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Audio trimmer

Cut an audio file down to the part you want and download it in the same format.

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  • No watermark
  • Files deleted after 15 minutes

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MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC, WMA, AIFF, AMR

    Settings

    Files up to 100 MB and 60 minutes long.

    Your file is deleted from our server as soon as the result is made, and the result 15 minutes later.

    Result

    Preview before you download

    Add your file to begin. The result shows here.

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    00:20How it works

    How to trim an audio file

    1. Add your audioMP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC, WMA, AIFF or AMR, up to 100 MB and 60 minutes.
    2. Mark the part to keepThe grey shape is the sound of your file. Drag the two handles, or play it and press Start here and End here.
    3. Listen to the sectionPlay the section and check that the first and last words are whole.
    4. Trim and downloadThe result comes back in the format you uploaded, or choose MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC or OGG.
    00:30The details

    What goes in and what comes out

    Accepts
    MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG, OPUS, FLAC, WMA, AIFF, AMR
    Returns
    The same format as your file, or MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG
    Limits
    Files up to 100 MB and 60 minutes long.
    Privacy
    Your file is uploaded to our processing server over an encrypted connection, worked on, and deleted. The uploaded file is removed as soon as the result is ready; the result is removed 15 minutes later. Nobody looks at it and it is never used for anything else.
    Cost
    Free. No account, no watermark, no trial that runs out.
    00:35Worth knowing

    Getting a good result

    Reading the waveform

    Tall parts are loud, flat parts are quiet. A sentence looks like a run of bumps with a flat gap before the next one. Put each handle in a flat gap and the cut will not land in the middle of a word.

    A soft start and end

    A cut made while sound is playing can leave a small click. If you hear one, move the handle a fraction into the silence, or add a quarter-second fade with the audio fade tool.

    Same format, one generation

    An MP3 comes back as an MP3, a WAV as a WAV. A compressed format is encoded again when it is saved, so trim once from your original instead of trimming a trim.

    00:40Questions

    Audio trimmer: common questions

    Can I make a ringtone with this?

    Yes. Trim to the 20 to 30 seconds you want and choose M4A for an iPhone or MP3 for Android.

    Can I cut a section out of the middle?

    Trim the part before it and the part after it, then put them together with the audio joiner.

    Why is there no waveform for my file?

    The picture is drawn for files up to 60 MB and 30 minutes. Larger files still trim: use the player and the two buttons, or type the times.

    Does it work on the sound of a video?

    Extract the sound first with video to MP3, or trim the video itself with the video trimmer.

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