A free video editor that runs in your browser
vidr is a free, in-browser video editor — there is nothing to install and your footage stays on your device (it is only uploaded if you sign in and save a project), so you can start cutting in the tab you already have open. It covers the core jobs you'd otherwise open a heavyweight desktop editor like Premiere for: a multitrack timeline with trim, split, and blade; keyframes for opacity, fades, and Ken-Burns pan/zoom; color grading with curves, HSL, and LUTs; Gaussian blur; dip-to-black and cross-dissolve transitions; text and captions with SRT import/export; and mp4 export. It's lightweight, not a 1:1 Premiere clone: if your workflow lives on motion-graphics plugins, advanced audio mixing, or deep nested sequences, stay on your desktop NLE. If you mostly cut, grade, and export, vidr does that fast and free, right in the browser.
Who it's for
This is for people who want Premiere's common cut-grade-export workflow without the subscription, the download, or a high-end machine. That includes creators and editors making YouTube, social, and client cuts; students and hobbyists who do not want to pay for Creative Cloud; and anyone on a Chromebook, locked-down work laptop, or borrowed computer where installing desktop software is not an option. If you live in Premiere's plugin ecosystem or need broadcast-grade audio and nested timelines, vidr is not a full replacement — it is the fast, free option for everyday editing.
How it works
- Open vidr in your browser and drag in your video, image, and audio files. Nothing uploads just to edit — media is processed locally with ffmpeg.wasm (saving a project to your account is optional).
- Build your edit on the multitrack timeline: trim, split, and blade clips, adjust speed or reverse, and layer text and captions (import an SRT or type your own).
- Refine the look with keyframes (fades, opacity, pan/zoom), color grading via curves, HSL, and LUTs, Gaussian blur, and dip-to-black or cross-dissolve transitions.
- Export an mp4 directly in the browser and download the finished file to your device.
FAQ
Is vidr really free?
Yes. vidr is free to use in your browser (no install, no watermark), with an optional one-time $5 to remove ads. The editor runs entirely in your browser, so there is no desktop download and nothing to pay for to cut, grade, and export your video.
Do my videos get uploaded to a server?
No — editing and export run in your browser via ffmpeg.wasm, so your media is processed on your device and isn’t uploaded just to edit or export. Saving to the cloud is optional: if you sign in and save a project, that project’s media is stored to your account so you can reopen it on another device.
Is vidr a full replacement for Adobe Premiere Pro?
Not a 1:1 one. vidr is a lightweight alternative that handles the most common Premiere jobs — multitrack timeline editing, keyframes, color grading, blur, transitions, text and captions, and mp4 export. For motion-graphics plugins, advanced audio mixing, or deeply nested sequences, Premiere is still the better tool. For everyday cut-grade-export work, vidr is fast and free.