August 27, 2025
Edit videos more easily using the transcript in Google Vids
What’s changing
Following our recent announcement of balance sound in Google Vids, we’re excited to introduce an additional editing feature that effortlessly refines your videos and audio.
We know it's common for people to record themselves and later discover distracting pauses, and “uhms” and “uhs.” Or, after recording, you could decide you want to cut out an entire sentence to shorten a clip.
Instead of having to record the entire clip over, Gemini in Vids can now generate a transcript of your recording, and then identify and trim filler words and awkward pauses out of the transcript with one click to help you sound your best and eliminate tedious editing tasks.
Who’s impacted
End users
Why you’d use it
With transcript-based trimming, users can remove filler words, pauses, and unnecessary sections with a single click, producing a polished final video in no time.
Additional details
This feature is only available in English.
Getting started
- Admins: Vids will be ON by default and can be disabled at the organizational level. Visit the Help Center to learn more about turning Vids on or off for users.
- End users:
- To get started, go to vids.google.com in your web browser to create a new vid.
- Add a video or audio clip that contains speech in English. Or, record yourself using Insert > Recording, or the Record button in the righthand rail.
- Click on the video clip or audio track, and click the transcript editing icon and a side panel will open on the right.
- If the transcript is not ready, you will see a “Generating transcript…” message.
- Once ready, the transcript will be shown in the side panel.
- Filler words will be underlined and shown in red, like “uh.”
- Silences are denoted in parentheses with ellipses and their duration, like “(...3s).”
- Click on a word or silence and select “Remove.”
- When you play back your media, that word will be removed.
- Visit the Help Center to learn more about trimming video & audio transcripts in Google Vids.
Rollout pace
- Rapid Release domains: Gradual rollout (up to 15 days for feature visibility) starting on August 27, 2025
- Scheduled Release domains: Full rollout (1–3 days for feature visibility) starting on September 16, 2025.
Availability
Available for Google Workspace:
- Business Starter**, Standard and Plus
- Enterprise Starter**, Standard and Plus
- Essentials, Enterprise Essentials and Enterprise Essentials Plus
- Nonprofits**
- Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on
- Customers with a Gemini Business*, Gemini Enterprise* add-on
Also available to:
- Google AI Pro and Ultra
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.
**For a limited time, at least through May 31st, 2026, Business Starter, Enterprise Starter and Nonprofit accounts can access generative AI features in Vids. Learn about Google Vids availability.
Resources
- Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn Vids on or off for users
- Google Help: Get started with Google Vids
- Google Help: Trim video & audio transcripts in Google Vids