Google Workspace offers an online video editing package called Google Vids, which was originally launched for business and enterprise users in 2024 before becoming available to individuals in 2026. The browser-based tool is free to use, and while it lacks pro-level multitrack capabilities, it provides a straightforward option for personal and hobbyist projects.
The Google Vids Interface
Users can access Google Vids by opening Google Drive on the web, clicking New, and selecting Google Vids, or by visiting the Google Vids app page and clicking the plus button under Start a new video. The platform offers multiple ways to begin, including generating AI videos with the Veo 3.1 model, turning a slideshow into video, working from a template, uploading an existing video, creating an AI music track, recording from a camera, producing a video with an AI avatar, or creating a storyboard outline, with video orientation options located at the top.
Choosing templates from the opening splash screen helps beginners ease into the platform. Users can preview templates by hovering over thumbnails, select whether to use the entire template or specific scenes, and then enter the editing interface. The layout features video and audio tracks at the bottom, a main window displaying the current segment, and a right-hand panel for editing selected items.
The right side of the interface houses options for recording webcam clips, creating AI videos, importing footage from Google Drive and Google Photos, adding voiceovers, and inserting text, images, music, and shapes. Additional editing and formatting tools along the top menu allow users to change scene transitions, manage element arrangements, add new scenes, and oversee the overall project.
Building Video Projects With Google Vids
To build a project, users can load media via the right-hand buttons, click the plus button on the timeline to create a new scene, and drag in photos or videos. Right-clicking the timeline reveals options to mute imported audio, add voiceovers or alternative music, split scenes, and duplicate scenes.
The right-hand panel adapts contextually, allowing users to apply audio fades, select video transitions, and adjust the appearance of multiple scene elements. To add text, users select a scene in the timeline, click the Text button, and choose Add a title. A floating toolbar underneath offers animation options, text box resizing, and format settings for text size, padding, and rotation.
Elements inside a scene can be clicked, dragged, or right-clicked for commands like cut, copy, paste, and delete, while a stock option provides an additional library of material alongside personal content and AI-generated media. Edits save instantly in Google Vids, and users can click the Play button in the top right corner to view progress or use the Share button to publish the finished project.
