iMovie for everyone: This free video editor runs in your browser

A good private video editor is hard to find—especially when you want it to work across all of your devices. Yes, there are lots of decent video editors, including Microsoft’s Clipchamp tool and Apple’s iMovie app. But Clipchamp is one of many modern video-editing tools that requires you to sign in with an account and upload your videos to a company’s servers. And iMovie, of course, is limited to working only on Apple’s own products.

I’ve been looking for a free web-based video editor that is completely private, compatible everywhere, and available to use without any sign-in or account-creating requirement. Now, I’ve found one that fits the bill.

It’s named Wide.video, and it runs in your web browser, which means it works on whatever computer you happen to be using: Windows PC, Chromebook, Mac, Linux, or whatever else you might prefer.

But, while it runs in your web browser and is technically a web app, it does all the work on your computer. You don’t have to sign up for an account, you don’t have to install anything, and you don’t have to upload your private videos to any company’s servers. And while it’s free, it doesn’t even have ads.

Ready for a pleasant video-splicing surprise?

Be the first to find all sorts of little-known tech treasures with my free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence. One useful new discovery in your inbox every Wednesday!

Video editing, without the asterisks

First things first: You’ll need Chrome or another Chromium-based browser like Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, or Opera to use this tool. Wide.video doesn’t work in Firefox, as Firefox doesn’t support some features it requires. Additionally, this is the kind of app that needs a big screen, so it won’t work well on a phone. Save this one for your laptop or desktop computer.

⌚ That aside, you’ll need only about one minute to get Wide.video up and running, though it may take you a few minutes to actually complete a video project—depending on how complex you want to make it.

But, again, no accounts are required. Just head to ​the Wide.video website​ and click “Let’s Go” to get started.

Then, you’ll need to click “Open Project” and point Wide.video at a folder on your computer that will be used for your video project. You’ll want to create a new folder for this. Wide.video will store all your videos and other project data there, on your own local device—no uploading of any data anywhere.

Now, you’re off to the races! You can add video files to the media list at the top-left corner of the window—with drag and drop, or by clicking in that box and then opening them.

Wide.video runs completely in your browser but works entirely on your own local computer. [Photo: wide.video]

Wide.video offers a wide variety of traditional video editing features, including:

  • Tools to insert text and shapes
  • “Smart tools” for noise reduction, background removal, and more
  • A “Download Stock Media” feature that lets you download stock videos to incorporate in your projects
  • The ability to export your video, complete with a trim feature so you can select only the parts of the project you want to export

As far as video editors go, Wide.video has a fairly traditional interface while packing a decent selection of features. It also offers a variety of video tutorials to help you get started, in case you need extra guidance. Click the “Video Tutorials” button on the page where you open a project, or click Help > Video Tutorials within the Wide.video web app to find them.

  • You can ​use Wide.video in your web browser​ on a Windows PC, Chromebook, Mac, or Linux PC—whatever your computer of choice is.
  • This tool is completely free to use. And it doesn’t even have ads.
  • Since Wide.video runs entirely in your browser and does all the work on your own computer, no data of any sort is shared and no personal information is required to use the service.

Treat yourself to even more productivity-boosting goodness with my free Cool Tools newsletter. You’ll get an instant introduction to an AI-powered supertool that transcribes your brain—and a useful new off-the-beaten-path gem every Wednesday!

https://www.fastcompany.com/91171059/best-free-online-video-editor-browser-wide-video?partner=rss&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&utm_content=rss

Created 8mo | Aug 17, 2024, 11:30:03 AM


Login to add comment

Other posts in this group

Andrew Tate is back—and he’s getting a hero’s welcome from right-wing podcasters

You can’t talk about the manosphere without mentioning Andrew Tate. The British-American influencer and former professional kickboxer built his platform by promoting misogynistic ideas—claiming wo

Apr 2, 2025, 10:50:04 PM | Fast company - tech
Meta and UFC team up to bring AI and VR to fans

UFC is joining up with Facebook’s parent company

Apr 2, 2025, 10:50:02 PM | Fast company - tech
An AI watchdog accused OpenAI of using copyrighted books without permission

An artificial intelligence watchdog is accusing OpenAI of training its default ChatGPT model on copyrighted book content without permission.

In a new paper

Apr 2, 2025, 8:30:07 PM | Fast company - tech
Trump signals TikTok sale will done by April 5 deadline. Who will buy it?

As the deadline to strike a deal over TikTok approaches this week, President Donald Trump has signaled that he is confident his administrat

Apr 2, 2025, 6:20:04 PM | Fast company - tech
CERN scientists release blueprint for the Future Circular Collider

Top minds at the world’s largest atom smasher have released a blueprint for 

Apr 2, 2025, 6:20:03 PM | Fast company - tech
‘Titanic 2’? YouTube is cracking down on AI-assisted fake movie trailers that fetch millions of views

A trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in James Cameron’s galactically successful series, starts by delivering on the title’s promise. Rivers of lava cascade through the fores

Apr 2, 2025, 3:50:06 PM | Fast company - tech