Video Cutter

What Video Cutter does

Video Cutter keeps one continuous section of a video and saves it as a new, shorter file. You mark the section on a thumbnail timeline, preview only that range, and export with either a fast stream copy or an exact re-encode.

It opens one clip at a time and never alters the original. Everything outside the two handles is left out of the saved copy.

How to use it

1. Select Choose video and pick a file. Its preview and thumbnail strip appear under Timeline.
2. Drag the Start and End handles to frame the part you want. The selected length is shown beside Play selection.
3. Select Play selection to loop only the kept range in the preview.
4. Choose Fast (copy) or Exact (re-encode) under Cut mode. The hint under the control explains the trade-off.
5. Select Cut video and wait for progress. Then select Download to save the result.

Formats and limits

• Opens common video files the picker allows (MP4, MOV, WEBM, MKV, AVI, and other types your browser and the in-page FFmpeg build can decode).
• Fast mode keeps the original container when practical (MOV is saved as MP4) and copies streams without re-encoding, so cuts land on nearby keyframes.
• Exact mode always saves H.264 video and AAC audio in an MP4, with faststart for quicker playback starts.
• Only one video is processed at a time, and the full file sits in memory while FFmpeg runs.

Settings explained

Cut mode

Fast (copy) is quick and keeps quality, but start and end may snap to keyframes. Exact (re-encode) matches the timeline more closely and is slower.

Privacy

Your browser draws the preview and thumbnails locally. Cutting uses an FFmpeg engine the tab loads the first time you cut. The video is never uploaded, and the trimmed copy goes straight from memory to your device.

FAQ

Why is my fast cut a little early or late?

Stream copy can only cut on keyframes. Use Exact mode when you need the handles to match more closely.

Can I remove a section from the middle?

Not in one step. Save the part before and the part after as two files, then join them later with a joiner tool when that is available.

Where does the saved file go?

Browsers with a save picker let you choose a folder and name. Others download it to your default downloads location.

Related tools

• Video Joiner - put cut clips back together.
• Video Optimizer - shrink the cut clip as an H.264 MP4.
• Video Frame Grabber - save a still from the clip.
• Audio Cutter - trim a recording on a waveform.
• GIF Cutter - keep one part of an animated GIF.