Free video editor

Create engaging, high-quality videos with our free and easy video editor for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android & Chromebook.

Use effects such as animations, transitions, music, sound effects, zoom, copy, paste, crop, captions, overlays, virtual backgrounds, and more!

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Free: no account required

Powerful & easy to use

No video watermark

Make unlimited videos

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. Our powerful, free video editor features are quick to learn and easy to set up, so you can start making videos right away. Cut, copy, adjust speed and volume, resize or crop, narrate audio, add music or a captions file, and more for all your video needs.

Manage all your videos in one place

Save to your computer, publish, and share online. Search, sort, filter, and organize all your videos and images in our project manager. Connect with integration partners, like Zoom and MS Teams, to edit meeting recordings.

Everything you need to start editing videos for free

Build video timeline

Add video footage to build your video timeline. Cut, trim, crop, copy, paste, resize, and adjust the speed as desired.

Add visual effects

Enhance your video with visual effects, such as overlays (image, text, shapes), animations, transitions, zoom, 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 HD videos

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

How to edit videos:

Upload

Launch the video editor & upload
your file.

Edit

Edit with video overlays, transitions,
animations, & more!

Save or share

Save to your computer or upload
to YouTube or ScreenPal.

Transform your content with free video editor tools

Our free video editor is simple to use and provides all you need to easily create high-quality, engaging videos. Free features include:

Cut, copy & paste sections of recordings

Cut & trim video, adjust speed

Edit audio & add music

Crop & resize video

Add overlays - images, text, shapes

Add voiceover narration

Zoom in & zoom out

Choose from dozens of transitions

Remove, blur & replace background

Animate overlays & transitions

Get creative with green screen effects

Add multiple tracks of audio

Remove your video background for free

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, and overlays – text, shapes, images, highlight, and more! Improve engagement and emphasize your message for tutorials, presentations, demo videos, and more.

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.”

– Fazil 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)

Millions use ScreenPal to create videos:

Business videos

Increase engagement and sales with easy and efficient video creation. Develop product videos, demos, employee training videos, how-to tutorials, and more.

Education videos

Make videos for K12 and higher education. Easy video editing for students, teachers, and administrators. Trusted by school districts and universities all over the world.

Personal videos

Get creative and show your passion with our free video editor. Perfect for hobbyists, gamers, social media enthusiasts, and more. Turn memories into movies and share with others.

Upgrade to our full-featured video editor package

Our full video creation suite offers advanced screen recording, seamless video editing, unlimited hosting & robust content management. Additional features include:

Add video overlays for picture-in-picture

Interactive storyboard mode

Record computer or system audio

Blur any part of your video

Easy, integrated screen recording

Advanced script recording mode

Change your webcam shape and size

Easy drag-and-drop video builder

Automated Speech-to-Text captions

Expanded stock music library

Hide your webcam or cursor

Automatically remove silences

Easy drag & drop video builder

Save time and streamline video creation with Stories, our drag & drop video builder.

Start with a storyboard or script, then toggle between views as you build your story. Add sections, and drag & drop to rearrange them.

Upgrade to our full-featured video editor

Add stock video, images, & music

Add high-quality images, videos, and music while editing your video. Choose from thousands of royalty-free content. Included in Premier plans or higher.

View our built-in stock library

Edit on the go with our free video editor app

Record and edit videos on mobile

Create videos on the go with our free screen recorder and video editing app. After recording, add a Facecam, crop, trim, add overlays, adjust the speed, and more! Share your videos to ScreenPal or other apps.

View our Android app

View our iOS app

Video editor tips & tricks

Cheat sheet for ScreenPal’s video editor

Guide on how to edit videos

5 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

What is the best video editor for free?

You don’t need to be a professional editor to edit video. Anyone can edit! That’s why we believe our video editor is the best, and it’s FREE!

We’ve made the editing process easy to use and intuitive. It only takes a few easy clicks to add or implement an edit to your video. Just head to your video, click on our ‘Tools’ menu, and choose the tool you want to use.

Take a look at our Easy video editing guide to learn the process and how to edit videos with ScreenPal.
Which video editor is for beginners?

Our free video editor is excellent for beginners looking to get started at video editing. There are a wide range of free video editor features available for you to create high-quality, engaging videos at no cost.

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.
What's included in the free video editor?

You can easily edit recordings and videos with our free video editor software. No log in required! Many of our valuable video editing tools are free to use, including:

– add music to recordings

– cut and trim

– add overlays: shapes, images, and text

– choose from dozens of transitions

– cut, copy, and paste sections of recordings

– add voiceover narration

– crop and resize video

– change background color and transparency

– animate overlays and transitions

– add multiple tracks of audio

– adjust video speed

– zoom in and zoom out

– and more!

It’s easy to get started with our free online video editor. You can launch the editor here to start creating videos.
Does the free video editor have watermarks?
Can I add captions to my videos?

Yes! There are four ways you can add captions to videos using our video editor:

1. Captions file
2. Speech-to-Text auto captions
3. Interactive captions tool (blank captions)
4. Stories (publish your script as a captions file)

You can add captions to any video for free using a captions file with our free video editor. You can also quickly add captions files for multiple languages through the video page in our video hosting platform.

If you don’t want to create your captions manually, you can also add captions to your video automatically using Speech-to-Text auto captions, available for Deluxe plans for higher.

Can I edit my videos on all my devices?

You can edit videos on multiple devices with ScreenPal! You can edit for free on a Mac, Windows PC, Android, iOS iPhone/iPad, and Chromebook.

If you have a login, you can save all of your videos in your hosting account. You can then access it online on any device.

Just login to your account on any of these devices and you’ll have access to record, edit, and share.
What do most YouTubers use to edit their videos?

Our free video editor has everything you need to create and edit YouTube videos. Most YouTube users, especially beginners, get started with our free video editor and then move up to one of our paid plans for additional capabilities as they get more experienced in video creation and using the wide range of features.
How to edit YouTube videos?

You can easily edit your YouTube video with our video editor.

Just edit your video using our easy editing process. Cut or trim your video. Add overlays including shapes, text, blurs, or images. Insert videos or previous recordings you’ve created. There’s no limit on what you can do!

With ScreenPal’s YouTube integration, we’ve made it easy for you to upload directly to your YouTube account. You can choose a channel to publish to.

Here is our YouTube tutorial to get started.
How to edit TikTok videos?

You can edit a TikTok video with all the great features included in our free video editor. The key aspect to keep in mind when editing TikTok videos is the size of the video.

TikTok videos use a 9:16 aspect ratio for size dimensions and a resolution of 1080×1920. The max file size you can upload is 287.6 MB and the max video length is 10 minutes.
Can I edit webcam video?

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 an 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.