Trim any video directly from a URL
Append ?url= to this page's address with your video URL and the trimmer opens it automatically. The video is fetched server-side — no CORS restrictions, no manual upload.
How to use this page
Single video
Append ?url= with the full video URL to load and trim it instantly.
https://mytools.com/video/trim-video/by-url?url=https://example.com/clip.mp4
Requirements
| Protocol | http:// or https:// |
| Content-Type | video/* or application/octet-stream |
| Source | Any publicly accessible URL |
Server-side fetch · No CORS restrictions · No account, no watermark
Why use the by-URL entry point?
Skip the upload step
When you already have a video hosted somewhere, pass the URL and skip the file picker entirely. Useful when the video lives in cloud storage, a CDN, or a previous step of a workflow.
No CORS restrictions
The server fetches the video on your behalf, so cross-origin headers on the source host don't matter. URLs that would fail with a browser-only fetch() work here.
Shareable and linkable
The query string is the session. Share the by-url link and a teammate opens the trimmer with the same video pre-loaded — no "send me the file" round-trip.
Fits into automated workflows
Generate trim-by-url links from scripts, automation tools, or CMS plugins. Anywhere you can build a URL, you can hand a video to the trimmer.
Same trimmer, different entry point
The trimming UI, the Fast/Precise modes, the timeline handles, the preview — all identical. The only difference is how the video gets in.
Private after fetch
Once the video is fetched, it goes straight to your browser and the trimming runs locally. Nothing is stored on our servers and the URL itself is never logged.
Build the URL
Start with /video/trim-video/by-url, append ?url= and the full address of your video.
The video loads automatically
The page fetches it server-side and opens the trimmer with the video pre-loaded.
Trim and download
Pick start and end, choose Fast or Precise, then download the trimmed clip as you would in the regular tool.
- Videos are never stored — fetched and forwarded in a single request.
- URLs and videos are not logged, inspected, or retained.
- No sign-up needed — construct the URL and go.