Drop in your footage. Cutter's AI understands your narrative, scores every moment, and delivers a professionally structured edit — in minutes, not hours.
macOS only · No credit card required · Free tier available
The average vlog takes 4-8 hours to edit. For a 10-minute video. That's time you could spend creating your next piece of content.
You shot amazing content but now you're staring at hours of raw clips trying to figure out how to make it flow. Where's the hook? The build? The payoff?
Professional editors are worth every penny — but not every creator can afford one. You shouldn't have to choose between quality and your budget.
Cutter doesn't just clip highlights. It analyzes your entire narrative — every moment, every speaker, every beat — and assembles a structured edit with a real story arc. Hook, conflict, climax, resolution. The way a professional editor would.
Most AI tools score clips independently and stitch together the "best" ones. Cutter analyzes your entire narrative. It identifies your story arc, finds the emotional peaks, and builds a coherent edit that walks the viewer through your story — beginning to end.
Don't like a section? Want more energy in the middle? Just tell Cutter in plain English. The AI makes surgical edits to your timeline — no sliders, no manual trimming, no re-rendering from scratch.
Cutter handles both sides of modern content creation. Build narrative-driven vlogs (7-14 minutes) with full story arcs, or extract punchy vertical reels for TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts — from the same footage, in the same session.
Cutter automatically places B-roll at chapter transitions and dialogue breathers for visual variety — not just filler. Music is mixed with multiband ducking that preserves bass rhythm while reducing only the speech frequencies, so your track always sounds intentional.
Need a finished video fast? Export a ready-to-upload MP4. Want to make final adjustments? Export a full FCPXML project with multi-track audio, keyframe automation, chapter markers, and smart ducking — open it in Final Cut Pro and pick up exactly where the AI left off.
No timeline scrubbing. No manual cuts. Just point Cutter at your footage and let the AI work.
Select your A-roll folder and optional B-roll. Cutter processes everything locally on your Mac — no uploading, no waiting.
Transcription, speaker identification, chapter detection, quality scoring — all automatic. Every moment is scored and mapped into your narrative.
Review the edit. Want changes? Tell Cutter in plain English: "Make the intro snappier" or "Cut the slow section in the middle." Iterate until it's right.
Download a ready-to-upload MP4 or a full FCPXML project for Final Cut Pro. Your content, your story, your way.
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"I used to spend 6 hours editing a 10-minute vlog. Cutter gave me a first cut in under 5 minutes that was 80% there. I just polish in Final Cut and publish."
"The refinement feature is magic. I just type what I want changed and the AI adjusts the edit. No more scrubbing through timelines."
"The FCPXML export is a game-changer. I get a structured project with proper audio ducking and chapter markers. It's like having an assistant editor."
Cutter is built for narrative content — vlogs, travel videos, day-in-the-life, events, and interviews. If your footage tells a story (even loosely), Cutter can structure it into a compelling edit. It works less well for highly scripted or pre-planned content where the edit order is already determined.
Cutter processes your video files locally on your Mac — no uploading gigabytes of footage to the cloud. The AI analysis steps (transcription and editorial planning) require an internet connection, but your actual video files never leave your machine.
Cutter supports all common video formats: MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and more. It handles footage from any camera — iPhone, GoPro, Sony, Canon, DJI, you name it. Multi-camera and multi-source projects are fully supported.
Absolutely — and that's by design. You can refine the edit with natural language feedback directly in Cutter ("make the intro shorter," "focus more on the sunset scene"). When you're happy, export as FCPXML to make final adjustments in Final Cut Pro with full timeline, audio automation, and chapter markers preserved.
Most AI video tools extract short clips from long videos. Cutter is the opposite: it builds structured, narrative-driven long-form edits (7-14 minutes) with proper story arcs, B-roll placement, and music mixing. It also does short-form clips via Reels mode, but the real power is in long-form storytelling that no other tool offers.
Cutter runs on any Mac with macOS 12 (Monterey) or later. Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) is recommended for best performance. 16GB RAM minimum, 32GB+ recommended for longer projects. You'll need enough disk space for your source footage plus rendered output.
No. Your video and audio files are processed entirely on your Mac. Only the audio transcript (text) is sent to AI services for analysis and editorial planning. Your footage stays on your machine.
Yes. Point Cutter at your music folder and it will analyze tempo, key, and mood to match tracks to your edit. It handles beat alignment and smart ducking automatically — the music dips during dialogue and comes up during B-roll, with smooth transitions.
Download Cutter for free and turn your next shoot into a finished edit in minutes.
macOS 12+ · Apple Silicon recommended · No credit card required