Free Online Video Editor – Create Videos, Shorts & Reels

Create and edit videos directly in your browser with the TRW Free Online Video Editor. Combine photos and video clips, trim and split videos, add text and music, mix audio, apply transitions and motion effects, extract audio from video, convert spoken audio to text and export your finished project.

No account or signup is required. The editor is designed to handle your selected photos, videos and audio locally in your browser instead of intentionally uploading your media files to our website for editing.

Start Creating Your Video

Add photos, video clips or both to your project. Arrange your media, choose your video format, customize individual clips and preview the complete project before exporting.

Tip: For YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels and other vertical videos, choose the 9:16 format.

What Can You Do With the TRW Free Video Editor?

The TRW Video Editor combines video, photo, text and audio tools in one browser-based editor. It is designed for creators who want to make videos without installing traditional desktop video-editing software.

• Combine multiple photos and video clips into one project
• Create vertical 9:16, landscape 16:9 and square 1:1 videos
• Arrange, duplicate, trim and split video clips
• Add transitions between photos and videos
• Add motion effects to still photos
• Add text to individual clips or across the complete video
• Choose different text colors, fonts, sizes and positions
• Add text backgrounds and shadows for better readability
• Add your own background music
• Choose where your music begins
• Adjust background music and original video audio independently
• Adjust audio levels while previewing your video
• Extract audio directly from a video file
• Convert spoken audio or video into text with local AI transcription
• Use Text to Voice to preview written narration with supported device voices
• Send transcribed speech directly to the Text to Voice section
• Record narration audio using your device microphone when supported
• Monitor recording levels to help prevent audio that is too quiet or too loud
• Preview the complete project before exporting
• Export your finished project in a video format supported by your browser

Create YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels and Vertical Videos

Choose the 9:16 vertical format to create videos for YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels, Instagram Reels and other short-form video platforms. You can combine portrait photos, video clips, text, music and narration in the same project.

You can also create 16:9 landscape videos for standard video platforms or 1:1 square videos when a square format better fits your content.

Add Text, Fonts and Colors to Your Videos

Add different text to individual photos and video clips or display text across your entire video. Customize the appearance using different fonts, text colors, sizes and positions. You can also add a background box or text shadow when you need stronger contrast against the video.

This can be useful for titles, captions, calls to action, short explanations and other on-screen information.

Add Music and Mix Your Video Audio

Upload your own audio file and use it as background music for your project. Choose where the music begins and independently adjust the background music and original video audio.

The editor also lets you adjust these audio levels while previewing your project, making it easier to balance music with the sound already contained in your video clips.

Extract Audio From a Video

Have a video that contains audio you want to reuse? The TRW Video Editor includes an Extract Audio From Video tool that can create an audio track from a selected video file directly in the browser.

This can be useful for narration, voice recordings, screen recordings and other video files containing audio you want to use separately.

Convert Spoken Audio or Video to Text

The editor includes an experimental local AI speech-to-text tool. Select a supported audio or video file and the editor can analyze its audio and generate a written transcript.

This works best with clearly spoken narration, conversations and other speech. Songs and recordings with heavy background music may produce incomplete, repeated or inaccurate text because instruments and singing are more difficult for speech-recognition models to interpret.

The AI model may need to be downloaded by your browser before local transcription can begin. Once available, the selected media is processed in the browser rather than intentionally uploaded to our website for transcription.

Text to Voice and Narration Tools

Enter narration text and use Device Preview to hear it using compatible voices available through your browser or device. You can also send text created by the speech-to-text tool directly into the Text to Voice section.

When microphone recording is supported by your browser, you can record narration and use the built-in audio level meter to monitor whether the recording level is too low, good, hot or clipping.

How to Use the Free Online Video Editor

1. Add your photos and video clips.
2. Choose 9:16, 16:9, 1:1 or the original format.
3. Arrange your media in the order you want.
4. Trim, split or duplicate clips when necessary.
5. Add transitions and photo motion effects.
6. Add and customize your text.
7. Add music, narration or other audio.
8. Adjust your background music and original clip audio.
9. Use Play Full Video to preview the complete project.
10. Select your export settings and choose Export Video.

Browser-Based Video Editing Without Installing Software

The TRW Free Video Editor runs directly on this page, so you do not need to install traditional desktop video-editing software just to create a project.

Performance and available features can vary depending on your browser, device, memory and supported media formats. Larger projects and high-resolution video may require more processing power and memory.

Privacy and Local Media Processing

The TRW Video Editor is designed to perform its media-editing work locally in your browser. Photos, videos and audio selected for editing are not intentionally uploaded to our website for processing.

Some browser features may rely on resources supplied by your browser, device or third-party model files. For example, the local AI transcription feature may first download an AI model before processing can take place.

Your current editing project may also exist only for the current browser session. Export your finished video before refreshing, closing or leaving the page, because your current project may be lost.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the TRW Online Video Editor free?

Yes. You can use the video editor on this page without creating an account or signing up.

Do I need to install an app?

No. The editor runs directly in a compatible web browser.

Can I combine photos and videos?

Yes. Add photos and video clips to the same project and arrange them in the order you want.

Can I make YouTube Shorts?

Yes. Select the 9:16 project format when creating vertical videos for YouTube Shorts, Facebook Reels, Instagram Reels and similar platforms.

Can I add my own music?

Yes. Add an audio file that you have permission to use, adjust its volume and choose where in the track the music should begin.

Can I keep the original sound from my video?

Yes. You can control the original clip audio separately from your background music, allowing you to balance both audio sources.

Can I extract audio from an MP4 video?

Yes. The editor includes an audio extraction tool for compatible video files. This can be useful when you want to separate narration or other audio from a video.

Can the video editor convert audio to text?

Yes. The experimental local AI transcription feature can convert spoken audio from compatible audio and video files into text. Results are generally better with clear speech than with songs or recordings containing heavy background music.

Can I turn the transcript into spoken narration?

You can send generated transcript text to the editor’s Text to Voice section and use Device Preview to hear it with a compatible voice available through your browser or device.

Can I add different text to different clips?

Yes. Add text to individual photos or video clips, or display text across the complete video. You can also customize fonts, colors, sizes, positions, backgrounds and shadows.

Does the editor upload my videos to the website?

The editor is designed to process the media you select for editing locally in your browser rather than intentionally uploading those files to our website for editing. Certain optional features may need to download supporting resources, such as the AI model used for local transcription.

Why might some features work differently on different devices?

Web browsers and devices do not all support the same video, audio, recording and export capabilities. Available formats and performance can therefore vary between phones, tablets and computers.

What happens if I refresh the page?

Your current editing session may be lost. Export your finished video and save anything important before refreshing or closing the page.

A Free Creator Tool for Video, Audio and Short-Form Content

The TRW Free Online Video Editor brings several creator tools together in one place. Instead of only combining clips, you can work with photos, video, text, music, narration and spoken-word transcription from the same browser-based editor.

Whether you are creating a YouTube Short, Facebook Reel, vertical construction video, cooking video, tutorial, slideshow or another social-media project, you can build and preview the project before creating your final export.

If you create content for YouTube, you can also try our YouTube Live Subscriber Counter to check channel subscriber counts, total channel views and video counts.

Music and Video Resources

Only use music, video and other media that you own or have permission to include in your project. YouTube creators can explore the YouTube Audio Library for music and sound effects. You can also review YouTube’s Audio Library guidance for information about licensing and attribution requirements.

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