Google Workspace subscribers and individual users have access to a browser-based video editor called Google Vids, which is included with the productivity suite at no extra cost. The tool originally launched in 2024 for business and enterprise customers and was opened to individuals in 2026. Google continues to issue regular updates for the app.
Google Vids can be reached through Google Drive on the web by selecting New and then Google Vids, or through the Google Vids app page by clicking the plus button under Start a new video. The app page also lists any videos a user has previously made. Because the editor runs in a browser and is free, it cannot handle professional-level, high-resolution, multitrack editing, but it suits personal and hobbyist projects and is quick to learn.
Users can start from a blank project or choose among several alternatives on the opening screen. These include generating AI videos with the Veo 3.1 model, converting a slideshow into a video, working from a template, uploading an existing video as a starting point, creating an AI music track, recording with a camera, producing a video with an AI avatar, and creating a storyboard outline. Video orientation is selected at the top of the screen.
The editing interface follows a timeline-based layout. Video and audio tracks run along the bottom, the currently selected segment appears in the main window, and a right-hand panel holds controls for whatever is selected. That panel is also where users record webcam clips, create AI videos, import footage from Google Drive and Google Photos, add voiceovers, and insert text, images, music, and shapes.
Menus along the top of the interface handle transitions between scenes, the arrangement of elements within a scene, adding new scenes, and overall project management. Right-clicking on the timeline offers options such as muting audio imported with a video, splitting scenes, and duplicating scenes. Context-sensitive controls on the right panel allow fades on audio tracks and transitions on video clips.
Text can be placed over a video by selecting a scene, clicking the Text button on the right, and choosing Add a title. Handles around the text box adjust its position, size, and rotation, and a floating toolbar provides Animation, Resize, and Format options. A Stock library on the right supplies additional images, videos, and audio.
As with other Google Drive apps, edits are saved instantly. A Play button in the top right corner previews work in progress, and a Share button distributes finished videos.
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