Edit precisely
Snapping, trimming, splitting, clip speed, freeze frames, timeline zoom, keyboard transport, multi-select, and cross dissolves.
Video editing for macOS
QuickCut Studio
A focused editor for creators who want more control than a basic movie app without carrying the weight of a production suite.
Native Mac export
Multi-layer timeline
Narration-to-caption tools
Local projects
The creator workspace
Everything important stays close
Browse media on the left, watch the edit in the center, tune the selected object in the inspector, and shape the story on a clean multi-layer timeline.
01 / Find the right take
Preview before you commit
Open a video directly from the media bin, scrub through it, and inspect its details before adding it to the timeline. Optional AI descriptions and editable tags make larger media collections easier to understand and search.
- Source preview with its own transport controls
- Drag files from Finder into the bin or timeline
- Useful Gemini or Ollama descriptions and tags
02 / Shape the story
A timeline that stays understandable
Trim, split, snap, reorder, and select groups of clips across the main, B-roll, text, and audio layers. Use the tools you need without opening a maze of production panels.
- Layered video, image, text, and audio editing
- Waveforms, unlink audio, volume, and ducking
- Fit, fill, crop, motion, blur, and green screen
03 / Make the message clear
Captions and callouts built for creators
Style titles, lower thirds, and caption text in the preview. Add arrows, shapes, blur regions, and simple animations for tutorials, product reviews, lessons, and short-form video.
- Impact captions with color, background, and stroke controls
- Position, rotate, center, and animate visual objects
- Editable transcription results on the text layer
04 / Optional AI tools
Faster captions and smarter media notes
Turn narration into accurate, editable captions with AssemblyAI. Gemini or a local Ollama model can also describe and tag media, helping you find the right shot in a crowded bin.
Experimental: AI Rough Cut can suggest a starting sequence, but its clip choices, pacing, and order should always be reviewed and refined by the editor.
Set up captions and optional AI tools
05 / Deliver
Export for the screen that matters
Finish with native media processing and practical presets for YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, and square social posts. QuickCut validates the result before calling the export complete.
- 16:9 landscape, 9:16 vertical, and square projects
- YouTube 1080p, vertical, and Instagram presets
- Bundled native export tools in release builds
Focused, not limited
The practical tools creators reach for
Compose visually
Layered B-roll, alpha compositing, frame controls, rotation, keyframed motion, color correction, blur, chroma key, text, arrows, and shapes.
Finish confidently
Proxy previews, narration recording, multiple audio tracks, autosave and recovery, project relinking, export progress, and output validation.
Local by default
Your project stays yours
Projects and media processing stay on your Mac unless you deliberately invoke an optional cloud AI feature.
- Local project files, autosave, and recovery
- User-selected access to media and export locations
- Gemini and AssemblyAI keys stored in macOS Keychain
- Local AI available through Ollama
- No advertising trackers or behavioral analytics
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