Hey! 👋
v0.1.17 is out, and this one is all about making the timeline and element editing feel smoother, faster, and less annoying.
Nothing flashy — just a bunch of quality-of-life improvements that add up when you’re actually editing.
🎯 Smarter Element Placement (Finally)
When you drop a new element onto the timeline, the editor now does the right thing automatically:
- It tries to place the element on the highest available track
- If that would cause an overlap, it creates a new track above
- No more surprise overlaps
- No more dragging things around just to clean up
Basically: add stuff, keep going, don’t think about tracks.
📏 Taller Timeline Tracks
Timeline tracks are now 48px tall instead of 32px.
Why this matters:
- Thumbnails are easier to see
- Text labels are more readable
- Click + drag feels way less fiddly
- Much nicer on touchpads and tablets
Small change, big comfort upgrade.
👁️ Click Stuff Directly in the Player
You can now select elements straight from the video preview:
- Hover → see an outline
- Click → select the element
- Shift + Click → add it to your current selection
So instead of hunting through the timeline or sidebar, you can just click what you see.
This makes multi-select edits way faster.
🎨 Edit Multiple Elements at Once
The sidebar now supports multi-element editing 🎉
If you select more than one element, you can change:
- X / Y position
- Rotation
- Scale
All selected elements update together.
Smart inputs
- Same value across elements → shows that value
- Different values → input is empty and ready for a new one
- Any change applies to everything selected
Great for:
- Aligning text layers
- Scaling groups of images
- Rotating multiple elements together
- Nudging a whole composition at once
⚠️ Clearer Error When Canvas Is Empty
If you try to render a video with nothing on the canvas, you’ll now get a clear alert explaining:
- Why rendering can’t happen
- What you need to do next
No more guessing why nothing happened.
🚀 What We’re Working On Next
Coming up:
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Element grouping
- Snap / alignment guides
- More transform controls (opacity, blur, etc.)
Try It Out
Head to 👉 https://quickeditvideo.com/app/
Everything runs fully in the browser — no install, no account required, no paywall, no subscriptions, no fees.
As always, feedback drives this project. If something feels off or you’re missing a feature, let me know.
Happy editing 🎬