Let AI make the first cut, then ask it for every edit after that.

Cutwords is an AI video editor that removes silences, filler words and bad takes in one pass, then makes the edits you ask for: color, captions, a new background, an arrow on the product. Every change lands on your timeline, where you can undo it.

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A sample project, running in your browser. The cursor asks the Assistant for an edit and you watch it land on the timeline. Click anywhere in the editor to take over.

25 languages: transcribed and edited, with the language detected for you
No AI credits: to find filler words, repeats and long pauses
⌘Z: undoes any change the Assistant made, one step at a time
4K MP4: or an edit list for Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve

Get a first cut in one pass, at the pace you choose

Cutwords cuts filler words, long pauses and repeated or bad takes from the whole recording in one pass. Choose how hard it cuts: Light keeps your pacing, Balanced tightens without rushing, Aggressive goes for the fastest edit. Anything it isn't sure about waits in a short review list instead of disappearing.

Filler wordsUms, uhs, you knows and false starts
Pauses and silencesFound in the audio, not guessed from the text
Bad and repeated takesEarlier attempts at the same line
Review the restUnsure cuts wait for a yes or a no

Balanced, then the safe cuts in one click and the unsure ones one by one.

Remove silences and long pauses across the whole video

Type /pauses and every stretch where nobody speaks comes out of your video, with the timeline closing up behind it. The silences are measured in the audio, not guessed from the text. To choose by hand, filter the transcript to Pauses and keep the ones that land a point.

/pausesRemove pausesSilence removal across the video
Pauses filterShows every pause in the transcript with its length
Restore⌘ZPuts any pause back

The silences on the waveform are measured, then removed in one step.

Clear the ums, repeated words and false starts

Every um, uh, you know, repeated word and false start is marked the moment your transcript is ready. Type /fillers to cut them all at once, or play each one and keep the ones that sound like you. Each cut leaves a small marker you can click to bring the words back.

/fillersRemove filler wordsCuts every detected filler
Repeated words“the, the” and “I, I” are caught too
False startsA sentence you dropped halfway
Filler words filterReview them in the transcript first

Seven hesitations cut together, leaving one clean sentence.

Keep the take you meant and drop the ones before it

When you say a line twice, Cutwords keeps the last take and cuts the ones before it. It also hears the cues you leave while recording, like “scratch that” or “let me say that again”. You see every retake it found before you accept the cut.

Near-duplicate linesThe earlier attempts at the same sentence
Spoken cues“Cut that”, “scratch that”, “retake”
Last take winsUnless you pick a different one

Two attempts and a spoken cue; the clean take stays.

Edit a rambling answer down to the point

Clean up speech, or /clarity, tightens a rambling answer by cutting the words that circle the point. Every suggestion shows in the transcript before anything changes. Nothing new is put in your mouth: each change is a cut of something you actually said.

/clarityEdit for claritySuggests cuts for you to review
Clean up speechThe same pass from the Assistant's starters
Your words onlyCuts, never new lines put in your mouth

A 30-word answer becomes 11 words, all of them from the recording.

Ask about your footage and jump straight to the moment

Ask where you talked about pricing, or which take shows the product best, and the Assistant answers with the moments and their timecodes. It can study the whole project, picture and sound, so it knows who speaks and what's on screen. Click a moment and the playhead jumps there.

Project understandingPicture and sound, across the whole project
Footage searchFind a moment by describing it
@ for contextPoint the Assistant at a clip or a line

One question, three moments, one click to the right one.

Remove the background behind the speaker

Type /remove-bg, or choose Track and remove background in the Inspector, and the speaker is cut out of every frame of the clip. Whatever sits on the track underneath shows through: a color, a gradient, a branded backdrop, another shot. Switch to Custom to paint in a missed area or tune the edges.

/remove-bgRemove backgroundAutomatic subject cutout
Auto or CustomSelect, refine, then remove
Fast or BestBest keeps more hair and edge detail
Feather and expandSoften or grow the edge

Tracked, cut out, then a backdrop from Elements underneath.

Give a flat clip a cinematic grade in one step

Cinematic color, or /colorgrade, gives a flat phone or webcam clip a graded look in one step. Cinema is the default, and noir, golden and portrait are one click away. It's a normal grade on the clip, so you can fine-tune it in Adjust or take it off.

