Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Learn how to edit videos with the YouTube editor. It's built-in and easy for simple edits.You could buy a more complex editor (my favorite is Screenflow visitwebsite.co/BrightonScreenFlow (AD)) but if you just need to simply trim off an extra few seconds, you can do change it after you upload your video.

The simple YouTube editor is great for trimming your video, adding some background music or blurring parts of your video.

You can save as a new file or overwrite your existing video.

You can trim your video after you upload it.