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Lose the middle, keep the rest

The take was fine except for four seconds in the middle. Fixing that should not mean re-recording, learning an editor, or uploading the whole thing to somebody's server.

Cut a piece out

Runs on your device, nothing uploaded

Your video is read off your disk and the two sides of the cut are re-encoded into one file by your own browser. No server is involved at any point. It re-encodes as it goes, so start from your original export rather than from a copy that has already been squeezed.

Three steps

How it works

  1. Drop a file in

    No upload and no account. The file opens in the page in the time it takes to pick it.

  2. Mark the cut

    The red stretch is what goes. Set it from the preview's playhead or type the times.

  3. Save the join

    Your browser encodes the two sides into one file, back to back where the cut was.

What it is for

Why this one is worth having

  • One file back, not two

    The sides of the cut come back already joined. There is no second tool to stitch them together.

  • Nothing gets uploaded

    Both kept sides are encoded in your tab. The cut stretch goes nowhere, because it is simply never written.

  • Honest about the seam

    The join lands within about a frame of your marks. For word-level surgery you want an editor; for losing the flub, this is enough.

FAQ

Video cutter, asked and answered

What is the difference between cutting and trimming?

Trimming keeps one stretch and drops both ends. Cutting removes a stretch from the middle and keeps both sides, joined. If the bad part is at an edge, the trimmer next door is the right tool.

Will there be a visible jump at the cut?

There is a hard cut where the stretch was, the same as any edit. If the framing either side matches, it reads as a cut rather than a glitch, and you will not get a black frame or a stutter.

Does the audio stay in sync?

Yes. Picture and sound are encoded together on both sides of the cut, so the join carries both.

Does my video get uploaded?

No. Both kept sides are encoded in your own tab and the file never leaves your machine.

Can I cut more than one stretch?

One stretch per pass. Run the result through again for a second cut. Past two or three, you are editing, and an editor will be kinder to you.

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