YouTube Video Editor
Canva’s free video editor makes it easy to stand out on YouTube. Boost your video views today with click-winning thumbnails, unique channel art, cool graphics, and engaging video templates.
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Thousands of YouTube video templates
Everything you need to build your YouTube channel—from customizable video templates to banner art and icons to thumbnail designs (with no watermarks).
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Drag-and-drop video editing tools and effects
Enhance your videos with typography effects and graphic animations using timeline editing tools like trim, crop, and rotate.
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Millions of stock videos, music, animations
Transform your videos with our library of Like and Subscribe gifs, icons, photos, stock videos, audio clips, graphics, and other video-making assets.
Create a YouTube video
Find the right template for videos, icons, thumbnails, channel art, intros and outros, and even video ads—for any niche, one-off project, or brand goal—all ready to edit on Canva’s all-in-one YouTube video-making platform.
Thousands of custom YouTube video templates
With Canva’s free YouTube video editor, you can make videos with scroll-stopping effects, add stock B-roll footage, and use text animation combos. Choose from hundreds of professionally designed layouts and templates—perfect for all your YouTube channel needs, whether you're building a business or boosting your personal brand. Try your hand at our new Vlogger Sets. Fully editable and on-brand template sets that include video intros, outros, thumbnails, icons, and channel art—all tailor-fitted for the perfect vlog content.
Rich graphics, video, and audio asset library
Make a strong first impression with striking YouTube channel banners. Use our YouTube video maker to find the right size for all your graphics—from thumbnails, icons to video backgrounds—and sync the best stock footage with the right background music or audio clips from our free and premium music libraries. Choose intriguing YouTube thumbnails that drive your click-through rate. Plus, access more professional stock photos from the Pexels and Pixabay libraries.
Easy to use video editing tools
Fast-track your YouTube content production with Canva’s intuitive online video editor. Trim, rotate, merge, crop, and cut your videos to get them looking exactly as you need them to. Drag and drop clips where you need them to go and add animations for instant flair. Edit more YouTube videos in less time and keep your channel fresh with new uploads.
Thumb-stopping text animations and effects
Easily add text animations, effects, and transitions to your video’s splash screens to end screens. Tell more creative stories with nostalgia-inducing typewriter text effects to energetic bounce and slide animations. Use matching Like, Subscribe, and Comment icons or gifs to increase viewer engagement and watch time. With our watermark-free YouTube video editor, you have all the tools needed to improve audience retention and keep viewers interested until the end.
Seamless collaboration across different devices
Collaborate with others on mobile and web seamlessly. Add comments, assign tasks, and work on the same video project right from Canva’s video editor. Showcase team effort with the easy integration of on-brand logos, color schemes, video intro or outro clips, and other graphic elements.
How to make YouTube videos
- Open Canva’s YouTube video editor. Select a YouTube video template or start one from scratch.
- Upload your footage, music, audio narration, or other video content into the editing timeline.
- Use video editing tools like trim, cut, and splice to polish your video clips.
- Add text and photo effects, transitions, and animations. Fine-tune the intro and outro clips, as well as the audio track.
- Download the watermark-free MP4 file, publish your video clip on YouTube, or share online.
YouTube Video Editor
Your journey to 100,000+ subscribers begins with Canva’s free YouTube video maker. Start and grow your YouTube channel with custom video templates, channel art, thumbnail designs, pre-licensed audio tracks, and easy video editing tools all in one place.