Microsoft Clipchamp is a video editor designed to make video creation easy for everyone, even for those with no prior editing experience.
It allows you to combine your videos, images, and audio files, as well as add text and effects, and then save the finished video to your computer.
You can also add stock videos and stock music or sound effects, stickers, graphical elements, backgrounds and more.
How do I access Clipchamp?
There are a personal version and a work version available.
Clipchamp for personal accounts
You can access the personal version with a personal or family Microsoft account via the Clipchamp app for Windows 10 or Windows 11 and in the Edge or Chrome browser at https://app.clipchamp.com.
It's for personal use and includes a range of integrations to import videos for editing, incl. OneDrive, Xbox, Google Drive, and Dropbox. You can save completed videos back to your computer, or upload to OneDrive, Google Drive, YouTube, TikTok, Dropbox, and LinkedIn.
Clipchamp for work accounts
Access to this version of Clipchamp is managed by your organization, giving you a video editing application at work and making it easy to incorporate videos in your daily tasks.
Clipchamp for work is built on OneDrive and SharePoint and integrates seamlessly with your other Microsoft productivity apps such as Stream, Teams, Outlook, and Viva Engage.
What software do I need to be able to use Clipchamp?
All you need is a desktop or laptop computer with Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge installed.
On Windows 11 devices you can also use Clipchamp's desktop app, just search for "Clipchamp" in the taskbar or via the Start menu 
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On Windows 10 devices, you can install the app via its entry in the Microsoft Store.
Note: The desktop app currently works with Clipchamp for personal accounts, support for the work version is coming soon. Until then, you can access Clipchamp for work in your browser.
Does it cost anything?
Clipchamp for personal accounts
There are free and paid options. A paid subscription for our Premium plan gives access to premium features such as stock assets, but a free account still includes all the tools you need to edit your videos.
In addition, if you're on a Microsoft 365 personal or family plan, some (but not all) Clipchamp premium options are enabled for you.
Clipchamp for work accounts
You can access the work version of Clipchamp if your organization has a subscription for the Microsoft 365 Enterprise (E3 and E5) or Business (Standard, Premium) suites.
There will be additional options available soon for non-Microsoft 365 subscribers who would like to use Clipchamp for work.
How is it different from other video creation tools?
While many other editing applications require you to download software, Clipchamp functions entirely in your browser, utilizing our unique localized processing. Using the Windows desktop app is optional.
It is also more private than other online editors because it doesn't require you to upload your media files to a server for processing and can therefore get you working with your files faster.
Local processing... what’s that?
In Clipchamp, the video creation process happens locally on your computer. Media assets like footage, images, and audio are accessed directly on your hard drive and can be used instantly, bypassing the time-consuming process of uploading to the cloud before any processing can start. This makes using it lightning fast.
Where do I go next?
To learn how to start editing videos with Clipchamp, see our intro tutorial for the personal version or the tutorial for the work version. Have fun creating videos :)
