A free Adobe Premiere alternative that runs in your browser
vidr is a free, in-browser video editor you can use as a lightweight Adobe Premiere alternative — there is nothing to install and you can start cutting in the tab you already have open. It covers the core jobs you actually open Premiere for: a multitrack timeline with trim, split, and blade; keyframes for opacity, fades, and Ken-Burns pan/zoom; color grading with curves, HSL, and LUTs; Gaussian blur; dip-to-black and cross-dissolve transitions; text and captions with SRT import/export; and mp4 export. Be clear about the trade-off: vidr is lightweight, not a 1:1 Premiere clone. If your workflow lives on motion-graphics plugins, advanced audio mixing, or deep nested sequences, stay on Premiere. If you mostly cut, grade, and export, vidr does that fast and free.
Who it's for
This is for people who want Premiere's common cut-grade-export workflow without the subscription, the download, or a high-end machine. That includes creators and editors making YouTube, social, and client cuts; students and hobbyists who do not want to pay for Creative Cloud; and anyone on a Chromebook, locked-down work laptop, or borrowed computer where installing desktop software is not an option. If you live in Premiere's plugin ecosystem or need broadcast-grade audio and nested timelines, vidr is not a full replacement — it is the fast, free option for everyday editing.
How it works
- Open vidr in your browser and drag in your video, image, and audio files. Nothing uploads — media stays on your device and is processed locally with ffmpeg.wasm.
- Build your edit on the multitrack timeline: trim, split, and blade clips, adjust speed or reverse, and layer text and captions (import an SRT or type your own).
- Refine the look with keyframes (fades, opacity, pan/zoom), color grading via curves, HSL, and LUTs, Gaussian blur, and dip-to-black or cross-dissolve transitions.
- Export an mp4 directly in the browser and download the finished file to your device.
FAQ
Is vidr really free?
Yes. vidr is free to use with no subscription, no watermark, and no install. The editor runs entirely in your browser, so there is no desktop download and nothing to pay for to cut, grade, and export your video.
Do my videos get uploaded to a server?
No. vidr runs client-side in your browser using ffmpeg.wasm, so your media stays on your device. Files are not uploaded for editing or export, which keeps your footage private and means you can work without sharing it with a cloud service.
Is vidr a full replacement for Adobe Premiere Pro?
Not a 1:1 one. vidr is a lightweight alternative that handles the most common Premiere jobs — multitrack timeline editing, keyframes, color grading, blur, transitions, text and captions, and mp4 export. For motion-graphics plugins, advanced audio mixing, or deeply nested sequences, Premiere is still the better tool. For everyday cut-grade-export work, vidr is fast and free.