# Video Meme

> A focused browser video editor for creating precisely timed captions, effects, and meme exports.

- Canonical page: [https://www.sergiopesch.com/projects/video-meme](https://www.sergiopesch.com/projects/video-meme)
- Content type: project
- Published: 2025-03-12
- Content updated: 2026-07-13
- Repository created: 2025-03-12
- Repository updated: 2026-04-27
- Author: [Sergio Peschiera](https://www.sergiopesch.com/about)
- Topics: JavaScript, FFmpeg WASM, Canvas API, Browser media
- Source code: [https://github.com/sergiopesch/video-meme](https://github.com/sergiopesch/video-meme)
- Live project: [https://video-meme.onrender.com/](https://video-meme.onrender.com/)
- Source code license: [MIT License](https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html)
- License verified: 2026-07-13

## Content

![Video Meme editor screen](/images/video-meme-preview.png)

Videos → memes. Add chaos.

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## The Concept

Great video memes need three things: timing, captions, and punchlines. This tool helps you add all three without professional editing software.

## What I Built

A simple video editor focused on meme creation:
* Add text captions at any timestamp
* Insert sound effects
* Apply meme style effects
* Export in meme friendly formats

**Stack:** JavaScript, FFmpeg WASM, Canvas API

## Key Learnings

**1. FFmpeg in the browser is real**

FFmpeg compiled to WebAssembly means video processing client side. No server costs, privacy preserved, instant feedback.

**2. Templates accelerate creation**

"Impact font, white text, black outline" as a preset. Don't make users recreate the meme aesthetic from scratch.

**3. Timing is everything**

The difference between funny and not funny is often 0.3 seconds. Frame precise controls matter for comedy.

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## Agent Quick Start

```
# Video Meme

Make videos meme ready. Captions, effects, chaos.

## Features
* Text caption overlay
* Timestamp based editing
* Sound effect insertion
* Meme style presets
* Export to common formats

## Stack
JavaScript, FFmpeg WASM, Canvas API

## Processing
All video processing happens in browser
No server upload required

```

## Provenance and freshness

This is a first party account by the project author. Page content was last updated on 2026-07-13. The linked repository last changed on 2026-04-27. Linked repositories and live services may change independently.

### Primary sources

- [Source code](https://github.com/sergiopesch/video-meme)
- [Live project](https://video-meme.onrender.com/)