Free video editor

Create engaging, high-quality videos with our free video editor for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android & Chromebook. Easily edit videos anywhere at any time, with no video editing experience needed & no watermark added.

Launch video editor

Free: no account required

Powerful & easy to use

Create unlimited videos

No video watermark

Highly rated by our community

Overall rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 4,516 reviews.

Quickly create stunning videos for free

Easy for anyone to use

Tell your story with no previous video experience required. ScreenPal’s powerful, free video editing features are quick to learn and easy to set up, so you can start making videos right away. Save time and streamline production with our intuitive free video editor software.

Build eye-catching videos

Choose from the best free video editor features available, including cut, copy, overlays, adjust speed & volume, resize, crop, narration, music, captions, animations, transitions, green screen filter, virtual backgrounds & more for all your video needs.

Everything you need to start editing videos for free

Build timeline

Add video footage from anywhere to build your video timeline. Cut, trim, crop, copy, paste, resize, adjust the speed & more.

Add visual effects

Enhance your video with visual effects, such as overlays (image, text, shapes), animations, transitions, zoom in & out, captions, and more.

Edit audio

Adjust the volume, edit multiple audio tracks, and add voiceover narration. Add free sound effects and music from our stock library.

Create in 4K/HD

Create videos in 4k, full HD, or standard HD. Save to your computer (as a MP4, AVI, GIF file) or publish online.

How to edit videos:

Open

Launch the video editor & open the video file you want to edit.

Edit

Edit your video with overlays, transitions,
animations, and more!

Save or share

Save to your desktop or mobile, upload
to ScreenPal or YouTube, or share anywhere.

Manage all your videos in one location

Conveniently save to your device with no limits, or upload online and share anywhere. Upload a video to YouTube or Google Drive, or to our free, safe and secure video hosting platform for online features including cloud hosting, custom video links, search, sort, filter, and folders to organize all your videos and images.

Enhance your content with the best free video editor tools

Our free video editor has all the features you need to easily build engaging videos. Free video editing features include:

Copy & paste

Quickly copy sections of your video and paste them anywhere in your timeline.

Cut & trim

Remove content using the cut feature, and trim content at the beginning or end of the video.

Edit audio & add music

Add and edit multiple tracks of audio, including free stock music & sound effects.

Crop & resize video

Easily crop & resize video to the ideal shape, size, or orientation for any platform in seconds.

Add overlays

Add images, shapes, arrows, highlight, text, and more! Customize the colors, fonts, and shadows.

Add voiceover narration

Record your voice and add your personality to videos with voiceover narration.

Zoom in & zoom out

Zoom in for emphasis or a closer look at specific video content, and zoom out again.

Choose from dozens of transitions

Add, preview & adjust transitions between different video sections for a smooth, professional look.

Remove, blur & replace background

Easily blur, remove, or replace your webcam background with a virtual background.

Animate overlays & transitions

Use edit points to animate an overlay in your video and have it change over time.

Get creative with green screen effects

Replace your background with images, videos, and effects with the green screen chroma key tool.

Adjust speed

Easily speed up or slow down certain sections of your video with the speed tool.

Free video background remover

Personalize your video with the free and easy background removal tool. Remove your webcam background to make it transparent. Blur your background for privacy or to hide clutter. Replace it with a new virtual background to enhance your content, build your brand, or just have fun!

Get creative with free animations & overlays

Enhance your video with free animations, transitions & overlays – text, shapes, images, highlight, and more! Improve engagement and emphasize your message for tutorials, presentations, demo videos, and all your other video projects.

See what customers say about our video editor:

Video editing tool for multiple users

“The best thing which we liked about this product is that we can work as an organization instead of an individual and we can share our content with our peers and make it password protected.”

– Fazl A. (Capterra.com)

Awesome video editing software

“It’s easy, responsive, and just awesome. I use it nearly every day to record edit and then easily share/post up to my YouTube channel to then distribute to customers and colleagues quality videos.”

– Erik K. (Capterra.com)

ScreenPal in Education

“This software was easy to use and has been very easy for me to edit. I have little to no experience making and editing videos…I had to try several different platforms. It was by far the easiest to learn to use and gave me a lot of functions.”

– Karen K. (Capterra.com)

EXCELLENT video editor

“It is an EXCELLENT product. It has all the tools of an expensive video editor for a fraction of the cost. The training videos are also very helpful and well made.”

– Pamela B.(Capterra.com)

Perfect for all your video needs:

Business videos

Increase engagement & sales with easy and efficient video creation. Develop product videos, demos, employee training videos, tutorials, promo videos & any other video project.

