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There’s a Free Video Editor Inside Google Drive That Anyone Can Use
Google Vids, a free browser-based video editor, is now open to individuals and can be started from Google Drive.
Key points
- Google Vids launched in 2024 for business and enterprise users and was made available to individuals in 2026.
- The app is free and runs in a web browser, so it is not capable of pro-level, high-resolution, multitrack editing.
- Starting options include AI videos made with the Veo 3.1 model, slideshows, templates, and a clean blank project.
Why it matters. The article says Google Vids works well for personal and hobbyist video projects, though it cannot match professional-grade, high-resolution, multitrack editing tools.
Google Vids, a free online video editing app that runs in a web browser, was made available to individuals in 2026 after its 2024 launch for business and enterprise users. Users can open it by clicking New and then Google Vids in Google Drive on the web, or from the Google Vids app page. The article says the app cannot handle pro-level, high-resolution, multitrack editing, but it works well for personal and hobbyist use.
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There’s a Free Video Editor Inside Google Drive That Anyone Can Use
You may not have noticed everything Google’s free software suite offers—especially a web app called Google Vids. There's more to the suite of Google Workspace tools than you might have realized though, including an online video editing package called Google Vids. Originally launched in 2024 for business and enterprise users, the app was made available to individuals in 2026 and continues to get regular updates from Google. Since it's both free to use and designed to run in a web browser, it's not capable of pro-level, high-resolution, multitrack video editing. But for personal and hobbyist use, it works well, and it won't take you long to learn the basics. The Google Vids Interface Finding Google Vids isn't difficult: You can either open Google Drive on the web, then click New and Google Vids, or head straight to the Google Vids app page and click the + (plus) button under Start a new video. (Any videos you've previously made are shown here, too.) Besides beginning with a clean state (the Blank vid option), there are plenty of other ways to get started: You can generate AI videos with the Veo 3.1 model, turn a slideshow into a video, work from a template, upload an existing video as a starting point, create an AI music track, record a video using your camera, produce a video with an AI avatar, or create a storyboard outline. Note you can also pick the video orientation at the t.