The free editing guide

Cut on meaning

Turn a messy talking-head take into a tight cut, driven by an AI agent that reads back the words you said. Silence cutters cut where the audio drops. This cuts where the point moves.

Runs on your machine
No code to write
Talking-head takes

Free

ffmpeg and whisper.cpp. The two programs that do the cutting and the transcribing. Both run on your own computer.

Separate, may cost

The AI agent that drives them. Claude Code or Codex. Access depends on your plan, and plans change.

Last verified 11 September 2026