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How to Edit Videos in WhatsApp (iPhone and Android)

Quick Tips
  • You can crop or trim videos in WhatsApp using the built-in option.
  • You can add text, drawings, and stickers to videos on WhatsApp.

Edit Videos in WhatsApp

WhatsApp offers multiple options to edit your videos before sharing them with WhatsApp contacts. Let us take a look at them one by one.

Crop/Trim Videos on WhatsApp

Step 1: Open WhatsApp on your iPhone or Android and then open your chat.

Step 2: Select the video from your gallery that you want to edit and then use the trimming tool at the top to reduce the length of your video.

Step 3: To crop your video, tap the Crop icon at the top.

Step 4: You can crop the video by manually selecting the areas.

You can also tap the Aspect Ratio icon at the bottom-right corner and select the one to crop your video.

Step 5: Tap on Done at the bottom-right corner to confirm.

Add Stickers or Emojis to Videos on WhatsApp

Step 1: Open WhatsApp and select the video you want to share with your contact.

Step 2: Tap the Sticker icon at the top. You can also choose an emoji.

Step 3: Select the sticker of your choice.

To remove the emoji, select and drag it to the Delete icon at the top-left corner.

Add Text to Videos on WhatsApp

Step 1: Open WhatsApp and then choose the video you want to share with your contact.

Step 2: Tap on the Text icon at the top and then start writing your text.

You can change the appearance and alignment of your text which will appear for the entirety of your video.

Step 3: Tap on Done at the top-left corner to confirm.

Add Drawing to Videos on WhatsApp

Step 1: Open WhatsApp and then choose the video you want to share with your contact.

Step 2: Tap on the Drawing icon at the top-left corner and then start scribbling on your video.

draw whatsapp video

Your drawing will appear for the entirety of the video and not just on specific portions.

Step 3: Tap on Done at the top-left corner to confirm. You can tap the Undo icon to remove your drawing.

WhatsApp gives you multiple built-in options to edit your videos. You can also split your videos for posting WhatsApp Status in the app itself. But we have also covered a post showing how to upload a WhatsApp Status video of over 30 seconds.

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Last updated on 15 July, 2024

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