> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Welcome to Cutaway

> Record your screen and your face, and Cutaway helps you turn it into a finished video. No editing experience needed.

![The Cutaway editor showing a finished video with a colorful background and a camera bubble](https://mintcdn.com/cutaway-docs/XxDikROkCqqX_dyv/images/screens/editor.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XxDikROkCqqX_dyv\&q=85\&s=b3336cfcaa4de1969605186573189658)

## What is Cutaway?

Cutaway is a Mac app for making videos, like a how-to video for YouTube.

You do three things:

1. **Record.** Cutaway records your screen, and your camera if you want.
2. **Let Cutaway make a first cut.** It removes long pauses and "um"s for you, and puts everything together.
3. **Export.** You get a video file you can upload anywhere.

That's it. You can change anything you like in between, but you don't have to.

> [!NOTE]
>
> **Never edited a video before?** You're in the right place. These docs explain every step in plain words. If you see a word you don't know, check [Words to know](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/words-to-know.md).

## Where to start

> [card] [Quickstart](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/quickstart.md)
>
> Make your first video in about 5 minutes.

> [card] [Tutorials](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/tutorials/index.md)
>
> Short videos that show you how, step by step.

> [card] [Install Cutaway](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/install.md)
>
> Get the app and give it permission to record.

> [card] [Words to know](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/words-to-know.md)
>
> Simple meanings for video words like "timeline" and "export".

## Good to know

* **Your videos stay on your Mac.** Recording, editing and exporting all happen on your computer. Nothing is uploaded.
* **The AI helpers are optional.** Cutaway works without them. If you want them, see [Set up the AI helpers](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/ai/set-up-ai.md).
* **You can't break anything.** Every change can be undone, and Cutaway never deletes your original recording.


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