YouTube Video Editor
Canva’s free video editor makes it easy to stand out on YouTube. Boost your video views today with click-winning thumbnails, unique channel art, cool graphics, and engaging video templates.
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Thousands of YouTube video templates
Drag-and-drop video editing tools and effects
Millions of stock videos, music, animations
Everything you need to build your YouTube channel—from customizable video templates to banner art and icons to thumbnail designs (with no watermarks).
Enhance your videos with typography effects and graphic animations using timeline editing tools like trim, crop, and rotate.
Transform your videos with our library of Like and Subscribe gifs, icons, photos, stock videos, audio clips, graphics, and other video assets.
Your go-to YouTube template hub to grow your channel
Find the right template for videos, icons, thumbnails, channel art, intros and outros, and even video ads—for any niche, one-off project, or brand goal—all ready to edit on Canva’s all-in-one YouTube video editing platform.
Thousands of custom YouTube video templates
With Canva’s free YouTube video editor, you can make videos with scroll-stopping effects, add stock B-roll footage, and use text animation combos. Choose from hundreds of professionally designed layouts and templates—perfect for all your YouTube channel needs, whether you're building a business or boosting your personal brand.
Rich graphics, video, and audio asset library
Make a strong first impression with striking YouTube channel banners. Use our YouTube video maker to find the right size for all your graphics—from thumbnails, icons to video backgrounds—and sync the best stock footage with the right background music or audio clips from our free and premium music libraries. Choose intriguing YouTube thumbnails that drive your click-through rate. Plus, access more professional stock photos from the Pexels and Pixabay libraries.
Easy to use video editing tools
Fast-track your YouTube content production with Canva’s intuitive video editor. Trim, rotate, merge, and crop your videos to get them looking exactly as you need them to. Drag and drop clips where you need them to go and add animations for instant flair. Edit more YouTube videos in less time and keep your channel fresh with new uploads.
Thumb-stopping text animations and effects
Easily add text animations, effects, and transitions to your video’s splash screens to end screens. Tell more creative stories with nostalgia-inducing typewriter text effects to energetic bounce and slide animations. Use matching Like, Subscribe, and Comment icons or gifs to increase viewer engagement and watch time. With Canva’s YouTube video editor, you have all the tools needed to improve audience retention and keep viewers interested until the end.
Seamless collaboration across different devices
Collaborate with others on mobile and web seamlessly. Add comments, assign tasks, and work on the same video project right from Canva’s video editor. Showcase team effort with the easy integration of on-brand logos, color schemes, video intro or outro clips, and other graphic elements.
Pick a YouTube channel art banner template
Easily add channel art matching your brand or persona. Choose from fun profile display images, banners, and even icons that get users to Like, Subscribe, and Comment in no time.
Choose a YouTube video intro or outro template
Delight viewers from the get-go with on-brand YouTube video intros and outros. Save time by handpicking a video template that you can use for all your channel intros or end screens.
How to make and edit YouTube videos
Open Canva’s YouTube video editor. Select a YouTube video template or start one from scratch.
Upload your footage, music, or audio narration into the editing timeline.
Use video editing tools like trim, cut, and splice to polish your clips.
Add text and photo effects, transitions, and animations. Fine-tune the intro and outro clips, as well as the audio track.
Download the watermark-free MP4 file, publish on YouTube, and share online.
Frequently asked questions
How to be a YouTube video editor?
To be a good YouTube video editor, start with learning how to tell a story. Then, choose your go-to video editor tool. Practice and gain more experience organizing your workflow, adding effects and transitions, and syncing music and sounds. Gradually add advanced editing skills like color correction, creating a shot list (if you are also shooting your videos), adding jump cuts and b-roll, and further mastering your chosen video editing software.
How do you add music to a YouTube video?
To add music, sound effects, or audio tracks to a YouTube video, open the timeline editing feature on your preferred video maker or online video editing software. Next, choose from different built-in royalty-free sounds in the audio library. Or, upload your own recorded narration, voiceover, or background music. Then, add the audio tracks to the video timeline. Lastly, trim, splice, or merge depending on your desired effect.
How do you make a YouTube video with pictures?
Here are the steps on how to make a YouTube video with pictures:
1. Choose a YouTube video editor.
What size are YouTube videos?
2. Follow a pre-made video template or start with a blank slate.
The recommended YouTube video sizes are:
3. Upload all pictures or images, music files, short video clips, and other graphic elements that you want to use for your video project.
⦁ 3840×2160 (2160p, 4k quality)
Does your YouTube Video Editor work with different browsers?
4. Add images into the video editor workspace, then layer sound effects or background music.
⦁ 2560×1440 (1440p, 4k quality)
5. Apply text effects, add transitions, and trim, splice, or crop the images and audio as desired.
⦁ 1920×1080 (1080p, HD quality)
Yes! Our free online YouTube video maker and editor work with most web browsers like Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and other Chromium browsers. Just make sure that you are using the latest version of your browser.
6. Review your video’s final cut, download the video as an MP4 file.
⦁ 1280×720 (720p, HD quality)
7. Upload to YouTube, add thumbnails, and then post the published link on social media.
⦁ 854×480 (480p, SD quality)
⦁ 640×360 (360p, traditional web resolution)
⦁ 426×240 (240p)
Everything you need to know about the YouTube video editor
The default aspect ratio is 16:9. The maximum file size is 128GB, with a maximum video length of 12 hours.
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Your journey to 100,000+ subscribers begins with Canva’s free YouTube video editor. Start and grow your YouTube channel with custom video templates, channel art, thumbnail designs, pre-licensed audio tracks, and easy video editing tools all in one place.
