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Reverse Video

Play any video backwards, picture and sound together — no upload needed.

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What is Reverse Video?

Reverse Video plays a clip backwards from end to start — both picture and sound — a classic effect for comedy clips, "undo" illusions, and creative edits. It accepts MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, and WebM as input and always saves the result as an MP4, since reversing requires a full re-encode regardless of the source format.

Unlike most video operations, reversing can't be done with a quick stream copy — FFmpeg has to decode every single frame, hold the whole sequence in memory, and write it back out in the opposite order (the -vf reverse and -af areverse filters). That makes it one of the more memory-intensive operations this toolkit offers, which is why it works best on shorter clips — a long, high-resolution video can require a large amount of RAM to buffer entirely before the reversed output can be written.

The whole process runs inside your browser via FFmpeg WebAssembly, so your clip is never uploaded anywhere during conversion.

Want to shorten a clip before reversing it? Trim Video cuts it down first, which also reduces the memory this tool needs.

How It Works

FFmpeg decodes every frame of the source video and every sample of its audio, buffers the full sequence, then writes both back out in reverse order using the reverse and areverse filters simultaneously, re-encoding the result as an H.264 MP4 with AAC audio. Because the entire clip must be held in memory before any output is written, processing time and memory use scale directly with the source's length and resolution.

How to Use

  1. 1

    Upload any video file

    MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, or WebM — shorter clips process faster and use less memory.

  2. 2

    Click Reverse Video

    FFmpeg decodes and buffers the full clip, then writes it back out in reverse.

  3. 3

    Download the reversed MP4

    Save the finished clip, with both picture and sound playing backwards.

Who Uses This Tool

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Comedy & Social Clips

Create a classic "reverse gag" clip — undoing an action or drop for a funny social media post.

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Creative Video Editing

Add a reversed segment as a transition or stylistic effect in a larger edit.

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"Undo" Illusions

Make an event look like it's happening in reverse — water flowing upward, objects reassembling, and similar effects.

Why Choose This Tool

Picture and Sound Together

Both streams reverse in sync, not just the video.

Works With Any Common Format

One tool handles MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, and WebM sources.

Fully Local Processing

FFmpeg WebAssembly runs entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Key Benefits

  • Reverses both video and audio together
  • Accepts MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, and WebM as input
  • Browser-based — your clip is never uploaded to a server
  • No watermark added to the reversed output
  • No account required for clips under 40 MB

Frequently Asked Questions

Also Known As

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