A desktop app to cut, crop and shrink videos, so they fit on Discord, WhatsApp or in an email.
snip runs ffmpeg on your computer, so your videos never leave it.
- Open a video, or drop it anywhere on the window
- Trim it to the part you want
- Crop freely, or to 16:9, 4:3, 3:4 or 9:16
- Pick a target: an 8, 16 or 25 MB file, SD, HD or best quality, or an animated GIF
- Keep the sound, lower its quality or remove it
- Preview the result and save it wherever you like
- See the exact ffmpeg commands it will run
The releases page has, each with ffmpeg included:
snip-windows-x64-setup.exe: installs snip for your user, with a Start menu entry.snip-linux-amd64.deb: for Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 12 and newer. Install it withsudo apt install ./snip-linux-amd64.deb.snip-linux-x86_64.AppImage: for any other Linux distribution from the last few years.snip-mac-arm64.dmg: for Macs with Apple silicon (M1 and newer).snip-mac-x64.dmg: for Macs with an Intel processor.
To run the AppImage, make it executable and start it:
chmod +x snip-linux-x86_64.AppImage
./snip-linux-x86_64.AppImageOn a Mac, open the DMG and drag snip to Applications. snip isn't notarized by Apple, so the first time you open it macOS refuses. Go to System Settings, Privacy & Security, and click Open Anyway, or run this once:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/snip.appSome presets keep the original video as it is, to save time and quality. With those, the clip can start a few frames early. If you need exact cuts, pick a preset that says nothing about keeping the original.
The preview can't play every format ffmpeg reads, like HEVC or WMV. For those, snip first makes a smaller copy to edit with; the saved video is still made from the original.
To build snip yourself or change it, see CONTRIBUTING.md.
MIT. The downloads include ffmpeg, which is licensed under the GPL. The interface uses the Archivo Black font, licensed under the SIL Open Font License.