timestamps for the start and end points
• •Slider - Drag the trim handles to visually select the portion you want to keep

The video preview updates in real time so you can see exactly what you're keeping.

Click the trim button to process your video. The trimmed clip will be ready to download in seconds.

That's it. Five steps, no software, no watermark, no sign-up.

Recorded a video with a few seconds of dead air at the start? Set the start time to skip past it. Have an awkward ending? Set the end time to cut it off cleanly.

This is the most common trimming task, and it takes literally 10 seconds with our editor.

Have a long gaming session, webinar, or lecture? Set the start and end points to the exact segment you want, and export just that clip. Perfect for:

• •Gaming highlights - extract that clutch play
• •Lecture clips - pull out the key explanation
• •Meeting highlights - share just the important discussion
• •Funny moments - clip that hilarious reaction

Different platforms have different length requirements:

• •TikTok - up to 10 minutes, but 15-60 seconds performs best
• •Instagram Reels - up to 90 seconds
• •YouTube Shorts - up to 60 seconds
• •Twitter/X - up to 2 minutes 20 seconds
• •LinkedIn - up to 10 minutes

Use our trim tool to cut your video to the perfect length for each platform.

Need to share a screen recording but accidentally showed your email or personal info? Trim the video to exclude those portions. Since our editor processes everything locally, your sensitive content never touches a server.

• •No download or install - just open a browser tab
• •No learning curve - the interface is simple and focused
• •Works on any OS - Windows, Mac, Linux, ChromeOS
• •No storage used - doesn't take up hard drive space

• •No upload wait - your video stays on your device
• •No privacy risk - nothing goes to a server
• •No watermark - the output is clean and professional
• •No account needed - skip the sign-up dance

• •Larger screen - easier to set precise trim points on a desktop
• •No app store - no reviews, permissions, or storage concerns
• •Faster processing - desktop browsers are more powerful
• •Better precision - type exact timestamps for frame-perfect cuts

Instead of dragging sliders, type in the exact start and end times. This gives you frame-level precision that's hard to achieve with mouse dragging.

After trimming, you can use the same editor to:

• •Compress the trimmed clip to reduce file size
• •Resize to a different resolution
• •Crop to change the aspect ratio
• •Add text for captions or titles

All without re-uploading or switching tools.

If you're going to both trim and compress a video, always trim first. This way, the compressor only processes the portion you need, which is faster and produces better quality results.

Always play through your trimmed selection before hitting export. It's much faster to adjust the trim points than to re-export.

Yes. Completely free. No trial period, no "free with watermark" nonsense, no export limits. We make money through other means - not by locking video editing behind a paywall.

Yes. iPhones record in MOV format by default, and our editor fully supports MOV files. Just AirDrop or transfer your video to your computer and upload it.

500MB. For most use cases, this covers videos up to 10-15 minutes in 1080p. If your file is larger, you can compress it first using our compress tool.

The editor is designed for desktop browsers but works on tablets. For the best experience, use Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge on a desktop or laptop computer.

Our editor uses FFmpeg WebAssembly for processing, which re-encodes the trimmed portion. This ensures compatibility across all devices and platforms, though it takes a few moments longer than a simple stream copy.