You tell the story. We run the AI.
We figured out the AI grunt-work of editing, so you don't have to. CutRoom handles transcription and rough cuts right in your browser — no install, no watermarks — and the story stays yours.
The only browser editor that doesn't watermark your work
Every other "free" tool puts their brand on your film. We don't. Not on any plan.
| Feature | CutRoom | CapCut | WeVideo | Premiere Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watermark-free exports | (paid only) | (paid only) | ||
| Professional multi-track timeline | ~ | |||
| Color grading tools | ~ | |||
| Audio mixing & EQ | ~ | |||
| Browser-based (no install) | ||||
| AI auto-captions | ||||
| Student price | $7/mo | Free (watermarked) | $5/mo | $20/mo |
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Built by filmmakers who were tired of clunky desktop software and watermark-heavy free tools. See what shipped in the last 35 release waves →
AutoCut — Silence Removal
One click finds every silent gap in your audio and ripple-cuts them on every track. A two-minute talking-head edit takes seconds instead of an hour.
AI Magic Edit + Highlight Reel
Paste a transcript (or auto-fill from your timeline captions). Apply suggested cuts in one click — or build a highlight reel that keeps only the best moments.
Color Grade Presets
Cinematic, Vibrant, B&W, Warm, Cool — or dial brightness, contrast, saturation, hue per clip. Live preview, baked into every export.
One-Click Audio Polish
Removes low-end rumble, gentle compression, peak-normalize to broadcast-safe levels. Your phone audio starts sounding like a treated booth.
Beat Detection + Audio Ducking
Spot every beat on your music track and drop chapter markers on the phrases. One-click "duck under dialogue" auto-lowers music when A1 speaks.
AI Captions + 5 Styles + Bake
Speech-to-text transcripts. Pick Bold Pop, Social Pill, Minimal, Karaoke or Default. Burn captions into the final MP4 or export as SRT / WebVTT.
Social Export — MP4 / GIF / WebM
One project, every platform. 16:9 YouTube, 9:16 TikTok/Reels, 1:1 Instagram, 4:5 portrait, plus looping GIF and VP9 WebM. Per-clip crop focus.
Speed Ramping (0.25×–4×)
Slow-motion B-roll or hyperlapse intros, baked clip-by-clip. Audio pitch-corrects so dialogue still sounds natural at 1.5× lecture speed.
Transitions + Fades
Cross-dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, dip-to-black between adjacent clips. Per-clip audio fades. Every transition bakes properly into the export.
Image Clips + Ken Burns
Drop stills onto the timeline with live preview. Five Ken Burns presets — Zoom In, Zoom Out, Pan ←, Pan →, Off — animate pan/zoom in seconds.
Chapter Markers + YouTube Chapters
Drop markers as you watch (M). Paste YouTube chapter text to import. Copy chapters back to clipboard for the video description. Built for creators.
Browser Voice-Over
Hit R to record a voice-over with echo cancellation, noise suppression, AGC, and a live VU meter. The clip drops on A2 at the playhead instantly.
Procedural SFX Pack
Twelve royalty-free sound effects synthesized live in your browser — Click, Pop, Ding, Bell, Whoosh, Riser, Cinematic Impact, Heartbeat, more. Zero licensing.
Templates + Storyboard PDF
Bold Intro, Lower Third, Outro CTA, Pop-Quote, Three-Act marker set — drop in one click. Export a printable PDF storyboard with thumbnails + shot list.
Command Palette (Ctrl+K)
Thirty searchable actions, zero memorization. AutoCut, Templates, Export, Voice-over, Mixer, Subtitles, History — find any feature in two keystrokes.
Version History + Project Files
Up to 20 snapshots per project, time-travel any edit. Download a portable .cutroom file to share or back up — every setting round-trips.
Offline-Ready PWA
Install CutRoom as an app. The editor shell is service-worker-cached so you can keep editing if the network drops. Mobile viewer lets you review on any phone.
Multi-Track NLE
Four video + four audio tracks. Frame-accurate trim, ripple delete, blade, J/K/L shuttle, snap to edges / markers / beats / 24fps grid, mute/solo/lock per track.
Cloud Projects + Crash Recovery
Auto-save every two seconds with "Saved 8s ago" countdown. Local crash backup. Close the tab mid-edit, come back, pick up where you stopped.
Student Pricing
Verify your .edu email and unlock everything for $7/mo — less than two cups of coffee. Alumni pricing ($14/mo) keeps your work after graduation.
AI that actually edits
Not another generic AI tool. CutRoom's AI knows film structure — it's your editor's assistant, not a chatbot with a timeline.
Script-to-Cut
Describe your film concept and CutRoom generates a shot list with suggested cut points — before you even press record. Powered by Claude.
AI Captions
Upload your clip and speech-to-text produces timed captions. They drop onto your timeline as text clips — pick from five styles (Bold Pop, Social Pill, Minimal, Karaoke, Default) and the look bakes into the render.
Edit AI
Paste a transcript and CutRoom marks the highlight moments and the cuts you should make, with jump-to-timecode chips. No more scrubbing through dead air.
- ESTABLISHING: Library exterior, 2AM — cold open, 3s hold
- MEDIUM: Stack of textbooks, tired hands turning pages
- CLOSE: Phone screen — "Mom: Good luck tomorrow ❤️"
- CUT on phone lock → student looks up, determined
- WIDE: Empty library, single pool of light — isolation
- CLOSE: Writing final answer, pen down — hard cut to black
Free to start. $7 to go pro.
No watermarks on any plan. No tricks.
Student
- 1080p exports
- Unlimited projects
- 10GB storage
- 60 AI generations/mo
- Script-to-Cut + captions + Magic Edit
Pro
- 1080p exports
- Unlimited projects
- 20GB storage
- Unlimited AI generations
- Priority export queue
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