Most of the time, it’s not only the beginning and end of your videos that need to be trimmed.

Drag the beginning or end of your video timeline to the right spot.

In the YouTube Studio Editor, click Trim.

Here’s how to edit a YouTube video with trimming: Trimming lets you focus your videos on the most engaging and important parts, which makes your content more interesting as a result! The most common edit you should make with all uploaded YouTube videos is trimming the beginning or end.

Trim the beginning or end of your YouTube videos.

Now you’re ready to make changes to your videos for YouTube.

Click Details on any of your uploaded videos.

Click your avatar in the top-right corner and pick YouTube Studio.Go to and sign in to your account as usual.YouTube Studio Editor is part of your YouTube channel.

How to edit YouTube videos using YouTube Studio Editor You can do all the basic edits, such as trimming and adding an end screen, right inside YouTube without relying on any third-party video editing tools. The YouTube video editor is available on all YouTube channels for free, and is very intuitive and easy to use.

There’s lots of video editing software for YouTube you can use (we’ll discuss it below), but it’s best to start with what you already have - YouTube Studio Editor.

Beginners guide to video editing