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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!
Highly Rated By Our Community
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 sounds effects and music from our stock library.
Create HD videos
Create videos in 4k, full HD, or standard HD. Save your video files to your computer (as a MP4, AVI, GIF file) or publish online.
How to edit videos:
Upload
Launch the video editor and upload your video file.
Edit
Edit your video with overlays, transitions, animations, and more!
Save or Share
Save to your computer or upload to YouTube or Screencast-O-Matic.
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 effect
Add multiple tracks of audio
Remove your video background for free
Personalize your video with the free and easy background remover 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 – Fazil A. (Capterra.com)
“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.”
Awesome video editing software – Eric K. (Capterra.com)
“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.”
Screencast-O-Matic in Education – Karen K. (Capterra.com)
“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. Screencast-o-matic was by far the easiest to learn to use and gave me a lot of functions.”
EXCELLENT video editor – Pamela B. (Capterra.com)
“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.
Millions use Screencast-O-Matic 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 available 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.
Add stock video, images, and 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.
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 Screencast-O-Matic or other apps.
