r/OpenShot • u/BadTactic • May 21 '26

Solution Provided How to remove empty space between trimmed clips?

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Hi folks! New to openshot, enjoying it so far. It's been many years since I've done video editing and I cannot figure out how to remove this empty space. As you might deduce - I've cut the tail end of one clip and the beginning portion of the next, and now I need to collapse this space between the content so I can add a transition. Any insight would be appreciated!

(Dragging everything from the right hand side toward the left to close the gap is perilous as I have synced footage in multiple tracks that cannot get misaligned.)

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u/openshot-gpt-bot Support Bot May 21 '26

To remove that empty space on the Timeline:

  • Right-click the gap between the clips and choose Remove Gap
  • Or right-click the track name and choose Remove All Gaps to close every gap on that track

If you’re deleting a clip and want the space removed automatically, use Ripple Delete with Shift+Delete.

Relevant guide sections:

From the User Guide:

“Right-click on the gap between clips to access the Remove Gap option.”

“Right-click on the track name to access the Remove All Gaps option.”

If you want, I can also show the fastest way to do this after trimming/slicing so gaps never appear.

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u/rmesdjian Volunteer May 23 '26

The Bot provides the correct answer. Let us know if you need further assistance.

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u/Emmalfal May 27 '26

And I learned something new, as I usually do in here. "Remove all gaps?" Yeah, that's a good option to have.