Education videos

Make videos for K12 & higher education to improve engagement & retention. Easy video editing for students, teachers & administrators. Trusted by school districts & universities across the world.

Personal videos

Get creative and show your passion with our free video editor. Works as a meme generator, YouTube video editor, GIF maker, TikTok video editor, slideshow maker, GoPro video editor, and more.

Edit on the go with ScreenPal’s free video editor app

Record, edit, and share videos on mobile

Create unlimited videos on the go using our free screen recorder and video editing app, built for mobile devices. After recording, add a Facecam, crop, trim, add overlays, adjust the speed, and more! Save and share your videos to ScreenPal or anywhere.

View our Android app

View our iOS app

View our Chromebook app

Upgrade for our full video creation suite

Enhance creativity & streamline your workflow with a paid plan. Get all our free video editor features, as well as more advanced features, including:

Add video overlays

Overlay a video file on an existing time to create picture-in-picture visuals and enhance your video.

Interactive storyboard mode

Easily plan, organize, and bring your ideas to life using Stories, our flexible video storyboard tool.

Transfer mobile app recordings

Automatically sync & transfer ScreenPal mobile app recordings to your desktop for additional editing.

Blur sensitive information

Blur to easily hide any part of your video and control the opacity.

Easy, integrated screen recording

Record any area of your screen, webcam or both, along with your computer and microphone audio.

Create a script

Easily plan & create videos with a script. Import script text or write your script in our Stories tool.

Change your webcam shape and size

Adjust, resize, move, and crop the webcam window on your video.

Easy drag-and-drop video builder

Add sections, drag and drop to rearrange them, and easily add or record content in our Stories tool.

Automated Speech-to-Text captions

Quickly auto generate captions with Speech-to-Text artificial intelligence (AI) technology.

Expanded stock library

Explore an expanded selection of high-quality, royalty-free stock music, images & video.

Hide your webcam or cursor

Hide the cursor or webcam in any part of a video to focus on specific content & convey your message.

Remove silences

Automatically detect and remove periods of silence in your audio.

Upgrade to a paid plan

Easy drag & drop video builder

Save time, collaborate, and streamline video creation with Stories, our easy drag & drop video builder available for all paid plans. Start with a storyboard or script, then toggle between views as you build your story. Add content, record, edit, or drag & drop sections to build your video.

Upgrade for our drag & drop Stories builder

Add stock video, images, & music

Get unlimited use of high-quality, licensed, royalty-free stock content with our video editor. Stock music & sound effects are available to all for free. Use millions of stock images & videos, an expanded stock music selection, and premium Shutterstock content with paid plans.

View our stock library

Video editor tips & tricks

Intro to ScreenPal’s video editor

Guide on how to edit videos

Quick tips for editing videos

Learn more about video editor features

Free video background remover

Increase video engagement with captions

Stories: easy drag & drop video editing

Video editor: Frequently asked questions

Why should I choose ScreenPal for video editing?

At ScreenPal, our mission is to offer easy-to-use, accessible tools that empower people to create and share their ideas through video.

As a leader in video creation since 2006, millions of people have used our software to create videos, including fortune 100 companies, school districts, and 98 of the top 100 universities in the US. Users across the world in over 190 countries have used our software to create over 100,000,000 videos.

We value and listen to customer feedback as a way to create the best video editing experience possible. Over the years we have added new features, simplified the editing process, created a free video editor app for mobile devices, added new video editor training resources, offered a wider range of paid plans, rebranded and more to meet customer needs as a full end-to-end video creation platform.

We believe we have the best video editor software available for anyone who wants simple, intuitive video editing at an affordable price. Download our video editor software for a safe, secure, and private video editing experience that’s fre to use forever. Get started by trying our free video editor, no account sign up required. Create eye-catching videos of any length and dimensions – perfect for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, GoPro videos, & more.

Or sign up for a paid plan for additional features to enhance your creativity and streamline the video creation process. Our full video creation suite offers advanced screen recording, seamless video editing, unlimited hosting & robust content management.
What files does the ScreenPal video editor support?

ScreenPal’s video editor allows you to import MP4, WebM, and MOV file formats, edit and then save video files to your computer using MP4, AVI, or GIF file formats.

AVI files work on nearly every web browser and can provide the highest quality video, but have large file sizes. Some mobile devices don’t support AVI, so MP4 is a more common format if you plan to transfer the video to your phone. MP4 still provides high quality videos with smaller file sizes and is more widely supported.

GIF files are best for short clips, such as meme videos. GIFs are treated as an image by websites so you can still use it to show an animated file in situations where videos may not be supported.
Can I save a video in 1080p/HD or 4K with ScreenPal?

