This web-based video editor is like iMovie for your browser

Editing videos is one of those things most of us don’t have to do too often-at least not at an especially high level-so it’s understandable if you don’t have a dedicated professional-grade video editor. The built-in editor within your phone’s photo app works well enough for quickly cutting a video down to size. But what if you want to combine multiple videos into a single file? Or do things like add captions or background music? That’s where timeline-based editing software comes in. These applications let you combine multiple video files into a single timeline, then tweak the transitions. Finding a free, powerful video editing tool that works on any kind of device (and is actually easy to use!) has traditionally been a real challenge. Today, though, I’ve got the long-overdue universal answer. This tip originally appeared in the free Cool Tools newsletter from The Intelligence. Get the next issue in your inbox and get ready to discover all sorts of awesome tech treasures! Timeline-based video editing in your browser The next time you need to quickly combine a bunch of videos or do any other more advanced video editing, there’s a commendable free option-and you don’t need to install anything. ➜ OpenReel Video is a full-featured video editor that runs entirely in your browser-or, if you’d rather, via dedicated Android and iOS apps for mobile. ⌚ You can open the site or app and start using it right away, with results in as little as a minute or two.