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Trim YouTube Videos for Moodle

Moodle gives you a dozen ways to add a video and no good way to add part of one. Whether your site is school-hosted or on MoodleCloud, showing students minutes 14 through 19 of a lecture usually means writing out instructions and trusting the seek bar.

With TubeChop you trim the video first, then add the clip to Moodle as a URL resource, a link in a label, or an inline embed. Students get exactly the segment the activity needs, played through the official YouTube player.

Trim a video for your Moodle course

How it works

  1. Trim the segment

    Paste the YouTube link into TubeChop and set the start and end times for the part your activity uses.

  2. Add a URL resource in Moodle

    In your course, turn editing on, choose "Add an activity or resource", pick URL, and paste the clip link. Or paste the embed code into any HTML editor block.

  3. Set completion and go

    Treat the clip like any other resource: add completion tracking, restrict access, or group it into a section.

Why it works

No plugin to install

Works on any Moodle version and any hosting setup, because it is just a URL resource or an HTML embed.

Fits Moodle's activity model

Clips behave like normal resources, so completion tracking, access restrictions, and gradebook workflows all apply.

Cleaner course pages

Replace "watch from 14:00 to 19:00" instructions with a single link that does it automatically.

Free to start

Trim and share clips free with no account. Premium removes the 7-day clip expiration for permanent course materials.

Good questions.

Does TubeChop require a Moodle plugin or admin access?
No. You add clips with Moodle's built-in URL resource or by pasting embed code into an HTML editor, both available to ordinary teachers.
Can I embed the trimmed clip inside a Moodle page?
Yes. Copy the clip's iframe embed code from TubeChop and paste it into the HTML view of any Moodle editor, such as a Page resource or a section summary.
Will the clip play for students who are not signed in to YouTube?
Yes. Clips use the standard YouTube embedded player, which does not require viewers to sign in for public videos.
How long do clips last?
Anonymous clips expire after 7 days. A free account saves clips to a library, and Premium ($15/year) removes the expiration entirely for long-lived course content.

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Trim a video for your Moodle course

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