Best Sites for Cropping YouTube Videos and More

Video clips are a great way to engage student learning. However, some clips are long in length or only a small portion is needed. There are many free web tools that allow users to clip videos. Below is a list of tools that are useful for education, along with their pros and cons.

1. ReelSurfer
• PROS:
• Crop YouTube or Vimeo videos
• Embed the cropped video in a blog or website
• A link is generated of the cropped video to share
• Videos will play on a desktop or mobile devices
• Works well with Internet Explorer and Firefox
• CONS:
• Does not work with Google Chrome
2. SafeShare.TV
• PROS:
• Crop YouTube videos
• A link is generated of the cropped video to share
• Works well with Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox
• iOS app available for $.99 - Link to app
• CONS:
• Can only crop YouTube videos
• Cannot embed cropped video in a blog or website
3. TubeChop
• PROS:
• Crop YouTube videos
• Embed the cropped video in a blog or website
• A link is generated of the cropped video to share
• Videos will play on a desktop (embedded or link) or mobile devices (link only)
• Works well with Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox
• CONS:
• Can only crop YouTube videos
• Embedded videos in Blogger do not play on a mobile device
• Cannot retrieve cropped videos because no account is required (so SAVE link or embed code)
4. EmbedPlus
• PROS:
• Crop YouTube videos
• Embed the cropped video in a blog or website
• A link is generated of the cropped video to share
• Works well with Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox
• Videos will play on a desktop or mobile devices
• CONS:
• Can only crop YouTube videos
• Embedded videos and links do not hold the "stop" feature = video will play from where you start the crop but will not stop where you saved the stop
• NOTE: this site was intended to be used for Word Press, so be sure to answer "NO" to question 1 to access the screen to crop your video
5. ViewRZ
• PROS:
• Crop YouTube videos
• Embed the cropped video in a blog or website
• A link is generated of the cropped video to share
• Works well with Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox
• Video view is very nice - widescreen without extras
• Videos (embedded or link) will play on desktop
• CONS:
• Can only crop YouTube videos
• Embedded video does not play on a mobile device
6. EdPuzzle
• PROS:
• Crop YouTube, Vimeo, Khan Academy, National Geographic, TED, and Teacher Tube videos
• Generated link for new video to share
• Can add audio, notes, quizzes to video before generating finished product
• Can create classes and assignments
• Works well with Chrome, Internet Explorer and Firefox
• CONS:
• Cannot embed created video in blog or website
• Students must create account to add class code to join teacher class