Does the quality drop?

“Fast” copies the original as it is, so it does not touch the quality. “Precise” re-encodes, so the result is not exactly identical to the original.

The cut point is a little off from the time I set.

In “Fast” mode the start may move up to 2 seconds earlier. If you need the exact point, use “Trim precisely”.

If the browser can't open the format, a message says so. Convert the video to a common format like MP4 or MOV and choose it again.

Trim (Video) · Pegmo

Trim video

Drop a file here

Keep only the part you want. Your video is processed on your device.

MP4·MOV·WEBM·MKV

How to use Trim

What it does

Cut a video down to the part you want to keep and save it as a new file. Set a start and an end, and only what lies between them stays. The video is processed on your device and is not uploaded.

Step by step

Drop a video file onto the page, or click to choose one.
Drag the two handles on the timeline, or type times into the “Start”, “End” and “Length” fields on the “Range” tab. Write times as minutes:seconds, like 0:05 or 1:02.5.
While the video plays, press I to make the current position the start, or O to make it the end. Playback stops at the end point.
On the “Method” tab, choose “Precise” or “Fast” under “Trim mode”. The default is “Precise”.
Click “Trim”. When it finishes, use “Save” to download the file, or “Keep going” to pass it to another tool.

Good to know

“Precise” re-encodes the video so the cut lands where you set it. The result is always an MP4 (H.264 video, AAC audio) and contains only the first video and the first audio track. Long videos can take a few minutes.
“Fast” does not re-encode. It copies the original as it is and finishes in a few seconds, but the start may move up to 2 seconds earlier. If the original is MP4, M4V, MOV, MKV or WEBM, it is saved in the same format. Any other format is saved as MP4.
If the video is longer than 5 minutes or larger than 300 MB, “Precise” shows the notice “Precise trimming can take a while” with a “Trim fast” button.
The range you keep must be at least 0.1 seconds. If you leave it covering the whole video, there is nothing to trim.
The first time, the video engine (about 32 MB) is downloaded. How long the job takes depends on the length of the video and on your device.
The file name is the original name followed by “-trimmed”, for example trip-trimmed.mp4.

Frequently asked questions

Does the quality drop?: “Fast” copies the original as it is, so it does not touch the quality. “Precise” re-encodes, so the result is not exactly identical to the original.
The cut point is a little off from the time I set.: In “Fast” mode the start may move up to 2 seconds earlier. If you need the exact point, use “Trim precisely”.
My video won't open.: If the browser can't open the format, a message says so. Convert the video to a common format like MP4 or MOV and choose it again.