Multi-track editing
Arrange video, audio, images, text, shapes, and overlays with precise timing controls.
Satura YouTube video editor
Edit YouTube videos online, from first cut to upload.
Cut long-form videos and Shorts, add captions, voiceovers, B-roll, and effects, then finish the thumbnail and growth checks without stitching together five tools.
Free to start
No desktop install
Long-form and Shorts
Clean editor exports
One production workspace
A YouTube editor should do more than trim one clip.
Satura connects the timeline to the creator tasks around it: captions, voiceover, generated media, thumbnails, retention review, and channel decisions.
YouTube captions
Transcribe speech, edit subtitle timing, and style readable captions for long-form or vertical video.
Voiceovers and audio
Generate narration from a script and mix it with music, dialogue, and sound on the timeline.
AI media tools
Generate B-roll and images, remove backgrounds, or use prompt-based edits without leaving the project.
Browser workflow
Edit and export online without installing a separate desktop application.
YouTube growth context
Connect the edit to thumbnail, retention, channel, and upload decisions instead of stopping at export.
YouTube editing workflow
From raw footage to a publishable video.
- 01
Import or create your footage
Upload video, audio, and images, or generate new clips and supporting visuals inside Satura.
- 02
Build the story on a timeline
Trim takes, split scenes, reorder clips, layer B-roll, and control the pace of long-form videos or Shorts.
- 03
Add captions and narration
Generate subtitles, correct the transcript, style the text, and place AI voiceovers alongside your source audio.
- 04
Review the viewer experience
Check hooks, pacing, and retention risks, then tighten weak moments before you publish the video.
- 05
Export and package the upload
Export the finished video, then create or analyze the thumbnail and prepare the upload metadata in the same platform.
Before or after upload
Satura and YouTube Studio solve different editing jobs.
Use Satura before upload when you need to assemble footage, mix tracks, add captions or narration, create visuals, and finish the upload package. It is the production editor.
Use YouTube Studio when an existing upload needs a supported post-publish change. YouTube's official documentation explains how its editor can trim the beginning, middle, or end while preserving the video URL, view count, and comments.
Read YouTube's Studio trimming guideLong-form YouTube videos
Assemble interviews, tutorials, explainers, commentary, and documentary-style projects with layered video and audio.
YouTube Shorts
Reframe ideas for 9:16, tighten the opening, add readable captions, and export a vertical cut for Shorts.
Faceless videos
Combine scripts, voiceovers, generated visuals, source clips, captions, and music in a single production workflow.
Creator repurposing
Turn one source video into alternate cuts, highlights, Shorts, and supporting assets without rebuilding every project.
Related creator tools
Choose the editor page that matches the job.
Free Video Editor
Use Satura's general-purpose browser timeline.
AI Video Editor
Transform and generate clips with text prompts.
YouTube Shorts Editor
Use the dedicated vertical-video workflow.
AI Thumbnails
Create and improve the packaging for your upload.
Quick Subtitles
Generate and style captions for creator videos.
YouTube Tools
Open the wider collection of planning and growth tools.
YouTube editor FAQ
Questions before you start editing.
What is a YouTube video editor?
A YouTube video editor is software for preparing videos before they are uploaded. It should let you cut footage, arrange video and audio, add text or captions, create supporting visuals, and export a finished file in the format your channel needs.
Can I edit YouTube videos online with Satura?
Yes. Satura runs in the browser and provides a multi-track timeline for video, audio, images, text, captions, effects, and export. You can use it for long-form videos, tutorials, faceless content, or Shorts.
Is Satura a free YouTube video editor?
Satura is free to start. You can open the browser editor and test the core editing workflow before deciding whether paid AI generation or higher-usage features fit your production needs.
Does the free editor add a watermark?
No. Satura's free browser editor provides clean exports without adding a Satura watermark. Some AI generation and processing features use separate plan or credit limits.
Can I edit long YouTube videos and YouTube Shorts?
Yes. Use a landscape project for long-form YouTube videos or a vertical 9:16 project for Shorts. You can also create alternate edits from the same source footage.
What is the difference between Satura and the YouTube Studio editor?
Satura is for assembling and finishing a video before upload with a multi-track timeline, captions, voiceovers, generated media, and packaging tools. YouTube Studio's documented editor is useful for post-upload changes such as trimming sections while keeping the existing video's URL, views, and comments.
Can I add subtitles and voiceovers to a YouTube video?
Yes. Generate captions from speech, edit the text and timing, style the subtitles, create narration from a script, and mix the voiceover with the rest of the project.
Do I need to install YouTube video editing software?
No. Satura is an online YouTube video editor, so you can open the workspace in a supported browser, edit your project, and export without installing a desktop application.
Start your next YouTube edit in the browser.
Bring in footage, finish the story, and export a clean video without installing another editor.