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How to Trim a Video on Instagram Reels from Draft

Guide to trim reels, reorder clips, or delete a specific clip from your Instagram Reel.

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
February 3, 2022
in How To's, Instagram

Instagram Reels, a fun way to create short and entertaining videos offers a host of editing tools. If you often create reels that you must be aware of how crucial the edit or trim feature is. Using the trim option, you can easily delete a particular portion of the reel either from the beginning or end. This saves time and avoids the hassle of recording a reel again in case something goes wrong.

Well, since last year, Instagram offers the option to trim or delete reel clips right after recording. However, it still wasn’t possible to trim reels saved as drafts and edit Instagram reel clips in the preview window. Thankfully, Instagram’s new update for Reels allows users and creators to seamlessly trim individual clips and even reorder them.

How can I edit and trim a reel? Recorded a full 15, 30, or 60-second reel that you want to cut down to only keep a specific segment of the reel? Worry not! Simply follow the steps below to crop or trim your reels video within the Instagram app.

Table of Contents

  • How to trim a reel on Instagram
  • How to trim draft reels on Instagram
  • How to delete a clip in Instagram Reels

How to trim a reel on Instagram

  1. Before proceeding, make sure to update Instagram to the latest version.
  2. Tap the “Preview” button after you are done recording a reel. preview an instagram reel
  3. Tap the “Edit Clips” option at the bottom-left corner. how to edit instagram reels video
  4. Here you will see a series of clips you’ve recorded (one at a time) while making a reel. multiple clips in an instagram reel
  5. To trim an Instagram reel, tap the particular clip you want to edit. The certain reel clip will then expand into a wider frame. how to delete a part of a reel on instagram
  6. Drag the ends of the slider toward the center to trim the clip accordingly. Note that the highlighted portion of the clip will be retained. You can see the clip time duration and also view it in full-screen mode. How to trim reels on instagram
  7. After editing the reel clips, tap the “All clips” button at the bottom. see all clips in Insta reel
  8. Optional: Tap the “Reorder” option to change the order of clips in reels. Then drag and move the clips to your preferred position and hit Done.
    how to reorder reels on instagram
    how to rearrange clips in reels on instagram
  9. Optional: Use the “Add Clip” option to record and add a new clip to your existing reel.
  10. Tap the “Done” button at the bottom right corner. Then add music, apply any effects or add text if you want, and tap ‘Next’ to proceed with sharing.

ALSO READ: How to apply two effects at once on Instagram reels

How to trim draft reels on Instagram

You can now trim Instagram reels from drafts, something that one couldn’t do before. To do so,

  1. Tap your profile tab in the Instagram app and go to the “Reels” section.
  2. Tap on “Drafts” to see all your Instagram Reels drafts in one place. how to find your draft reels on Instagram
  3. Select a draft reel you want to chop off. reels drafts in instagram app
  4. On the Share screen, tap the “Edit” option at the top-right. How to trim draft reels on instagram
  5. Tap on “Edit Clips” and then follow the above-stated procedure starting from step #4. How to trim reels from draft on instagram

ALSO READ: How to untag yourself from a reel on Instagram

How to delete a clip in Instagram Reels

Did you record multiple clips back to back and now wish to remove a certain clip from your reel? While this was easier before but with the updated UI, deleting reel clips on Instagram could be cumbersome. That’s because the Delete option or Trash icon doesn’t appear anymore when you edit a reel.

Fortunately, you can still delete individual clips that you don’t want to keep in your reel video. Though the steps to do so are different altogether.

To delete or remove clips from your Instagram Reels video,

  1. After recording a reel, tap the back button on the lower left side to see all the clips included in your reel. back button in Insta reels
  2. Tap the specific clip you want to remove from the reel. TIP: Play the clip to confirm you are deleting the right segment. select reel clip on instagram
  3. Tap the ellipses (3-dot) icon at the bottom-right corner and tap ‘Delete’.
    instagram reel clip
    how to remove clip from reel on instagram
  4. To discard the clip, tap the “Discard” option. The clip will then be deleted from your video. how to delete individual clip on instagram reels
  5. Tap the “Done” button at the lower-right corner.

Meanwhile, you can tap “Edit Clips” on the Preview screen and similarly follow the above steps.

Alternate Way –

Tap the ‘Back’ button to view all the individual clips in a reel video. Tap the “Reorder” option at the bottom. Then ‘tap and hold’ a clip you want to delete and drag it right into the trash bin.

how to rearrange clips in reels
how to delete a video from a reel on instagram

Doing so will instantly delete the clip without requiring any confirmation. Then tap Done.

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Mayur Agarwal is the founder and editor-in-chief of WebTrickz. As a Technology enthusiast and an Internet addict, he loves sharing useful How To’s and Tips & Tricks.

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Comments 5

  1. Austin says:
    1 year ago

    Hi Mayur

    When I go to try to edit and trim my reels videos saved from drafts, I do not have the edit clips option in the bottom left corner as you have shown. I only have a picture of a little camera in the top left, which is what I used to click on to go back and trim the clips, but it is no longer working. I’m not sure what changed or how to edit my clips now.

    Reply
    • AC says:
      1 year ago

      I have the same issue. Can anyone help?

      Reply
      • Job says:
        1 year ago

        Me too.
        Someone please help. My IG app is updated too.

        Reply
  2. Anna says:
    11 months ago

    Same issue here. Was hoping for some answers. Seem to have the latest version of ig too.

    Reply
    • Hannah says:
      9 months ago

      I’m just now having this issue. My editing section used to look like what is pictured here.
      I no longer have a back button and I can’t edit or reorder clips.

      Reply

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