--- title: "AI Video Editor Online Free | Edit Videos with AI - ReelsMakerAI" url: "https://reelsmakerai.com/ai-video-editor" description: "Turn a script, topic or article link into a short with AI scenes, voiceover and captions, then fine-tune it on a scene timeline. First video free." --- # AI Video Editor Online Free | Edit Videos with AI - ReelsMakerAI AI-Powered Video Editing # AI Video Editor Online Free Edit Videos with AI PowerEdit Videos with AI Power Paste a script, type a topic or drop in an article link. The AI video editor writes the scenes, adds a voiceover and captions, and hands you a scene timeline to fine-tune in your browser. **Paste a script, a topic or an article link. Get back an edited short with scenes, voiceover and captions.** Your first video is free · No credit card. [Edit Videos Free](https://reelsmakerai.com/register?source=ai-video-editor)[See How It Works](#how-it-works) ### AI Builds the First Cut The AI splits your script into scenes and picks a visual, voiceover and captions for each one ### You Fine-Tune It Reorder, split or trim scenes, swap in your own clips, and pick from 9 scene transitions ### Export for Any Feed MP4 in 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9\. Paid plans export 1080p with no watermark ## Edit a short with AI in 4 steps Most AI video editors hand you a blank timeline and a pile of buttons. ReelsMakerAI starts the other way round: you describe the video, the AI builds a first cut, and then you fine-tune it on a scene timeline. Here is what each step looks like for a 45-second YouTube Short. 1. ### Step 1: Start from a script, a topic or a link You have three ways in. * **Paste a script** if you already know what you want to say. Keep it to about 110 words for a 45-second short; at a natural speaking pace of about 150 words a minute, that fills the time without rushing. * **Type a topic**, such as “3 habits that quietly ruin your sleep”, and the AI writes a hook-first script you can edit before anything is rendered. * **Paste an article link** and the AI pulls the key points into a short script. This is the same engine as our [link to video](https://reelsmakerai.com/link-to-video) tool. Edit the script here. It is the cheapest place to fix a video: changing a line costs nothing, while generating new visuals costs credits. Already have footage? Start a blank project instead and build it from your own uploads (see step 3). 2. ### Step 2: The AI plans the scenes The editor splits your script into scenes and picks a visual for each one in the style you choose: realistic, cinematic, anime or comic, among others. This is where an AI editor saves the most time. You are not hunting stock footage or dragging every clip onto a track by hand; the AI lays out the first cut for you. Pick one style per channel and keep it. Viewers recognise a channel by its look before they read the title. 3. ### Step 3: Fine-tune it on the timeline The scenes land on a timeline with your background music on a track underneath. From there you can: * Reorder, split, duplicate or delete scenes, with undo if you change your mind. * Trim a clip’s start and end points and change its speed from 0.5x to 2x. * Pick one of 9 transitions between scenes (fade, slide, wipe, zoom, glitch and more) and add a sound effect to it. * Replace any visual with your own image or video clip, or record your screen and camera in the browser. Uploads take MP4, MOV or WebM video up to 2 GB, and JPG, PNG, WebP or GIF images up to 10 MB. * Add text, emoji, shapes and image overlays, and edit caption words or switch the caption style. Choose an AI voice and the voiceover is timed to the scenes, with captions burned in, which matters because many people watch Shorts and Reels with the sound off. Add your logo, fonts and brand colours once and they apply to every video. Prefer to describe a change? The Copilot panel takes requests in plain words. 4. ### Step 4: Export or schedule Export an MP4 in vertical 9:16 for [YouTube Shorts](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/15424877), TikTok and Instagram Reels, or switch the project to 4:5, 1:1 or 16:9 for feeds and regular YouTube. Paid plans export in 1080p with no watermark; the free video exports in 720p with a watermark. On paid plans you can skip the download: a series posts new videos to YouTube on a schedule and sends them to your TikTok inbox as drafts (up to 3 times a week on Starter, daily on Growth, twice a day on Pro). If a render fails, its credits are refunded. **What it won’t do.