I launched Editing.video — a free, private browser video editor with no login
Hey Indie Hackers 👋
I've been working on Editing.video, a free browser-based video editor designed for quick, everyday editing without the usual setup.
Many video tasks are simple, but the tools around them are not. Removing a pause from a screen recording, joining a few clips, or adding a title should not require installing a large desktop app, creating another account, or choosing a subscription plan.
Editing.video is built around three principles: it is free to use, requires no login, and keeps source media on the user's device for a privacy-first editing workflow.
The current version includes a multitrack timeline. It supports video, images, audio, and text; splitting and trimming clips; titles, captions, shapes, stickers, and masks; background music and volume controls; previews before export; and landscape, square, and vertical projects.
The main use cases are screen recordings, product demos, short tutorials, gaming highlights, and social media clips.
This is not intended to replace a professional desktop suite for long-form production, advanced color work, or large collaborative projects. Because processing happens in the browser, performance depends on the user's device, browser, source codecs, and project complexity. The interface is also English-only for now.
The product is live, but it is still at an early stage. I would especially appreciate feedback on these questions:
Does the timeline feel intuitive on the first attempt?
Which video formats fail or behave unexpectedly?
How stable are preview and export on different devices?
Which missing feature would make the editor useful in a real workflow?
Try it here:
No signup is required. If you test it, sharing your browser, operating system, and the type of footage used would make bug reports much more actionable.
Thanks, and I'm happy to answer any questions about the product or the decisions behind it.
The no-login + local processing combination feels like a particularly clear departure from the usual video editor experience. Curious how users react to that part once they’ve actually tried it.
Thanks, Aryan! That’s exactly the experience I’m hoping to create: open the editor and start working without handing over an email address or moving private footage into a cloud account.
It’s still early, so I’m especially interested in whether users immediately understand the value of local processing—or only appreciate it after trying the editor. I’ll keep sharing what I learn as more people use it. Thanks for calling this out!
That’s an interesting distinction — whether the value is understood before use or only becomes obvious after. What are you seeing from the first users so far?