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How to trim a video without an app

Updated 30 September 2026

Tool for this guide: Trim video

Short answer: open trim video, add the file, set the start and end times and save. You get an MP4 that plays on any device, with no watermark.

Step by step

1. Open trim video and add your video (MP4, MOV, MKV or WebM).
2. Set the start time where you want the clip to begin.
3. Set the end time.
4. Save the MP4.

The video is processed in your browser, so nothing is uploaded. Short phone clips take a few seconds; long 4K recordings take longer and work best on a computer.

Getting exact times

• Pause on the frame you want and use the current time as the start or end.
• Play the result once. If a word or movement is cut off, move the start or end by half a second and save again.

Trimming on a phone

• iPhone: the Photos app can trim too (Edit, then drag the ends). Use the web tool when you need to trim a file from Files, email or a download.
• Android: Google Photos has a trim option for videos in your gallery. For other files, use the web tool in Chrome.

Why trim before sharing

A shorter video is a smaller file. If you need to fit a limit, trim first, then compress the video. For Discord's 10 MB limit, see how to compress a video for Discord.

Other things you can do with the clip

• Turn it into a GIF for a short loop.
• Extract the audio as MP3.
• Convert it to another format.