{"id":239076,"date":"2025-09-26T09:15:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T16:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/?p=239076"},"modified":"2026-10-15T05:17:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:17:51","slug":"how-to-edit-tiktok-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/picsart.com\/blog\/how-to-edit-tiktok-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"How to edit TikTok videos online with Picsart’s video editor"},"content":{"rendered":"

To edit TikTok videos online, open Picsart’s video editor, trim your clips, add text, subtitles and music, then export a vertical 9:16 file and upload it to TikTok.<\/strong> Everything happens in the browser, on one multi-track timeline, so a multi-clip edit takes minutes instead of an evening.<\/p>\n

The edit is also where a video earns its money. On Picsart Earn, TikTok is one of four platforms creators post to, and payouts follow views, comments, shares, and reach.<\/p>\n

What Picsart’s video editor does for a TikTok edit<\/span><\/h2>\n

Picsart’s video editor<\/a> keeps video and audio on a single timeline, and it is built for social formats like TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts. Each part of a TikTok edit has its own tool inside it, and all of them sit among Picsart’s video tools<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tool<\/th>\nWhat it does for a TikTok<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Trim video<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nCuts the slow opening and the dead air at the end<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Add text to video<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nTitles, labels, and step markers timed to the action<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Add subtitles to video<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nTimed captions generated from speech, ready to restyle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Add music to video<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nA soundtrack from the Audio app or your own track<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Resize video<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nA vertical 9:16 canvas with the subject kept in frame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Video templates<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nA ready-made layout to swap your clips, text, and music into<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AI video editor<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nPrompt-based changes like color and effects<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Nothing needs installing. Upload the footage, work through the tools in order, and export a file that is ready for TikTok.<\/p>\n

The video editor<\/a> takes a TikTok from raw clips to an upload-ready file in five steps.<\/p>\n

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How to edit videos for TikTok in five steps<\/h2>\n \n
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\n 1.<\/span>\n Upload your footage <\/p>\n

Open the editor and add your clips from your device or library. Add every take you plan to use, so you can arrange them on the timeline in the order the story needs.<\/p>\n

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\n 2.<\/span>\n Trim and split the clips <\/p>\n

Cut a slow opening or a dragging ending with the trimmer, and split clips to cut a section from the middle. Play each cut back and check both sides, so a sentence or movement does not stop halfway.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 3.<\/span>\n Add text and subtitles <\/p>\n

Add text layers for titles, labels, and step markers, and set when each one appears on the timeline. For speech, generate subtitles instead. The subtitle generator detects speech and creates timed captions that you can restyle.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 4.<\/span>\n Set the music and audio <\/p>\n

Add music from the Audio app, which has categories like Hip Hop, Pop, Chill, and Cinematic. You can also upload a track you have permission to use. Keep the music quieter whenever a voice carries the message.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 5.<\/span>\n Resize to 9:16 and export <\/p>\n

Resize the project to a vertical 9:16 canvas, then reposition the clip so faces and products stay inside the frame. Export the file and upload it to TikTok from your gallery.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n