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Fully cut first edit
Every cut already made, nested inside a compound clip for Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, or DaVinci Resolve — with the full clip inside in case you ever need it.
You can’t make your final cut until you’ve made the first cut.
The master assistant editor for macOS.
Drop in raw footage and get back a rough cut that’s already 90% done.
3 exports on us · no signup · your footage never leaves your Mac
Watch FirstCut in action.
A real recording, a real first cut — start to finish.
Drag your footage in. Get your first cut out.
Silences, flubs, and repeated takes — gone.
The best take of every line — kept.
Drop in→Reads on-device→Cuts the junk→Hands off
46 min raw → 17-min cut in under 8 minwithin seconds of a pro’s hand cut100% on-device — from live testing
Compatible with
Same cut, same workflow, whichever you edit in — your full raw rides along inside a compound (or nested) clip in all three.
Everyone hates sifting footage.
This does it for you.
- Best take kept when a line was shot five times.
- Never cuts a word in half, never loses a line.
- Crew chatter filtered — direction and slates don’t make the cut.
- Every cut logged with a written reason.
- Private by architecture — transcription on Apple silicon, no upload.
Perfect for
For anyone who needs their content edited instantly, and for editors who just want the first cut done so they can go in and add the magic.
Choose what comes out.
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Fully rendered MP4
A watchable rough cut, ready to ship or review.
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Transcript & captions
The full transcript and caption files for your edit, generated right on your Mac.
Try it free. Buy it when it earns its keep.
Free · Try FirstCut
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The full app · 3 exports on us
- Everything FirstCut does — nothing held back, no signup
- 3 free exports to prove it on your own footage
- Keep it forever — buy a license only if it earns its keep
Instant download · 3 exports on us · no card
Requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) or later on Apple silicon.
FirstCut transcribes on-device using Apple’s speech engine, which needs macOS 26 —
it will not run on earlier versions.
License · Yours forever
$99
One-time purchase · No subscription — ever
- Unlimited exports — your license covers 2 Macs
- An editor-ready first cut — silences, flubs, and repeated takes removed
- Best take kept when a line was shot five times
- Rendered MP4 or a ready-to-edit Final Cut Pro timeline, transcript and captions included
- 100% on-device — your footage never leaves your Mac
- Free updates
Activate in the app: File ▸ Activate FirstCut…
Stop sorting through mistakes and silences. Get to the fun part.
You can’t make your final cut until you’ve made your first cut.
3 exports free · $99 once if it earns its keep