ScreenPal’s free video editor allows you to export video files in 4K, 1080p full HD (high definition), or 720p standard HD depending on your preference. As the number of pixels increases, the clarity of the picture increases. Saving a video in 4K provides the highest quality picture but larger file sizes.

Here’s a brief comparison of the number of pixels used for each type of video format:

HD: 720p resolution (1,280 x 720 pixels – about 1 million total pixels)

Full HD: 1080p resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels – about 2 million total pixels)

4K: 4K resolution (3,840 x 2,160 pixels – about 8 million total pixels)
Does the ScreenPal video editor have stock content?

Yes, ScreenPal’s video editor allows you to add unlimited licensed, royalty-free stock video, images, audio, and music to your videos with unlimited use. The amount and type of stock content you can add depends on the type of plan you have.

All free and paid plans allow you to use basic stock music and sound effects files from our stock library. Millions of stock images and videos are available for Premier plans or higher. Millions of pieces of additional premium Shutterstock music, images, and video files are available for Max plans or higher.
Does the ScreenPal free video editor have watermarks?

Can I add captions to my videos with ScreenPal?
Yes! There are four ways you can add captions to videos using our video editor:
1. Add a captions file in our free video editor or free hosting platform (free to all users)
2. Automatically add captions with Speech-to-Text (available to all paid users)
3. Manually type in captions using blank captions, our interactive captions tool (available to all paid users)
4. Use our interactive video builders, Stories, to automatically generate captions from your script (available to all paid users)
Learn more about adding captions to videos through our captions video tutorial.
Can I edit videos on all my devices with ScreenPal?

Yes, you can edit videos for free on any device with ScreenPal, including Mac, Windows PC, Android, iOS iPhone/iPad, and Chromebook. We have different free video editor software for desktop, mobile, and Chromebook devices, each one native and created from the ground up for each platform to provide the best experience.

If you have a ScreenPal login, you can upload all of your videos in your free Screenpal hosting account, whether it’s on our free video editor app, Chromebook app, or desktop app. You can then access it online on any device. Easily upload, organize, manage, protect, and share unlimited videos and images in our free hosting platform.
Can I edit webcam videos with ScreenPal?

Yes, you can edit your webcam video with our free video editor. You can also remove, blur, or replace your webcam background with a new virtual background using our free background remover tool.

You can also add your webcam to another video for picture-in-picture effect using a video overlay, which is available in our paid plans.

When using webcam video, the quality of your webcam can impact the video quality. Check out our tips for recording with webcams to improve your video quality. It’s also helpful to test your webcam and test your mic to make sure it is working correctly before recording.
What is the best free video editor?

Some factors to consider when choosing the best free video editor include ease of use, video formats/files supported, editing features available, customer support, and type of software (browser-based or downloaded software). The best video editor for each person will likely vary based on individual needs and preferences.

For video editing beginners, ease of use and customer support may be the most important factors to consider when choosing the best video editor. For more experienced users, advanced editing features and the types of video files supported may be more important.

ScreenPal’s video editor is easy to learn and use, provides a wide selection of free intuitive features, and has a variety of affordable paid plans for more advanced features, such as stock library content, Speech-to-Text auto captions, and video quizzing, based on what you would like to use. Take a look at our Easy video editing guide to learn the process and how to edit videos with ScreenPal.
What video editor is best for beginners?

For beginners, some of the most important factors to consider when choosing the best video editor are typically price, learning curve, ease of use, customer support, and online training resources.

Video editors with a simple, intuitive design that focus on the most commonly used video editing features are often easier for beginners to use. Whereas expensive video editors with a long list of advanced, complex features may seem overwhelming to someone just getting started at video editing. It’s beneficial for beginners to start with a free version of a video editor first, if available, to make sure it’s easy enough for them to use for their video specific projects.

Choosing a video editor with an engaged customer support team and online video editing resources, such as tutorial videos and how-to articles, is also important for beginners to help speed up the learning process and quickly resolve any issues that may come up for them.

ScreenPal designed our video editor to be easy enough for anyone to use with no previous video editing experience needed, making it perfect for beginners whether you’re a business professional, educator, or creating videos as a hobby for personal use. There are a wide range of free video editor features available for you to create high-quality, engaging videos at no cost. We also offer an extensive selection of online video tutorials, knowledge base content, and blog articles to help you learn our video editor features and find tips to make the video editing process easier.

As you get more familiar with video editing, you can choose to upgrade to one of our paid plans for additional features and video creation capabilities, such as recording, quizzing, built-in stock library files, and more.