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Upload or paste your video
Drop in your recording or import an existing clip for long-form or Shorts.
YouTube long-form · Shorts · hooks · captions · chapters · end screens · not a text-to-video generator
Edit long-form uploads and Shorts that keep viewers watching - AI adds punchy hooks, captions, chapters and end screens, then exports crisp 1080p. Start with 25 free credits (personal/trial). Paid unlocks commercial watermark-free exports. You publish to YouTube yourself - we do not auto-upload or guarantee YPP. Prefer a browser editor for any platform? See online video editor. Need prompt-based AI editing of footage? See AI video editor. Need a brand-new clip from a prompt or photo? See AI video generator. Ready to edit for YouTube? Open the YouTube video editor tool.
Secondary: /pricing · /online-video-editor · /ai-video-editor · /ai-video-generator · /free-ai-video-generator
Free = 25 credits, personal/trial (pricing FAQ). Paid unlocks commercial + watermark-free exports. Not unlimited free. NBV edits and exports - you publish to YouTube yourself. This hub is for editing footage for YouTube long-form and Shorts. For browser / zero-install editing (any platform), see /online-video-editor. For prompt-based AI editing of existing footage, see /ai-video-editor. For generating a new clip from text or a photo, see /ai-video-generator. We do not claim YPP / AdSense / ranking guarantees, auto-upload to YouTube, CapCut/Premiere full feature-parity, or that we replace YouTube Create / official YouTube tools unless those features ship.
Free is for personal / trial use with 25 credits and no credit card (per /pricing FAQ). Commercial rights + watermark-free exports unlock on paid plans only: Basic €19.99 · Pro €39.99 · API €59.99. We do not claim unlimited free editing, Free = commercial + no watermark, YPP / AdSense / ranking guarantees, auto-upload / auto-schedule to YouTube, CapCut / Premiere / YouTube Create full feature-parity, or that we replace official YouTube tools. Free-intent details: /free-ai-video-generator. Browser editor instead? /online-video-editor. Prompt AI edit? /ai-video-editor. Generate from scratch? /ai-video-generator.
A YouTube video editor is built for long-form 16:9 and Shorts 9:16: hooks, captions, chapters and end screens that lift retention. Nano Banana edits and exports - you publish to YouTube yourself.
It is distinct from online video editor (browser / zero-install NLE for any platform - see /online-video-editor), from AI video editor (prompt-based AI edit of existing footage - see /ai-video-editor), from AVG (generate a new clip from text or image - see /ai-video-generator), from Free (trial honesty - see /free-ai-video-generator), from TikTok video editor (FYP vertical - see /tiktok-video-editor), and from Instagram video editor (Reels / Stories / feed - see /instagram-video-editor). Prefer the create tool UI? Open /create/youtube-video-editor.
Upload or paste, auto-edit for retention, export YouTube-ready. Paid = watermark-free + commercial.
Drop in your recording or import an existing clip for long-form or Shorts.
AI adds hooks, captions, chapters and trims the slow parts so viewers keep watching.
Download 1080p in 16:9 for uploads or 9:16 for Shorts. Paid = watermark-free + commercial (per /pricing). You publish.
Creators who edit for YouTube long-form and Shorts - not a blank text-to-video prompt.
Ship 10-minute uploads with hooks, captions and chapters that lift watch time.
Tighten pacing and add end screens - then publish yourself (no YPP guarantee).
Chapters and captions that make long lessons easier to watch and navigate.
Branded intros/outros and Shorts from the same project - commercial on paid.
Honest to create-tool claims - YouTube hooks/captions/chapters. No CapCut/YouTube Create parity invent.
AI writes and edits a 3-second opening that stops the scroll.
Edit 16:9 uploads and 9:16 Shorts from the same project.
Boost accessibility and watch time with styled subtitles and timestamps.
Reusable intro stings and subscribe end screens.
Remove pauses and rambling to keep retention high.
Grab clean high-res stills for your thumbnail. Paid = watermark-free + commercial; Free = personal/trial.
Self-canonical pages. Cross-link, never steal each other's canonical. Do not 301 create tool, online editor, AI editor, AVG, or tiktok/instagram apex here.
| Job | Best NBV page |
|---|---|
| YouTube long-form / Shorts edit | This page + /create/youtube-video-editor |
| Browser online editor / zero-install | /online-video-editor |
| Prompt-based AI edit of footage | /ai-video-editor |
| Generate clip from text/image | /ai-video-generator |
| TikTok vertical / FYP edit | /tiktok-video-editor |
| Instagram Reels / Stories / feed | /instagram-video-editor |
| Facebook feed / Reels / ads edit | /facebook-video-editor |
| Faceless channel production | /ai-faceless-video-generator |
| Free trial honesty | /free-ai-video-generator |
| Studio tool UI | /create/youtube-video-editor |
Paid = watermark-free exports + commercial rights. Free = personal/trial with 25 credits. We do not guarantee YPP, AdSense, ranking or monetization. Same rules as /free-ai-video-generator and the /pricing FAQ. NBV edits and exports - you publish to YouTube yourself.
Create UI - hooks, captions, chapters, Shorts.
Browser / zero-install NLE for any platform - not this page.
Prompt-based AI edit of existing footage - not this page.
Generate a new clip from text or image - not this page.
25 credits, no card - Free-tier honesty page.
Vertical create spoke - not an apex hub yet.
Reels / Stories / feed multi-ratio hub.
Produce no-face channel videos end-to-end.
Free / Basic €19.99 / Pro €39.99 / API €59.99.
Long-form 16:9 + Shorts 9:16 with hooks, captions, chapters and end screens. Free = personal/trial with 25 credits; paid = commercial watermark-free. See /create/youtube-video-editor and /pricing.
YouTube = platform spoke for long-form + Shorts (this page). Online = browser / zero-install NLE for any platform - /online-video-editor. Cross-link; do not cannibalize H1s.
YouTube = YT-specific hooks/chapters/end screens. AI editor = prompt-based AI edit of footage - /ai-video-editor. Cross-link; do not cannibalize H1s.
No. We do not claim CapCut, Premiere or YouTube Create / official YouTube tools full feature-parity. NBV edits and exports - you publish yourself.
Yes to start - 25 credits, no card. Free = personal/trial per /pricing. Not unlimited free. Free-intent: /free-ai-video-generator.
Free exports are for personal / trial use. Paid plans unlock commercial rights and watermark-free exports. See /pricing.
Yes. Edit 16:9 long-form uploads and export 9:16 Shorts from the same project.
No. Nano Banana edits and exports - you publish to YouTube yourself. We do not claim auto-upload or auto-schedule unless those features ship.
No. We do not claim YPP approval, AdSense, ranking or monetization guarantees. Paid = watermark-free + commercial rights. See /pricing.
OpenAI Sora consumer access shut down around 24 Sep 2026. Nano Banana never hosted Sora. Studio models; internal key veo3 maps to MiniMax H3 - not Google Veo. This page edits for YouTube; generation on /ai-video-generator; prompt AI edit on /ai-video-editor; browser NLE on /online-video-editor. See /alternatives/.
Open the YouTube video editor tool, start with 25 free credits (personal/trial), upgrade for commercial watermark-free when you ship. You publish yourself - no YPP or auto-upload claim. Prefer browser NLE? Use the online video editor. Prefer prompt AI edit? Use the AI video editor. Need generate-from-scratch? Use the AI video generator.