Video Cutter

Cuts a specific time range out of a video, or splits a video into equal-length segments.

What it does

Use this to pull a 5-minute clip out of an hour-long recording, break a conference recording into 15-minute chapters, or trim the head and tail of a podcast video.

How to use

  1. Drag video files into the list.
  2. Pick a Cutting Strategy: Trim a Range or Split into Segments.
  3. For Trim, type Start and End times (mm:ss).
  4. For Split, set the Segment Duration (in seconds).
  5. Pick an Output Container (MP4 recommended).
  6. Click Run.

Modes

ModeWhat it does
TrimKeeps only the range you set between Start and End. Single output file.
SplitSplits the video into equal-length segments. Multiple output files.

Time format

mm:ss (minutes:seconds). No hours.

  • 00:30 = 30 seconds
  • 02:15 = 2 minutes 15 seconds
  • 10:00 = 10 minutes

Output format

MP4, MKV, MOV, AVI, WEBM. MP4 is the usual choice.

Examples

Pull a 5-minute clip out of a conference: Add the video, Trim, Start 15:00, End 20:00, MP4, run. Single 5-minute .mp4.

Break a 1-hour lecture into 15-minute chunks: Add the video, Split, Segment 900 seconds (15 min), MP4, run. Four files.

Trim a vlog's head and tail: Add the video, Trim, Start 00:05 (drop the first 5 seconds), End 08:30 (cut the tail), run.

Slice a long recording into 60-second social clips: Add the video, Split, Segment 60 seconds, run. Each chunk is shareable.

Watch out

  • Time format is mm:ss only. For videos over an hour you can write 90:00, but no hours field is available.
  • In Trim mode the same range applies to every file in batch. Files of different lengths may behave oddly.
  • Split divides the video into equal slices. The last slice may be shorter.
  • The cut re-encodes, so there may be a small quality loss.
  • An End time greater than the video length just takes the file to its end, no error.

License

Free tier has a monthly cut cap. Office plan removes it.