Use a Free Video Editor Online

A roundup of the latest online video editing tools.

A free video editor is a fast, easy and fun way to edit, and have your latest creative masterpiece online in no time.

They are simple to use with an intuitive interface. This allows you to forget a lot of the technical hoo-haa, and focus on the creative aspect of working with your content.

As a result, it is becoming increasingly easier to publish high quality web videos.

So what can you do with a free video editor?

• Upload or import your files
• Edit your clips together
• Remix existing videos
• Audio dubbing and adding music
• Add simple visual effects and transitions
• Create titles and subtitles
• Mix in photos
• Publish and syndicate
• Share videos online
• Embed on websites
• Some allow you to download your videos

Many of the free online video editors feature simple drag and drop timelines, making editing a real breeze.



One of the fantastic features of online video editing sites, are the communities that thrive in their presence.

Some sites allow you to remix other people’s clips to create new video mashups. This is a great way to work with different types of footage and improve your editing skills. It also strengthens the web 2.0 notion of creative collaboration, allowing multiple users to contribute to a project.

Let's take a quick look at the various free video editing tools out there, before we review each one in more depth.

Free Video Editor Roundup

Cuts works on existing online videos as a remixer. You can bring in videos from Youtube, Myspace or Google Video to remix them, cut scenes, add captions, sound effects or loop the best parts.

You can then share your completed video via email, embedding on blogs, or submitting to social networks.

Their website is currently undergoing a refurb, so will hopefully be back up soon.

Go to Cuts

As a free video editor, Eyespot is definitely well rounded and easy to use.

You can upload files, use clips from Eyespot's partners, or remix existing videos.

While editing you can apply music, photos, audio dubbing, titles, transitions and effects.

At Eyespot you can share your masterpiece online in their community, embed on your website, or download your video so you can put it on Youtube etc.

Go to Eyespot

“when desktop software is just too expensive.”

Jumpcut is the most extensive free video editor online.

It allows you to remix existing scenes, upload and edit your own clips, add music, effects, transitions, titles and audio dubbing.

You can then share your video online, on their community pages or embed on in your website.

Go to Jumpcut

“Personal video sharing made easy.”

Motionbox is a fun way to make videos available to family and friends.

Here you can share, edit and store personal videos. It has a neat feature which allows you to add tags to a section of a video for highlights.

Upgrade to premium service for bonus features.

Go to Motionbox

“Your life, perfectly mixed.”

One True Media's mission is to empower anyone to express themselves in a new and creative way.

It is great free video editor for creating photo and video montages & splicing uploaded clips. You can add transitions, music, titles and themes.

Download your movie to ipod, share via email, embed on websites, or post directly to Youtube. You can also create photo slideshows. Upgrade to a premium service for bonus features.

Go to One True Media

“Cutting edge tools.”

Photobucket uses the Adobe Express video editing system.

For a free video editor, it has a lot of creative flexibility allowing you to edit and mix video, with music and pictures, add titles, transitions and effects, sticker, and fancy borders.

There is heaps of music you can use. You can also pre-edit your photos in Photobucket before importing them into the editor.

You can embed your videos, and share via email, Facebook, Blogger, Myspace etc

Go to Photobucket

“Edit your movies.”

At Jaycut you can upload files, edit your scenes, add music, transitions, effects, captions, and photos.

You can share your video on their community site, embed on websites, or download to your computer.

It describes itself as a “Collaborative online video editing application.”

Go to Jaycut

“Creating together.”

Kaltura is a unique free video editor as it features collaborative group video making. You can invite people to upload their clips and edit all your footage together. Kind of like Youtube meets Wiki.

It allows you to do video searching, uploading, editing, remixing existing videos, collaborations, add photos, music, transitions, sharing and embedding. It is highly interactive in nature.

Go to Kaltura

“Unleash your imagination.”

Smash Mash TV is the wild child of the online video editing tools.

Here you can upload, import and edit videos, add audio dubbing, add motion and effects to pictures, speech bubbles, create animations from scratch and put together slideshows.

It's a bundle of fun – you can animate your photos by making people’s lips move too. Its radical approach makes it the 'ultimate expression machine'.

You can post your amusing video creations on their community. They are yet to offer more sharing options.

Go to SmashMash

“a legal form of artful vandalism.”

Vidavee Graffiti is more of a fun remixer than an online video editor. It allows you to vandalise Youtube videos.

Import any Youtube video via its URL. You can then get a little creative by adding any of 21 preset animations, through drag and drop. Eg. Aliens, fake explosions etc. You can also add graphics and text.

Share your final mashup via email link, or can embed on sites.

Go to Vidavee Graffiti

Stay tuned for our upcoming reviews of the above online free video editors.

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If you'd prefer to work with an offline editor, you may like to see our Free Video Editing Software page for guidance.

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