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New and improved: Clipchamp features and time-saving shortcuts

Posted April 1, 2025

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At Clipchamp, we’re always improving the video editor to create the best online video editing experience for our users. 

That’s why we’re excited to introduce our new and enhanced editing and accessibility features. Enjoy time-saving updates like the new video resizer, accurate editing timestamps, and grouping in Clipchamp video editor.  

Explore all the new features we've added to empower you to create videos worth sharing.

Choose light or dark mode themes

Inspired by user feedback, you can now customize theme settings to edit videos comfortably in Clipchamp. Choose between the default dark mode and brand-new light mode to suit your video editing and accessibility needs.

Dark mode is ideal for experienced editors familiar with Clipchamp, especially when editing long videos in low-light settings. Light mode is perfect for beginners who want to clearly view the professional editing features in the editor, or for those who have visual sensitivities and accessibility needs. Explore which Clipchamp theme is right for you

User selecting light and dark background in Clipchamp

Cut and trim a video with timestamps

Trim away mistakes and cut your video assets to the perfect length with our updated seeker with timestamps.  

The new large seeker shows the video timecode whenever you hover on the timeline, helping you adjust the duration of your clips accurately. Next time you trim a video asset, dragging a clip to the left will show the video timestamp, while dragging a clip to the right will show the new item duration. 

Enjoy the new professional video trimming look and feel with the online video trimmer.  

A user trimming a video in Clipchamp

Select aspect ratios with size

Find and select preset aspect ratios in Clipchamp with the new size button.  

Click to choose from a range of video sizes perfect for any social media video creation, from cinematic YouTube videos and presentations in 16:9, to short videos for TikTok and Reels in 9:16 size. This shortcut button can be found in the floating toolbar above the video preview. Learn about the new video resizer.  

A user previewing the Instagram Reel and Story aspect ratio in Clipchamp video editor.

Generate captions from video preview

Enjoy a new shortcut to add AI subtitles to any video with speech. Locate the captions icon in the video preview when you upload a video asset that has a voiceover or audio track. You can also click on the captions tab on the property panel, then click on the transcribe media button to create autocaptions.

A user clicking on captions then transcribe media to generate autocaptions.

Organize the timeline with grouping

Anyone can edit like a pro with groups. This game-changing feature helps you organize related assets of a video together, quickly combining your video clips, music, text animations, and voiceovers into editable scenes in a click. Learn how to create groups in a click.  

Users creating multiple groups in the timeline

More easy video editing shortcuts

Speed up your everyday video editing workflow with new and improved shortcuts inside the editor.  

  • Undo or redo edits inside the timeline by using the buttons located next to the video preview or using helpful keyboard shortcuts. Try CTRL + Z or CMD + Z to undo a change and try CTRL + Y or CMD + SHIFT + Z to redo a change.  

  • Duplicate or delete video assets by right-clicking and selecting the option you need from the dropdown menu. 

  • Preview your video in full screen mode to get an immersive experience of your masterpiece. 

A user clicking on the full screen video preview mode in Clipchamp.

Get started with the seamless new editing experience with Clipchamp or download the Microsoft Clipchamp Windows app

Continue exploring what else is new or submit a feature request using this form. Join the Clipchamp creator community to get in touch so we can make Clipchamp better together. 

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