KingCut KingCut

The fastest way to cut and join video.
Fast lossless cuts and re-encode export — the original stays untouched.

A free, beginner-friendly video cut editor

No Ads No Sign-up No Payment 100% Free

Range Selection

Drag the filmstrip to mark the part to cut, and select several ranges at once. Precise with [ ] shortcuts and keyframe navigation

Fast Lossless Cut

Cut at high speed with no re-encoding, and smart-cut keeps your start point frame-accurate

Re-encode Export

Change codec, resolution, frame rate and speed on export. NVENC hardware acceleration is used automatically when available

Timeline & Chapters

Collect ranges on the timeline to reorder and merge into one file. YouTube chapter text is generated too

Mark exactly what to cut

Drag the filmstrip to mark the part to cut
Multi-range selection — color-coded underlines tell ranges apart at a glance
Adjust the selected range instantly with the [ start / end ] buttons
Step frames with ←→, jump keyframes with Shift+←→
Type timecodes directly & fine-tune with spinners
Loop-play a range to preview before you cut
Split video — auto-create ranges by equal parts or time interval

Collect and merge on the timeline

Gather selected ranges on the timeline
Drag to reorder clips · trim by the edges
Merge multiple ranges into one video on export
Auto-generate YouTube chapter text (paste into the description)
Save / open .kcp projects, undo / redo

Fast lossless — same quality, blazing speed

Cut at original quality with no re-encoding
Smart cut — frame-accurate from your start point
Finishes in seconds
Broad support: MP4, MOV, MKV, AV1, H.264, HEVC
Your original file is never modified

Re-encode export — any format you want

Choose video & audio codec (H.264 / HEVC, etc.)
Change resolution, frame rate and playback speed
Uses NVENC hardware acceleration automatically when available
Merge several ranges into one file
Extract audio as MP3 · remove audio options

A player that shows the exact frame

Seeking shows the exact frame, not just keyframes
Emerald progress bar shows your position (click & drag to seek)
Speed (0.2–2x) · volume · frame / keyframe stepping
Capture the current frame as an image

Themes and language, your way

Four themes — Dark, Photoshop Gray, Deep Blue and Light — plus Korean/English UI, switchable instantly in settings.

Export settings — Fast mode (lossless)

Export settings — Convert mode (encoding)

Export in progress — live preview and progress

Export complete — play it or open the folder

4 color themes — Dark · Photoshop Gray · Deep Blue (default) · Light
Instant Korean / English UI switching
First-run guide · automatic update check
All editing happens on your PC (nothing is sent out)

System Requirements

OS Windows 10 / 11 (x64)

License Freeware (free for everyone — personal, business, school)

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. KingCut is completely free (freeware) for everyone — personal, business and school use alike. No ads, no tracking.

No. Your original file is never modified. Results are always saved as new files, and if a name already exists a number is added automatically so nothing is overwritten.

MP4, MOV and MKV plus most modern codecs such as AV1, H.264 and HEVC. Both playback and export work out of the box — no separate codec packs needed.

Fast mode cuts at original quality with no re-encoding, at very high speed. Convert mode re-encodes, changing codec, resolution, frame rate or speed. Use Fast to simply cut quickly, and Convert to change the format.

KingCut is Windows 10/11 only. It runs from a single installer with no separate redistributable packages required.

Start cutting your video with KingCut.

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