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Title: Google Drive now offers in-browser video editing

Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:34:18 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/apps/google-drive-no...

Google is now offering a way to edit videos right in Drive via Google Vids in
a compatible browser. Whenever you're previewing a video in Google Drive, you
may see an "Open" button in the top right of the screen. Clicking this opens
the clip in Google Vids, where you can trim the video, add text and music and
make other changes. Veo is available in the app too.

After you open a file in Vids, a new file is created, and you'll have to save
or export that if need be. Google for Education has a free course detailing
how to use Vids.

Google

In general, it seems like a useful way to edit videos that you've already
uploaded to Drive, but there are some caveats here. For one thing, it's
restricted to paid users, including those on various Workspace business and
enterprise plans, nonprofits and those with the Gemini Education or Gemini
Education Premium add-ons. Google AI Pro and Ultra users will get access as
well. So too will anyone who bought the Gemini Business and Enterprise add-
ons before Google discontinued them earlier this year. Vids will be enabled
for supported organizations by default unless they've opted to block access
to Google Docs.

This Google Vids feature works on the latest couple of versions of Chrome,
Firefox and Microsoft Edge (Windows only). Compatibility on other browsers
may vary. MP4, Quicktime, OGG and WebM videos are supported, with individual
clips having limits of 35 minutes of runtime and a file size of 4GB.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/apps/google-drive-no...
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