Snaplytics Tools

Online Video Cutter

Trim a video down to the part you actually want, crop it to the shape a feed expects, and download it.

Drop a video here to cut it

MP4, MOV or WebM — whatever your browser can play.

How it works

How to cut a video?

  1. Open your video

    Drag a file onto the box or pick one from your device. It is read straight off your disk — there is no upload bar and no file-size ceiling to run into.

  2. Set the in and out points

    Drag the two handles on the timeline, or scrub to a moment and press "Set in point" / "Set out point". The length chips snap the out point to a fixed cut — 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 or 90 seconds from where you started.

  3. Choose the shape

    Pick an aspect ratio and a resolution. The preview crops live, so what you see in the frame is exactly what the exported file contains.

  4. Cut and download

    Press "Cut video". The clip encodes on your graphics hardware — far quicker than the cut is long — then downloads straight to your device, clean and unwatermarked.

The short version

Trim video online

This free online video trimmer cuts a clip to the stretch you want, crops it to a feed shape, and saves an MP4 — all in the browser. Drop a file in, set the in and out points, pick 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9 if you need them, and download.

Nothing is uploaded, nothing is watermarked, and there is no account wall between you and the file. The cut runs on your own device, so work starts the moment the video is open.

Spec sheet

Features

Precise in and out points

Drag the timeline handles, or scrub to a frame and lock the start or end with one click. The selection is what gets encoded — nothing before it, nothing after it.

Short-form length chips

Snap the out point to 5, 10, 15, 30, 60 or 90 seconds from where you started — the lengths Reels, Shorts and TikTok are built around.

Aspect ratio crops

Keep the original framing, or crop to 9:16, 1:1, 4:5 or 16:9. The preview shows the final frame before you cut.

1080p, 720p or 480p

Pick the output height that fits the job. 1080p is the default; drop lower when the file needs to stay small.

Optional audio

Keep the soundtrack or strip it entirely. The picture is untouched either way — useful for silent loops and B-roll under a new track.

MP4 download, no watermark

The cut saves as H.264 MP4 with AAC when audio is kept. Clean file, no logo in the corner, ready to post or drop into an editor.

Why in-browser

What makes our trimmer different?

Most free video cutters are upload-and-wait services with a watermark at the end of the funnel. This one does the work where the file already is.

Nothing is uploaded

The video is decoded and re-encoded by your own browser. No copy of your footage reaches a server, which matters when the clip is client work or simply not public yet.

No watermark, no account

There is no logo burned into the corner, no sign-in wall and no export credits. Cut as many clips as you like.

Feed-ready crops

9:16 for Reels, Shorts and TikTok, 4:5 for an Instagram portrait post, 1:1 for a square grid, 16:9 for YouTube — cropped from the centre, at 1080p, 720p or 480p.

No queue

Because there is nothing to transfer, work starts the moment you drop the file in. The only limit is your own machine, not a free-tier quota.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Is this video cutter really free?

Yes — free with nothing held back. There is no watermark on the export, no account to create, no daily limit and no paid tier hiding the useful features. Cut as many videos as you like.

Does my video get uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is opened, decoded, trimmed and re-encoded by your own browser using its built-in video engine. No copy of the footage ever reaches a server — the network tab stays silent while it works.

What formats can I open?

MP4 (H.264) works everywhere. MOV, WebM, M4V, AVI and MKV open too, as long as your browser can decode what is inside them — some MOV and MKV files use codecs browsers do not ship. The export is always MP4: H.264 video, with AAC audio when you keep the sound.

Is there a file size limit?

No fixed one. Because the file is read straight off your disk instead of uploaded, there is no server quota to run into. Very long or very high-resolution videos are limited only by your own device.

Will cutting reduce the quality?

The clip is re-encoded once, at the resolution you pick — 1080p, 720p or 480p. At 1080p the result is visually close to the source, and it is the same kind of encode Instagram or TikTok would apply to your upload anyway.

Which browsers does it work in?

Chrome and Edge 94+, Safari 16.4+ and Firefox 130+ — anything with WebCodecs, the browser API that gives the page hardware-speed encoding. On an older browser the page says so up front instead of failing at the end.

Can I cut a video on my phone?

Yes. The tool runs the same way in a mobile browser — open the page, pick a video from your camera roll, trim and download. iPhones need iOS 16.4 or newer.