Reversing a video turns it back to front, so the last frame plays first and the action runs in reverse. It is the basis of the classic rewind effect, the satisfying un-pour of a drink, and the bounce loops people post on social feeds. The edit itself is simple once you have a tool that does it.
The short version: load the video, decide whether to reverse the audio too, and download the backwards clip. The video reverser does it on your device, with no watermark and nothing uploaded.
Decide what happens to the sound
The main choice when reversing is the audio.
- Reverse the audio along with the picture for a true rewind, where speech and effects run backwards in step with the action. This is the authentic rewind sound.
- Drop the audio for a clean, silent reverse, which is what you want if you plan to add music or a voiceover afterwards.
Most reverse effects look best with the sound reversed, but a silent reverse is the right starting point when the clip is going to get a new soundtrack.
Keep clips short for a smooth reverse
Reversing is more demanding than a forward edit, because the whole clip has to be read into memory and rebuilt from the end backwards. A short clip reverses in moments. A long one uses a lot of memory and takes longer, and on a modest device a very long video can run out of room. If you only need a few seconds reversed, trim it first so you reverse just that section.
How to reverse a video
Step 1: Add your video
Drop in the clip you want to play backwards. Keep it short for the smoothest result.
Step 2: Choose the audio
Leave the audio reversed for a true rewind, or turn it off for a silent reverse.
Step 3: Download the result
Reverse the clip, watch the backwards preview, and save it. Nothing was uploaded to get there.
Make a bounce loop
A boomerang-style loop plays forward, then backward, then repeats. To build one, reverse your clip here, then use the merge tool to join the original and the reversed copy end to end. The join gives the forward-then-backward bounce, and you can loop it wherever you post it.
The short version
To play a video backwards, reverse it and decide whether the sound should reverse too. Keep the clip short so the reverse stays quick and stays within memory. It all runs in your browser, so the file never leaves your device and comes back without a watermark. For a bounce loop, reverse the clip and merge it with the original.
