How it works
Add your clips; the shape is already 9:16.
Trim them, add captions and music.
Export the MP4 and post it as a Short.
YouTube Shorts maker
Turn clips and photos into a vertical 9:16 video with captions and music, for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and WhatsApp status.
shape of the video
0:00.0 / 0:00.0
Drag a clip's edges to trim it · drag the timeline to move the playhead · Space play · S split · F freeze
Clip
Shape
Bars
Start, end and between clips
Tap a clip on the timeline to change its speed, turn or mirror it, zoom in, or give it a colour filter.
Clip
Speed
Slow motion or fast forward. The clip's sound changes speed (and pitch) with it.
Filter
Filters and colour changes need Chrome, Edge or Firefox; this browser leaves the colours as they are.
Colour
Logo or watermark
No music yet. Use music you have the rights to: YouTube mutes or blocks videos with copyrighted songs.
1080p is best for YouTube. 720p exports faster and makes a smaller file for WhatsApp; 480p is the smallest, for slow connections.
Still picture
The frame at the playhead, with its text and logo, at the export size. Handy for a YouTube thumbnail.
How did Video editor work for you?
Please don't include personal details. Your files are never sent with a review.
Thanks! We read every review, and it shapes what we build next.
Vertical in one tap
The editor starts in 9:16. Choose Fill to crop landscape footage to the middle of the frame, so a horizontal recording becomes a full-screen Short, or Fit to keep the whole picture with bars above and below.
Captions people read with the sound off
Most Shorts are watched muted. Add short captions on the timeline, in a box or with an outline, in English, Hindi, Tamil or another Indian language, timed to appear exactly when you speak.
Under 60 seconds, ready to post
Trim to the best moments, add music, and export a 1080 × 1920 MP4 that you can post to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels or a WhatsApp status straight from your phone.
Use cases
Shorts from long videos
Take the best 30 seconds of a landscape video, fill the vertical frame and add captions.
Reels and WhatsApp status
Make one vertical video and post it to Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts and your status.
Photo slideshows
Turn a set of photos into a vertical video with music for a birthday or a festival.
Questions
What size is a YouTube Short?
Vertical 9:16, ideally 1080 × 1920, and up to 3 minutes long (60 seconds or less is most common).
Can I make a Short from a normal video?
Yes: add it, choose Fill, and trim it to the part you want.
Is there a watermark?
No.
Related tools
Video editorTrim, split and join clips, add photos, text and music, and export an MP4 for YouTube, Shorts, Reels or WhatsApp, right in your browser.
Trim a videoCut the beginning and end off a video, or remove a part from the middle, and download the MP4. Nothing is uploaded.
Add music to a videoPut a song or background music under your video, set its volume, mute the original sound if you want, and fade it out at the end.
Resize for InstagramCrop photos to Instagram's shapes so nothing important gets cut off.