Trim a screen recording without uploading it
You usually record a few seconds of fumbling before the part you want. Trimming it off shouldn’t mean uploading the video to an online editor.
Trim a recording
Open the Plainware Recorder Library from the toolbar popup and choose the recording. You can also use Add a video to bring in a WebM or MP4 file.
Choose Trim. It’s tagged Pro, and without Pro you see the offer before you do any work.
Drag the two handles on the player to set the start and the end, and preview.
Choose Save trimmed copy. It appears in the Library as a new item named “(trimmed)”.
Choose Save to computer or Save as to keep it as a file.
What it does to your original
Nothing. Trim and Make MP4 always create a new item and never overwrite the recording, and the new file is checked before it’s kept. Delete the original yourself when you’re happy.
Accuracy and time
Trimming the start of a video means re-encoding it so it starts exactly where you chose, which takes longer on long recordings. A trim that only shortens the end can copy the video without re-encoding.
Good to know
- Trim works on your computer. The video isn’t uploaded to be edited.
- Recording itself, the camera bubble, saving and crash recovery are free. Trim is one of the Plainware Pro tools, along with MP4, drawing tools and quality presets.
- Plainware Pro is one payment, ₹249 in India or $9 elsewhere, and also unlocks Pro in the other Plainware extensions.