Why cant I adjust the length of a clip on TikTok?

Wondering how to adjust the length of uploaded clips on TikTok? Or try to trim a video you recorded on TikTok? Look no further. In this article, we'll show you how to trim or adjust clip length on TikTok, both the uploaded clips and recorded ones.

Are there certain parts of the video that are not necessary to upload on your Tik Tok? Or want to share amazing Tik Tok videos to other social media while these sites set a limited video length for you to upload and share?

Then you'll be wondering how to adjust the length of clips on TikTok or how to trim a TikTok video for sharing?

TikTok itself has a built-in trimmer that allows you to trim the videos and adjust the clip length as you wish. Some third-party editors can help you with that. In this article, we'll show you how to trim your TikTok videos to adjust the clip length at you will easily.

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Part 1 How to Adjust Length of Uploaded Clips on TikTok

Adjusting the length of uploaded clips using the in-built trimmer in TikTok is pretty easy. Follow the simple tutorial below to trim an uploaded clip in TikTok:

Step 1

Launch TikTok on your phone and tap the "Upload" option to the right of the record button.

Step 2

Select the video you want to upload to TikTok and click "Next".

Step 3

Use the slider at the bottom of the screen to trim the video to the length you're comfortable with.

How to Adjust Length of Uploaded Clips on TikTok

Part 2 How to Trim a Video You Recorded on TikTok

If you used TikTok’s built-in camera to record a video, you could still trim it with the "Adjust Clips" Feature, which also provides a way to trim or re-arrange specific sections of your TikTok video. Simply follow these steps:

Step 1

Open TikTok and press the "+" icon at the bottom of the screen to start recording as usual.

Step 2

When you've done recording, click on the red check button at the bottom of the screen.

Step 3

Then, you'll see the "Adjust Clips" option on the top right of the screen, just click it.

Step 4

Now, you can use the red slider at the bottom to adjust your video clip.

How to Trim a Video You Recorded on TikTok

Bonus: External Free Video Editors Are Helpful Too!

While many people complain that there is no "Adjust Clips" option on their TikTok App. Or if the built-in trimmer of the TikTok app doesn't fulfill your purpose, then you'll need some external powerful video editors with comprehensive editing features that are helpful to trim and re-arrange your video clip

We recommend using the free online video editor, FlexClip, especially if you need to do a lot of editing.

FlexClip's advanced editing feature allows you to trim a video, not only to cut off the beginning or ending part of the video but also to trim the middle of a video. Besides, you can also rearrange your clip with great ease in a few clicks at FlexClip.

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Final Words

That's all about how to trim a TikTok video and adjust the clip length as you wish. We hope the tools and method above can give you a better experience to trim a Tik Tok video.

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