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How to Trim a YouTube Video Online

To trim and share part of a YouTube video, paste its link into TubeChop, choose exact start and end times, preview the segment, and copy the new clip link. The original video stays on YouTube, and there is nothing to download.

Trim a YouTube video

About one minute. No account required.

Method 1

How to trim a YouTube video with TubeChop

This method works for any public YouTube video that plays in the official embedded player.

  1. 1

    Paste the YouTube link

    Open the TubeChop trimmer and paste the full YouTube or youtu.be URL.

  2. 2

    Set the start and end

    Drag the trim handles or enter exact times, then preview the segment before saving it.

  3. 3

    Create and share the clip

    Create the clip and copy its TubeChop link. Viewers start and stop at the times you chose.

Method 2

The fastest way: change the URL

Already watching the video? Put tubechop.com/ directly in front of its YouTube address and press Enter. You will land in the trimmer with that video ready.

Before
https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
After
tubechop.com/https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID

If your browser hides https:// in the address bar, the shorter tubechop.com/youtube.com/... form shown in the video works too.

Video walkthrough: open a YouTube video, place the cursor before its address, type tubechop.com/, press Enter, then choose the section you want to share.

Method 3

Ask an AI assistant to create the clip

If your AI assistant supports remote MCP servers, connect it to TubeChop. Then give it a public YouTube URL and the exact start and end times.

  1. 1

    Add the TubeChop MCP server

    https://tubechop.com/mcp
  2. 2

    Ask for an exact time range

    Use TubeChop to create a clip from this YouTube video, starting at 2:14 and ending at 3:02.
  3. 3

    Receive the shareable link

    The assistant returns the clip URL along with its expiration details.

TubeChop's MCP tool needs the timestamps from you. Agent-created clips are public, and free clips expire after seven days.

Which trimming method should you use?

Comparison of ways to open a YouTube video in TubeChop
Method Best when What you provide
Paste the link You are starting from TubeChop YouTube URL
Change the URL The video is already open tubechop.com/ before the address
Use an AI assistant Your assistant supports MCP URL plus exact start and end times

YouTube trimming questions

Does TubeChop download or edit the YouTube video?
No. TubeChop stores the video ID and your start and end times, then plays that range through the official YouTube player. It does not download, alter, or re-upload the source video.
Why not use a YouTube timestamp link?
A YouTube timestamp chooses where playback starts. TubeChop sets both a start and an end, so viewers get the complete segment you intended to share.
Can TubeChop trim an unlisted or private video?
An unlisted video may work when YouTube allows embedded playback. Private, age-restricted, region-blocked, or embedding-disabled videos may not play in TubeChop.
Can the AI assistant find the best moment automatically?
TubeChop's MCP tool creates the clip from timestamps; it does not analyze the video to choose them. Give your assistant the exact start and end times you want.

Share just the part that matters.

Paste a YouTube link, choose the moment, and send one clean clip link.

Create a YouTube clip