An AI video editor for YouTubers who want to post more.

Why YouTubers need a different kind of editor

If you're a YouTuber who talks to camera, your editing workflow probably looks like this: record a 40-minute take, drop it into a timeline, scrub through it to cut filler words, slice it into shorts manually, generate captions in a third tool, then export everything to four different aspect ratios. By the time you're done, you've spent five hours editing a video you recorded in forty minutes.

That math doesn't work, especially if you're a one-person channel. Most AI video editors don't fix this, they just slap "AI" on the same timeline interface and call it done. AutoCuts is built around the actual job: take a raw recording and turn it into everything you need to post.

If you are comparing an AI editor video workflow, a video AI editor, or a traditional video editor with AI tools added on top, look at the starting point. AutoCuts starts with your raw talking-head recording and gives you a finished draft to review.

What you get from one upload

1. A polished main episode

Upload the raw recording, and AutoCuts produces a long-form edit with filler words ("um", "uh", "like") removed, awkward silences trimmed, and pacing tightened. The cut keeps your voice and your meaning, it just removes the dead weight you'd manually cut anyway.

2. Captioned vertical shorts

From the same upload, AutoCuts identifies the strongest moments, the punchy line, the surprising insight, the satisfying conclusion, and packages each into a 9:16 vertical clip with burned-in captions, ready for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels. No more pasting timestamps into a separate clipping tool.

3. Motion graphics where they help

When you mention a number, a comparison, or a list, AutoCuts can add a lower-third or callout to make the point land. Read more about the motion system. You don't write After Effects expressions, the graphic shows up because the moment in your script earned it.

4. Auto-cleanup that respects your voice

The cleanup pass isn't aggressive. It doesn't restructure your sentences or rephrase your ideas. It removes the stuff that doesn't add meaning. Watch the diff before approving, you can revert any cut you don't agree with.

Who this is for

AutoCuts works best for creators whose video is primarily one or two people talking, to camera, to each other, or to an interviewer. That covers most of YouTube: educational channels, interview shows, podcast clips, founder vlogs, product reviews, commentary, video newsletters.

It is not built for fast-cut B-roll montages, music videos, or complex multi-camera narratives. If your edit is the art, you'll want a manual editor. If your edit is the obstacle between your idea and your audience, AutoCuts is built to get out of your way.

How it stacks up

If you're comparing options, we wrote honest side-by-side breakdowns:

• AutoCuts vs CapCut, when a manual editor still wins
• AutoCuts vs OpusClip, beyond just clipping shorts
• AutoCuts vs Descript, transcript-first vs cut-first

How it compares to free video editors

Free video editors like CapCut, Microsoft Clipchamp, DaVinci Resolve, Shotcut, and Kdenlive are useful when you want to make every edit yourself. AutoCuts is free to try, but it is not trying to be another manual editor. It is built for the creator who wants the first cut, the captions, the shorts, and the motion graphics prepared before they sit down to review.

How it works, end-to-end

1. Record once. Phone, mirrorless, webcam, any clean talking-head footage works.
2. Upload. Drag in the file from desktop, or upload from your phone.
3. Review. Within ~10 minutes you'll see the polished edit, the suggested shorts, and any motion graphics. Approve, tweak, or reject anything.
4. Publish. Download finished files for YouTube, TikTok, Reels, and Shorts. Or push directly from AutoCuts.