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One video you’re working on. It holds your recordings and all your changes. Your projects are listed on the Projects screen.
The video Cutaway captures from your screen or camera. Cutaway never changes or deletes it. Your edits are saved separately, so you can always go back.
The first version of your video that Cutaway puts together for you. It removes long pauses and “um”s. You can change anything in it.
The screen where you watch and change your video.
The big picture in the middle of the editor. It shows what your finished video will look like.
The long strip along the bottom of the editor. It shows your whole video from start (left) to end (right), like a ruler of time.
The thin purple line on the timeline. It marks the moment you’re looking at. Click anywhere on the timeline to move it there.
One piece of video on the timeline. A project can have one clip or many, one after another.
  • Cut: remove a part of the video.
  • Split: chop a clip into two pieces at the playhead.
  • Trim: make a clip shorter by dragging its start or end.
Everything you said, written out as text. Cutaway makes it on your Mac. You can edit your video by editing this text.
Little words like “um” and “uh” that people say while thinking.
Making part of the screen bigger for a moment, so viewers can see a detail.
How your screen and your camera are arranged in the video. For example, your face in a small bubble in the corner.
The words you say, shown as text on the video. Great for people watching without sound.
Extra video you show over your main video, like a quick clip of a product, while your voice keeps playing.
The small picture people see before they click on your video, for example on YouTube.
Turning your project into a finished video file you can share.
The most common type of video file. It plays almost everywhere. If you’re not sure, choose MP4.
How sharp the video is. Bigger numbers are sharper but make bigger files. 1080p is a good choice for most videos.
How many pictures per second the video shows. 30 FPS is great for most videos. 60 FPS looks extra smooth for fast movement.
Short, upright videos (like YouTube Shorts, TikTok or Reels) that fit a phone screen.
A moving graphic on top of your video, like a subscribe button that gets clicked or a name tag that slides in. See Animations.
A voice played over your video, recorded on its own. You can record your own, or have an AI voice read your words. See Voice, music and sound.
A window that scrolls your script while you record, so you can read it without looking away. It’s never in the video. See Teleprompter.
A private code from an AI service, like ElevenLabs or fal.ai, that lets Cutaway use your account to make voices, music or pictures. Keep it secret, like a password. See Make voice, music and pictures with AI.