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Cutaway writes out everything you said. This is called the transcript. Delete words from it, and that part of the video is removed too. It’s the easiest way to cut out mistakes.
The Transcript panel showing what was said, with one word highlighted

Open the transcript

Click the Transcript icon (the lines) in the right sidebar. Or press Command + 5.
The transcript is made on your Mac. Your voice is never sent anywhere.

Remove words

1

Select the words

Click the first word you want to remove, and drag to the last one. They’re highlighted.
2

Cut them

Press Backspace, or click Cut in the bar that appears.
3

Check it

Removed words are shown crossed out. Press Space to play and hear the result.

Put words back

Select the crossed-out words and click Restore.

Clean up “um”s and pauses in one click

If Cutaway finds any, two buttons appear at the top of the transcript:
  • Remove filler words: cuts “um” and “uh”. The words around them stay.
  • Tighten pauses: shortens silent gaps where nothing happens on screen.
Already made a first cut? It usually removed these for you, so the buttons may not show.

Other things you can do

  • Click a word to jump to that moment in the video.
  • Fix spelling: select one word (or double-click it) and click Fix spelling. This only changes the caption text. No video is removed.
  • Keep: select words and click Keep to protect them. The AI helpers will never cut them.