Shorten Video

ShortenVideo is a free online tool that shortens video files directly in your browser. There is nothing to install and nothing to upload: your video is read locally, cut locally, and saved locally. Because the file never leaves your device, there is no upload wait, no file size queue, and no privacy trade-off — the video you never sent anywhere cannot leak from a server.

Cutting footage out is the fastest way to shorten video length. Trimming the first seconds of dead air and the trailing credits can turn a ten-minute recording into a tight two-minute clip, which is exactly what messaging apps, email attachments and upload limits expect from you. The cut is lossless: instead of re-encoding, the original video and audio data are copied into a new file, so every pixel and every sample stays exactly as recorded.

The same cut also helps you shorten video size. Video files grow with duration, so removing the parts you do not need shrinks the file proportionally — often by half or more — without touching resolution or bitrate. That makes the result easier to send, store, and post, while staying at the original quality level.

If you have been wondering how to shorten a video without paying for a subscription or handing your footage to a random site, this is the straightforward answer: drag the file in, set the start and end, export. Files up to 2 GB are free with no sign-up, no watermark, and no ads. Only larger files need an account, and they cost a flat 1 point per minute of video. This is shorten video online free, done honestly: the whole workflow on this page runs on your device, and the paid tier exists only for the heaviest files.

Need a dedicated clipping page? Open the online video cutter to cut a clip out of a long recording, or read the step-by-step guide on how to shorten a video for tips on keyframes, precision, and format support.