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How to reverse a video on Android

You don't need a desktop editor or a paid subscription to play a video backwards. Here's the fastest free way to reverse any clip on an Android phone — including just a part of it — and save a clean file to your gallery.

The quick answer

Install Reverse Movie FX (free, 50M+ downloads, 4.5★), tap Start, pick or record a clip, select the fragment you want backwards, and press Start. The app renders the reversed video in seconds and saves it to your gallery. That's the whole process — everything below is detail.

Step-by-step: reverse a video on your phone

1. Install the app. Get Reverse Movie FX from Google Play. It's free; no account needed.
2. Tap Start. It's the big button in the bottom bar of the home screen.
3. Record or pick a video. Use the built-in camera for new footage, or load any existing clip from your gallery — even old videos work.
4. Select the fragment. Drag the two timeline handles to mark exactly which part should play backwards. Reversing a short, action-packed fragment looks far better than a whole minute of footage.
5. Choose your options. Reverse the audio along with the picture, add the app's magic music, or export a reversed + original loop for a boomerang effect.
6. Press Start and share. The reversed clip saves to your gallery as a normal video file, so you can post it to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or WhatsApp like any other video.

Can I reverse only part of a video?

Yes — this is where Reverse Movie FX beats most online reversers. Instead of flipping the whole file, you drag handles on the timeline and reverse just the selected fragment. That's how creators keep the setup normal and reverse only the "impossible" moment.

Will there be a watermark?

Your reversed videos save as clean files to your gallery. There's no forced sign-up and no export paywall — the free version is ad-supported, and a Pro upgrade removes the ads.

What about sound?

You choose: reverse the audio with the video (speech becomes wonderfully alien), or replace it with built-in magic music. If you want the full audio playbook, see the reverse video with music guide.