If you’re looking to edit videos on your Galaxy phone, you don’t have to look far. On Samsung phones running One UI 6 or later, Samsung Studio gives you a full set of video editing tools for free.

What Is Samsung Studio, and How Can You Access It?

While the editing tool in the Gallery app is good enough for trimming, cropping, and even muting videos on your phone, Samsung Studio goes beyond basic edits. It gives you a timeline setup that is way more flexible.

You can move clips around, add smooth transitions, combine a bunch of videos into one project, and throw in effects on specific parts of the footage. It’s made for more thoughtful edits without making things overly complex.

To open Samsung Studio, launch the Gallery app first. Then, tap the Menu button at the bottom and select Go to Studio. In Samsung Studio, tap Start new project, pick the video you want to work on, and you’re good to go.

If you want to open Samsung Studio directly from your app drawer like a regular app, you can do that too. Just tap the three-dot icon in the top-right corner in Samsung Studio, go to Settings, and turn on the Add Studio to Apps screen toggle.

1

Choose Your Preferred Aspect Ratio

Before diving into the edit, it’s a good idea to pick the right aspect ratio depending on where you plan to share the video. For instance, if you shot it in landscape but want to post it as an Instagram Reel, you’ll need to switch it to a vertical format so it looks right.

In Samsung’s Studio app, tap the three-dot icon in the top right and head to Project settings. There, you can choose from popular aspect ratios like 1:1, 9:16, 16:9, or even 2:1. The app will automatically adjust your video by adding black bars either on the sides or at the top and bottom to fit the video.

2

Add, Trim, and Rearrange Clips

Once you’ve set the aspect ratio, you can start trimming, merging, and rearranging clips. If you’ve used any video editor before, this part will feel pretty familiar.

To trim a clip, tap it in the timeline to select it. You’ll see white handles pop up on both ends. Drag these inward to chop off anything you don’t need from the start or finish. If the part you want to remove is in the middle, you’ll need to split the clip first.

Drag the playhead to the exact spot where you want to make the cut, then tap the split icon to break the clip into two pieces. You can then delete a chunk from the middle or drop something new in between. You can also tap the trash icon to delete a clip entirely.

To add a new clip, tap the plus (+) icon at the far left of the timeline. You can insert a blank slide, a photo, or another video from your Gallery. Once it’s in, tap and hold the clip to drag it wherever you want in the timeline.

3

Edit Clips and Add Smooth Transitions

Samsung Studio includes pretty much all the editing tools you get in the Gallery app’s built-in video editor. You can speed up or slow down clips, add filters, crop the frame, and adjust stuff like brightness, contrast, and saturation. If a clip has a sound you don’t want, tap the speaker icon and slide the volume down to zero.

Adding transitions between clips is an easy way to make your video feel more polished. Once you’ve got your clips trimmed, arranged, and in the right order, you can add a few smooth transitions to tie everything together.

To add a transition, tap the small icon that shows up between two clips in the timeline. In the menu that opens, you’ll see different transition effects like Fade, Slide, Wipe, and more. You can preview each one by tapping through the options, and once you pick one, it’s applied right away. If you want to keep things consistent, there’s also the Apply to all option that adds the same transition across all your clips.

4

Add Text, Stickers, and Drawings

Beyond the basic editing, you can add text, stickers, or drawings to clips to make the video more engaging. To start, tap on the clip you want to edit and look for the text, sticker, or pencil icon.

Tap the Text tool to add captions, titles, or labels anywhere in your video. It’s great for calling out key moments or giving a bit of context. You can tweak the font style, size, alignment, and color as you see fit.

Once you’ve added the text, you can drag it anywhere on the screen. If you only want it to show up during a specific part of the clip, use the timeline below to set when it appears. You can also tap the text in the timeline to add entry and exit animations like “pop in,” “slide down,” or “fade out” to give it a bit more flair.

The Stickers tool works pretty much the same way. You’ll find emojis, fun icons, timestamps, and even custom avatars. Like text, you can resize and move stickers around, and set them to pop up at specific points in your video.

And if you’re feeling a bit more creative, the Drawing tool lets you doodle right on the video using your finger or a stylus. It’s perfect for circling something important, underlining a point, or just adding some personal touch. You can pick from different brush styles and colors to match the video.

5

Add Background Music to Videos

Adding background music can really level up your video and make it way more fun. In Samsung Studio, tap the music icon in the bottom right corner. Then choose Soundtrack to browse music from Samsung’s built-in library, or tap My music if you want to use a song or voice recording from your phone’s storage.

In the Soundtrack menu, you’ll find a bunch of tracks from Samsung sorted in categories like Funny, Happy, Lounge, and Upbeat. Tap on any track to download and preview it. If it feels like a good fit, tap Done to add it into your project. Once it’s on the timeline, you can tap the music clip to tweak the volume or add a fade-in and fade-out effect for a smoother feel.

You can trim the track to match the video’s length or layer multiple audio files if needed. Tap on the music clip in the timeline to apply a fade in or fade out effect. You can also adjust the volume to ensure it doesn’t overpower dialogue or important sounds in the video.

To see how everything comes together, tap the full screen icon, then hit the play button to preview your video. If everything looks good, tap Done. From there, tap the three-dot menu to choose your preferred export size and format. Finally, tap Save video to store the edited video to the Gallery.

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While there’s no shortage of good video editing apps on the Play Store, if you’ve got a Samsung Galaxy phone, you probably don’t need to bother with most of them. For quick edits on a single video, the video editor in the Gallery app does the job. And when you want something more flexible with a timeline setup, Samsung Studio has you covered.

Sure, Samsung Studio is not meant to replace full-fledged video editing software, but for everyday video projects, it’s more than enough.