** It is not a frame-by-frame editor with colour grading or keyframes. If you need to cut a long video or podcast into clips, use [YouTube clip online](https://reelsmakerai.com/youtube-clip-online); if you only need to shave a few seconds off a file, use the [video trimmer](https://reelsmakerai.com/video-trimmer). ## What's in the editor The AI builds the first cut. These are the tools you use to change it. ### Scene timeline Your scenes on a timeline with a background-music track underneath. Reorder, split, duplicate or delete scenes, with undo. ### Trim and speed Set a clip's start and end points and play it from 0.5x to 2x. ### 9 scene transitions Fade, slide, wipe, flip, zoom, blur, clock, whip pan and glitch, each with an optional sound effect. ### Your own media Upload video clips up to 2 GB and images up to 10 MB, or record your screen and camera, and drop them into any scene. ### Voiceover and captions 120+ AI voices, captions timed to the voice, and caption words you can edit and restyle. ### Four aspect ratios 9:16 for Shorts, TikTok and Reels, 4:5 and 1:1 for feeds, and 16:9 for regular YouTube. ### Brand kit Save your logo, fonts and colours once and use them on every video. ### Copilot Describe a change in plain words, such as "make scene 3 shorter", and the editor applies it. ## What is an AI video editor? A traditional editor starts you on an empty timeline: you find the footage, cut it, record a voiceover and type the captions. An AI video editor does that first pass for you. In ReelsMakerAI you give it a script, a topic or an article link, and it returns a finished draft with scenes, an AI voiceover, captions and music. You then fix what you do not like on the timeline instead of building every second by hand. It suits short, voice-led videos such as faceless channels, explainers and listicles. For cutting clips out of a long recording, a clipping tool like [YouTube clip online](https://reelsmakerai.com/youtube-clip-online) is the better fit. ## Is this AI video editor really free? Yes, to start. Your first AI video is free, with no credit card. It exports in 720p with a watermark, which is enough to see what the editor does with a real script before you pay. If you post regularly, you will want a plan. Every paid plan exports in 1080p with no watermark and includes auto captions, royalty-free music and your brand kit (logo, fonts and colours). | Plan | Price | Credits a month | Videos a month | Auto-posting | | ------- | ---------------------- | --------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | Starter | $19/mo ($16/mo yearly) | 400 | About 40 | 1 series, up to 3x a week | | Growth | $39/mo ($33/mo yearly) | 900 | About 93 | 2 series, daily | | Pro | $79/mo ($66/mo yearly) | 1,800 | About 186 | 3 series, twice a day, 3 accounts per platform | Auto-posting publishes to YouTube and sends videos to your TikTok inbox as drafts. Unused credits roll over while your subscription is active, and a failed render refunds its credits. There is a 7-day money-back guarantee if no credits have been used. Prices from [reelsmakerai.com/pricing](https://reelsmakerai.com/pricing), November 2026. FAQ ## AI video editor FAQ Your first AI video is free, with no credit card. It exports in 720p with a watermark. Paid plans start at $19 a month for 400 credits, about 40 videos, and export in 1080p with no watermark. ## Explore Related Tools Discover more AI-powered tools to supercharge your content creation workflow [Video CreationAI Video GeneratorCreate videos with AI free. Best AI video generator for marketing, social media & more.Try Now](https://reelsmakerai.com/ai-video-generator)[Utility ToolsVideo Trimmer OnlineTrim video online free. Cut, split & trim videos in your browser.Try Now](https://reelsmakerai.com/video-trimmer)[Utility ToolsVideo CompressorCompress videos online free without losing quality. Reduce MP4 file size instantly.Try Now](https://reelsmakerai.com/video-compressor)[Utility ToolsCaption GeneratorGenerate captions and subtitles automatically with AI. 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