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Which free tool can trim, join or add music to a video?

Use what is on your device first: in the iPhone Photos app, drag the ends of a clip to trim it and save it as a new clip; the Windows Photos app trims too and hands anything longer to Clipchamp; and iMovie is free from Apple on iPhone and iPad. For joining several clips and adding a soundtrack, Microsoft Clipchamp is the best free editor: it runs in the browser and on Windows with a Microsoft account, exports as many videos as you like, watermark-free up to 1080p, includes free stock music, and can export the audio alone, which is how you pull the sound out of a video. For music you are allowed to use, YouTube Studio's Audio Library has royalty-free tracks. DaVinci Resolve is the free professional editor when you outgrow these. CapCut, the usual first suggestion, is banned in India. Rule: the phone for a single trim, Clipchamp for anything with more than one clip or a soundtrack.

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