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AVI File Cutter Online

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Why use HappyScribe’s AVI cutter?

  • No quality loss

    We cut without re-encoding, so your AVI file keeps its exact quality and format.

  • Free, no account

    No signup, no watermark and no cap on how many files you cut.

  • Deleted after 1 hour

    All transfers are encrypted, and your files are deleted from our servers automatically one hour after processing.

  • 40+ formats

    Cut AVI and 40+ other formats, on desktop or phone. Nothing to install.

How to cut AVI files online

  1. Upload your AVI file

    Drag and drop your AVI file into the upload area or click to select it from your device.

  2. Select the part you want to keep

    Drag the handles to set the start and end. Use the −5s and +5s buttons to fine-tune.

  3. Preview and download your clip

    Check the clip, then click Cut and download it. It stays a AVI file, at the original quality.

Free online AVI cutter

HappyScribe’s free AVI cutter trims AVI files online. Drag the handles to pick the part to keep, preview it and download. The cut isn’t re-encoded, so the clip keeps the exact quality of the original. No signup, no watermark, and files are deleted after one hour.

When you’re done trimming, you can convert your video to text with HappyScribe in one click. Just hit “Transcribe File” to get an accurate transcript in minutes.

What is AVI?

Audio Video Interleave (AVI) is Microsoft’s venerable multimedia container introduced with Video for Windows. It stores audio and video streams in interleaved RIFF chunks, allowing simple players to read sequentially from disk. While it supports multiple codecs, it lacks modern features like B‑frame timestamping and embedded subtitles. Released in 1992 to counter Apple’s QuickTime, AVI became ubiquitous on Windows 95 thanks to the Indeo and Cinepak codecs. The rise of DivX in 1999 rejuvenated AVI for internet sharing, but mismatched VBR audio led to sync headaches. Microsoft replaced it with ASF/WMV and eventually MP4, yet legacy camcorders and CCTV systems still output AVI.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does cutting AVI files reduce quality?

No. HappyScribe cuts without re-encoding, so the clip has exactly the same quality as the original.

Can I make a ringtone with it?

Yes. Cut the part you want (about 30 seconds works for most phones) and download it. Android uses MP3 files directly. iPhone ringtones need the M4R format.

Can I remove a section from the middle?

Not in one step. The cutter keeps one continuous section. To drop a middle part, cut the two parts you want to keep separately.

Why can a video clip start slightly early?

For video formats, we cut without re-encoding, so the clip starts at the nearest keyframe, up to a second or two before the point you chose. Audio cuts are exact.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes, in Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android. No app needed.

Is there a length or file size limit?

There is no length limit. Large files simply take longer to upload.

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