Choose a video tool by the job
Pick a child category based on the change you need: reduce a file's size, change its format, edit its contents, join or separate clips, inspect its timeline, or extract frames or subtitle streams. Media Tools covers images, audio, subtitles, and fonts.
Change a video's size or format
Use these categories when a video file needs a different size or format.
- Compress Tools reduce the file size of a video file. Choose this category when the file is too large for the next step.
- Convert Tools change the format of a video file. Its child pages include Video Frame Rate Converter for frame-rate changes and Video to GIF Maker when the output should be a GIF.
Edit, split, or join video files
These categories change a video or arrange its clips.
- Edit Tools make direct changes to video files. The category includes Trim Video, Video Editor, and Video Subtitle Burner for cutting, editing, and burning subtitles into a video.
- Split Tools separate one video file into multiple parts.
- Merge Tools combine video files into one result.
Inspect a video or extract its contents
Use these categories when you need timeline information or a separate item from a video.
- Analyze Tools measure and analyze video files. Its child page, Video Timeline Analyzer, focuses on the timeline.
- Extract Tools pull frames or subtitle streams out of a video. Video Preview Generator handles frames, and Video Subtitle Extractor handles subtitle streams.
Match the category to the task
A large video file points to Compress Tools. If only the frame rate needs to change, use Video Frame Rate Converter under Convert Tools.
Use Convert Tools when the output needs another format. Video to GIF Maker is the matching child page when the output should be a GIF.
For several clips, Merge Tools joins the files and Split Tools separates a video into parts. Extract Tools handles frames and subtitle streams.
For an image, audio file, subtitle file, or font, switch to the matching section in Media Tools.
Frequently asked questions
Which video tool should I use to reduce a file size?
Open Compress Tools. It reduces the file size of a video file. Convert Tools changes the format when the file type needs to change.
How do I change a video's format?
Open Convert Tools. Use Video Frame Rate Converter for a frame-rate change, or Video to GIF Maker when the output should be a GIF.
What is the difference between splitting and merging a video?
Split Tools separates one video file into multiple parts. Merge Tools combines video files into one result.
Can I extract frames or subtitles from a video?
Yes. Open Extract Tools. Video Preview Generator pulls frames, and Video Subtitle Extractor pulls subtitle streams.