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Checkout the free and opensource AviDemux - does everything you want and a little bit more, and it is simple and easy to use.

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Thanks for the idea.

I have tried Avidemux already, it surely is powerful, but the UI is rather "old", in the same way than Shotcut, etc.

I was looking for someone more modern, a bit like the TikTok app editing feature which is really great (except you cannot export to MP4 at the end, save a project, for future modification...)

The best for small videos would be a simple UI with Text, Media... (left column), timeline (bottom), and export button. Not much more. Here it's a screenshot from veed.io but the pricing is really too high (15$/mo is more than 500$ in 3 years): https://veed-assets.b-cdn.net/images/Webflow/legacy/6026a6dc...

So you want browser based, easy to use, a bunch of features, a modern UI, etc. etc. and it all has to be under $100 but preferably free, and every suggestion you answer has a minor niggle. It’s possible your expectations may be a little out of line with the largess of the developers whose products you are criticizing.

I dare say the Goldilocks approach may fail you here.

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