CinemaRich contrast, the default
NoirBlack and white with weight
GoldenWarm, late-afternoon light
PortraitSoft and kind to skin

Before and after, then each of the four looks.

Add captions, arrows and highlights by asking

Type /captions to pick a caption style for the whole video, or /shape to put a square, circle or triangle on screen. Highlight an object lets you draw around the thing that matters, and the highlight follows it as it moves. Every element sits on its own track, as long as the words it belongs to.

/captionsStyle captionsOpens the caption styles
/shapeAdd shapeSquare by default, or circle, triangle
Highlight an objectDraw once; it follows the subject
Edit an elementResize, recolor or move it by asking

A caption style, then a ring that tracks the mug as it moves.

Edit new videos in the style of one you love

Editing styles is in early access on Pro, Scale and Enterprise. Point Cutwords at a video whose edit you like, and it learns the pacing, zooms, captions and music, then cuts your next recording the same way. Save it as your style and apply it with one click.

PacingEnergy, max pause, jump cuts, how often the shot changes
CaptionsWords per caption, lines, position, highlight
Animation and B-rollPunch-ins, text-in, how often B-roll appears
MusicMood, volume and ducking

Learn from a reference, then apply it to Episode 12.

Use Cutwords from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Antigravity

Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any MCP client with a personal access token, then ask it to find a project, read a transcript, pull a quote or cut words. Every edit it makes can be undone.

Read your projectsList projects and videos, read any transcript
One tokenA personal access token from Settings → MCP
Edit from your AI toolCut words and apply edits, each one undoable

Each client reads a transcript through Cutwords; editing tools are on the way.

How it works

Step 1
Upload and choose the cut
Drop in a recording and turn on the rough cut. Pick what to remove and how hard to cut. Cutwords transcribes first, then cuts from the words and the audio.
Step 2
Ask for the rest
Tell the Assistant what you want in plain words or with a slash command. Each change appears on the timeline as it's made.
Step 3
Review, then export
Play it back, undo what you don't like, finish by hand if you want, and render an MP4 or send the edit to your NLE.

Who it's for

Creators: Turn a talking-head recording into a tight cut before you've had coffee.
Podcasters: Clear the pauses and ums from an hour-long episode in one pass.
Marketing teams: Ask for the version with captions, the brand backdrop and an arrow on the product.
Course creators: Drop the retakes and the explanation you gave twice, lesson after lesson.
Founders: Record the update once, let the editor tighten it, ship it the same day.
Editors: Hand the first pass to the Assistant and spend your time on the cut that matters.

Questions

What does the AI video editor actually do?

It makes the first cut for you, removing filler words, pauses and silences, and bad or repeated takes, then makes the edits you ask for in the Assistant: edit for clarity, remove the background, color grade, style captions, add shapes and highlights. Every change is a regular edit on your timeline.

Will it cut things I want to keep?

Cuts it's confident about are made together; anything it isn't sure about waits in a review list for a yes or a no. Light keeps most of your pacing if you want a gentler first pass.

Can I undo what the AI did?

Yes. Each change lands on the timeline as an edit you can see. Undo it with ⌘Z, restore cut words from the transcript, or adjust the clip by hand.

Can I keep editing by hand afterwards?

Yes. The Assistant works in the same editor you do. Edit the transcript, trim on the timeline, or export an edit list for Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or DaVinci Resolve.

Does it use AI credits?

Planning an edit with the Assistant uses AI credits from your plan, and each finished request shows how many it used. Finding filler words and pauses in the transcript doesn't use credits.

Which footage works best?

Anything with speech: talking heads, interviews, podcasts, tutorials, webinars. The editor works from the transcript, so the clearer the audio, the better the cuts.

Can it make a vertical version?

Yes. Switch the project to 9:16 or another ratio, or use the AI Clip Maker to pull short clips from a long video.

Can I use Cutwords from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?

Yes, over MCP. They can list your projects and videos, read transcripts, cut words and propose edits, and every edit can be undone.

Does it change what I said?

No. It cuts and rearranges what you recorded. Typing in the transcript only corrects transcription mistakes.

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