Why is there a 60-second limit?

Reversing needs every frame in memory at once.

Can I reverse just the audio?

Use reversed audio and then mute or extract as needed.

Use the loop tool on the result for a boomerang effect.

Can I reverse a 5-minute video?

Not in the browser; split it into parts under 60 seconds and reverse each one.

Does reversing work on GIFs?

Convert the GIF to MP4 first, reverse it, then convert back with video to GIF.

Does reversing work on phones?

Yes. Short clips reverse fine in Safari and Chrome on modern phones; keep them under about 20 seconds at 1080p, or resize to 720p first, if the tab runs out of memory.

Can I reverse a slow-motion clip?

Yes. Slow-motion clips reverse just like normal ones, and the result keeps the slow-motion pace.

Why is my reversed file larger than the original?

The original may have been heavily compressed by an app. The reversed copy is encoded at a quality that stays close to the source, which can take more bytes.

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Reversing plays a clip backwards, frame by frame, optionally with the audio reversed too. Videozify does it in your browser for clips up to 60 seconds and writes an MP4.

How to use reverse video

Drop a short clip onto the box above.
Choose whether to reverse the audio or drop it.
Press Reverse video.
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How reverse video works

To reverse a video, every frame has to be decoded and held in memory before the last one can be written first. That is why browser reversing is capped at 60 seconds: longer clips can exhaust memory.

Reversed speech sounds like gibberish, which is fun for effects, but for most social clips you'll want to drop the audio and add music after.

Reversing is a classic effect for social clips, music videos and tutorials that show how something comes apart. Under the hood FFmpeg's reverse filter buffers the whole clip, then writes the frames last-to-first; areverse does the same for the sound. The result is re-encoded once as H.264, so it plays everywhere.

Because the job runs on your device, the speed depends on your processor: a 10-second 1080p clip usually reverses in well under a minute on a modern laptop.

Everything runs on your device. See also Loop video.

At a glance

Property	Videozify
Max length	60 seconds
Audio	Reversed or removed
Output	H.264 MP4
Processing	In your browser

Reversing plays a clip backwards, frame by frame, optionally with the audio reversed too.

Settings explained

Trim the clip to the moment you want reversed first; it makes the job faster and keeps it under the limit.

Ideas and practical limits

Reversed clips work best with clear motion: a jump into water, a pour, confetti or someone walking backwards. Static shots look unchanged when reversed.

For a boomerang, reverse a 1 to 3 second clip, then merge the original and the reversed copy and loop the result a few times. The whole sequence takes under a minute in the browser.

The 60-second cap exists because every frame must stay in memory. A 60-second 1080p clip already needs well over a gigabyte decoded. Shorter, lower-resolution clips reverse fastest; resize to 720p first if the browser struggles.

If you keep reversed audio, music turns into an eerie swell and speech becomes nonsense. Dropping the audio gives a clean result you can score later.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there a 60-second limit?: Reversing needs every frame in memory at once.
Can I reverse just the audio?: Use reversed audio and then mute or extract as needed.
Will it loop?: Use the loop tool on the result for a boomerang effect.
Is quality affected?: One re-encode at CRF 23.
Is the file uploaded?: No.
Is it free?: Yes.
Can I reverse a 5-minute video?: Not in the browser; split it into parts under 60 seconds and reverse each one.
Does reversing work on GIFs?: Convert the GIF to MP4 first, reverse it, then convert back with video to GIF.
Does reversing work on phones?: Yes. Short clips reverse fine in Safari and Chrome on modern phones; keep them under about 20 seconds at 1080p, or resize to 720p first, if the tab runs out of memory.
Can I reverse a slow-motion clip?: Yes. Slow-motion clips reverse just like normal ones, and the result keeps the slow-motion pace.
Why is my reversed file larger than the original?: The original may have been heavily compressed by an app. The reversed copy is encoded at a quality that stays close to the source, which can take more bytes.