How to edit a YouTube video after uploading it

The editor works on a computer:

1. Sign in to YouTube Studio.
2. In the left menu, select Content.
3. Click the title or thumbnail of the video.
4. In the left menu, select Editor.

• Title, description, thumbnail and other details aren't changed here. Edit those on the video's Details page.

Sources: YouTube Help: Trim your videos, checked 15 October 2026; YouTube Help: Edit video settings, checked 15 October 2026

Trimming keeps one continuous part of the video:

1. Select Trim & cut. A blue box appears in the editor.
2. Drag the sides of the blue box over the part you want to keep. Anything outside it is removed.
3. Select Preview to check the result.
4. Click Save.

Source: YouTube Help: Trim your videos, checked 15 October 2026

Useful for a mistake, an outdated price or a stumble halfway through:

1. Select Trim & cut, then New Cut. A red box appears.
2. Drag the sides of the red box over the part you want to remove. Anything outside it stays.
3. Select the confirm icon.
4. Click Save.

• Type exact times into the boxes to cut at a precise point.
• Click Undo, or the bin icon on a cut, to remove that cut before saving.
• Click Discard changes at any time to cancel your edits.

Source: YouTube Help: Trim your videos, checked 15 October 2026

Blur hides a customer's face, a number plate or an address that slipped into shot:

1. In the editor, select Blur, then Face blur or Custom blur.
2. For Face blur, wait for processing, select the faces to blur and click Apply.
3. For Custom blur, click and drag the box to position and size it.
4. Drag the ends of the timeline to set when the blur starts and stops.
5. Click Save.

• Choose a Rectangle or Oval shape, and resize by dragging a corner.
• Select Track object to have the blur follow a moving subject, or Fix blur position to keep it still.
• Drag new boxes to blur more areas.

Source: YouTube Help: Blur your videos, checked 15 October 2026

The editor has limits:

• The video has more than 100,000 views and hasn't been edited before. You may not be able to save changes other than face blur. This doesn't apply to channels in the YouTube Partner Program.
• The video is six hours or longer. Trimming is only available for shorter videos.
• You saved and want to go back. Since June 2025, changes saved in the editor can't be undone with Revert to original, so keep your original file.

Sources: YouTube Help: Trim your videos, checked 15 October 2026; YouTube Help: Blur your videos, checked 15 October 2026

Fixing a published video in place keeps its link working wherever you've already shared it. Zolyp, which publishes this guide, publishes to YouTube as one of 9 platforms (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Business, X, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and Threads). It creates video uploads and Shorts with titles and descriptions written for search, can set a custom thumbnail on a standard video, and schedules them with the posts on your other networks. You approve the week before anything goes live.