Stabilize a Shaky Video
To stabilize a shaky video, upload it below, pick a stabilization strength — light, medium or strong — and download a smoothed version. The tool analyzes the camera motion and counteracts the shake, all in your browser with nothing to install.
Handheld footage almost always shakes: walking shots bounce, zoomed-in clips jitter, and one-handed phone recordings wobble. A little digital stabilization turns that distracting motion into a smooth glide, and it is far cheaper than reshooting with a gimbal.
How it works
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Upload the shaky clip
Add your video — phone footage, camera files or screen-adjacent recordings up to 500 MB. Every common format is accepted, straight from your camera roll.
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Choose a strength
Select light for subtle hand tremor, medium for typical walking footage, or strong for heavy shake. Stronger settings smooth more but crop slightly tighter into the frame.
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Download the smooth version
Processing tracks the motion across frames and cancels the shake. Download the stabilized file and compare it with your original before you share or edit further.
Why use Video-Matic
Three shake levels
Light, medium and strong settings let you match the correction to the footage instead of over-smoothing a mildly shaky clip.
No gimbal, no reshoot
Rescue footage you already filmed — vacation clips, kids, events — without special hardware or shooting it again.
Browser-based on any device
Runs entirely online, so you can stabilize from a phone right after filming or from a laptop during the edit.
Footage deleted within 24 hours
Your upload and the stabilized result are automatically purged from the EU-hosted servers within a day.
Frequently asked questions
Which strength should I pick for walking footage?›
Start with medium — it handles the rhythmic bounce of walking shots well. If the result still moves too much, rerun it on strong; if it looks artificially floaty or too cropped, drop to light. Two quick tests usually find the sweet spot for your footage.
Does stabilization crop or zoom my video?›
Slightly, yes. To cancel shake, the stabilizer shifts each frame and trims the edges that would otherwise show gaps, so the output is a little tighter than the original. Stronger settings crop more. Frame your shots with a bit of margin when you know you will stabilize.
Is stabilizing a video free?›
A stabilization job costs 2 credits, and new accounts get 3 free credits — so your first shaky clip is fixed for free. If you have more footage to smooth, one-time credit packs are available on the pricing page, without any subscription.
Can any software fully fix extremely shaky video?›
No tool can rescue every clip honestly — extreme shake with motion blur has lost detail that stabilization cannot reinvent. The strong setting will make severe footage noticeably better, but the cleanest results come from mild to moderate shake, which covers most handheld phone videos.