I don’t like paywalls.
I don’t like subscriptions.
I don’t like signups.
I really don’t like uploading my assets to someone else’s cloud just to trim a video.
I just want to edit a video.
The same way I type text into a textarea.
Open → do the thing → export → done.
No account.
No “start free trial”.
No “your file is being uploaded…”.
So I built QuickEditVideo.
The original sin of modern video editors
Somewhere along the way, video editing became… heavy.
Canva: polished, powerful — but everything uploads. Your files live there, not with you.
CapCut: does everything, installs everything, ships everything. Bloated.
DaVinci Resolve: incredible tool — but slowly moving basic features behind gates.
All great products.
All solving problems I don’t have.
My problem is simple:
“I want to open a web page, edit a video, and export it.”
That’s it.
My rules (non-negotiable)
Before writing a single line of code, I wrote rules instead:
❌ No paywall blocking editing
❌ No subscriptions
❌ No forced signups
❌ No cloud uploads
❌ No local app installs
✅ Everything runs inside the browser
✅ Your files stay on your machine
✅ Editing is always free
✅ Export in any resolution for free
✅ Anything can be done in browser for free*
Editing should be as free as typing text.
You don’t pay to open a textarea.
You don’t “subscribe” to write a paragraph.
Why should trimming, or overlaying a video feel harder than writing a tweet?
So I made the tool I wanted
Not the “best video editor”.
Not the “most features”.
Not an AI everything machine.
Just:
Load local media
Drag things around
Resize, trim, move on a timeline
Export
That’s it.
No magic.
No dark patterns.
No lock-in.
Is this a good business?
Honestly? I don’t know yet.
But I do know this:
People are tired of gates
People miss simple tools
People want ownership again
If this resonates with even a small group of creators, indie hackers, teachers, devs, or parents making quick videos — that’s enough.
I didn’t build this to win a category.
I built it because I was annoyed.
And sometimes, that’s the best reason to build anything.
If you’re curious, it’s live.
If you hate it, that’s fair.
If you wish more tools worked like this — then we think the same way.
Check it out: QuickEditVideo.
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