Edit video for YouTube easily with RIverside's AI, text-based editor. Add animated captions, B-roll, overlays, and custom branding in a few clicks. Clip for YouTube Shorts in seconds. Edit manually or let AI do the heavy lifting. Your content, your call.
Capture your video, screen and slide decks in 4K with Riverside's recorder. You can also upload your pre-recorded footage to the editor (MP4, MPEG, MOV and WEBM formats are supported) or paste your YouTube video's URL to upload to the editor.
Cut, trim or make any type of edits you want to your video using your transcript—just delete words, and the video updates instantly. Prefer a visual workflow? Use the intuitive timeline to splice, merge, and fine-tune your edits with ease.
Use the AI Producer to edit yout video automatically. Refine your content by removing fluff, pauses or filler words, enhance your audio, or change your video layout. All in a few clicks.
Drop in B-roll, text, image, and music overlays or captions. Clip and resize for Shorts using presets. SImply export and publish directly on YouTube.
Go from unedited recording to YouTube-ready in a few clicks with AI. Edit and enhance audio, cut out filler content, add your branding, and more, easily.
Edit YouTube videos by editing your transcript—delete words and your video updates instantly. Want more control? Use the color-coded editing timeline, complete with automated chapters for easy navigation.
Remove background noise, cut filler words, trim silences, and balance speaker volume—all automatically. Then, apply our AI audio enhancer for that final, studio-quality finish.
Save your brand colors, fonts, music, logo and more as presets. Bring your brand into every frame –drop in B-roll, add customized captions or your podcast intro music in a few quick clicks.
Add captions with customizable fonts, color and animations to your YouTube video. Generate AI summaries with optimized titles, timestamped chapters, and keywords or upload your AI transcript for better search visibility.
Our AI automatically finds your most engaging moments—punchlines, soundbites, hot takes—and turns them into ready-to-share clips for Shorts. It's called "Magic Clips" for a reason.
Each speaker gets their own video and audio track. This means great editing control and flexibility. No awkward crosstalk –mute or adjust one track without affecting others.
Use Smart Layouts to automatically switch the camera view to focus on the active speaker or on the action. Scenes will switch between group and speaker-focused views for a dynamic flow.
Go live, record, and edit YouTube videos all in one smooth workflow. With 4K video recording and a full suite of editing tools - create high-quality YouTube videos and Shorts with ease.
Save time by handling everything from recording to editing content inside a single platform.
Pick a tool that runs in-browser and across devices, so you can edit at home or on the fly.
The fastest way to trim videos? Edit your recordings using text-based editing. Delete words in the transcript and the video syncs.
Choose a platform that pulls clips, smooths audio, and creates YouTube videos— without manual scrubbing.
For creators who want full control: choose software that lets you edit tracks individually. This is a must for cutting out crosstalk.
Keep your videos on brand. Choose an editor with logos, text, B-roll, and music to add your personal touch to each video..
Make one video, publish it everywhere. Choose a tool that can handle 16:9, 9:16, and square exports - specially set for YouTube content.
Pick a platform that gives you high-res files, clean transcripts, and even chapters—so you’re set to hit publish.
Hook viewers with animated captions, punchy clips, and on-brand visuals. Record in 4K, then customize your video with text, B-roll, and music—everything you need to hold attention from the first second.
Skip spending hours creating more content. Use our AI clip creator to automatically turn your longer videos’ scroll-stopping moments into bite-sized Shorts.
Don’t stop at audio. Record video while you podcast, then edit, caption, and export for YouTube—all in one place. Create a YouTube-ready podcast without doubling your workload.
Free up your time and let AI automate the intensive editing for you. From audio fine-tuning to trimming videos and switching layouts, Riverside speeds up your workflow so you can create more.
There’s no one-size-fits-all, but most creators fall into one of three camps:
IIf you’re serious about growing your channel, browser-based tools like Riverside strike the perfect balance: intuitive, AI-powered, and built to help you publish more without sacrificing quality.
Read more in our full list of the best YouTube video editing software.
Yes—but it depends how you want to edit. If your video is already published on YouTube, you can trim or blur parts using YouTube Studio’s built-in editor. But it’s limited:
To make meaningful edits—especially for older or repurposed content—download the original, re-edit it in a platform like Riverside. Bonus: You can pull clips for Shorts, clean up audio, and add branding while you're at it.
Check out our full guide on how to edit YouTube videos for more.
It does—YouTube Studio includes a simple browser-based editor. It’s great for:
But it stops there. You can’t make deeper changes once your video is live. No overlays. No audio cleanup. No clip generation. No multitrack editing.
That’s why most creators still use dedicated editing tools to make their YouTube videos. With Riverside, you can clean your audio, edit by transcript, pull highlight clips, and then export upload-ready files — so when it hits YouTube, it’s already optimized.
You’ve got a full spectrum — from $0 to hundreds per month.
Here’s the quick breakdown:
Riverside’s free plan lets you test the full workflow, including Magic Clips, text-based editing, and separate audio/video tracks. If you want higher-res exports, more storage, or longer sessions, paid plans start at only $15 a month.
If you’re looking for budget-friendly options, we’ve got a full guide on free video editing software.
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