For long-form educational YouTubers
Get the arc right first. Polish later.
Iterate on the rough cut until the story works, then open it in Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro with every take in place.
No credit card. Your footage stays on your computer.
Your outline is your timeline
- 1Storyboard
Plan sections with target lengths, the voiceover on one story track and the visuals on another.
- 2Film
Film each line with the teleprompter, and keep the takes that land.
- 3Review
Read each take's transcript, and see which lines drifted from what you planned.
- 4Rough cut
Move the demo before the theory, or cut a section, in a drag. The takes follow.
- 5Your editor
Export once the story works, for color, sound and motion graphics.
Rearrange a story in seconds
A sample explainer in three sections. Move a section and the rough cut follows, with its length against the target.
Built for the long version
- A Storyboard
Plan the video as story panels of words and sketches, in sections with target lengths.
- Research boards
Collect notes, quotes and links on a board, and turn the best into story panels.
- Rearrange the story
Drag story panels to reorder the video, and preview it with your best takes.
- Takes land in place
A take you keep lands on its story panel, so the rough cut builds itself as you film.
- Lines that changed
A story panel whose words no longer match its take is flagged, so the script and footage stay in step.
- YouTube chapters
Your sections become chapters for the video's description.
- Export to your editor
Open your rough cut in Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro, free.
- Transcription on your device
Every take is transcribed in your browser, and live while you film.
- Edit by textPartly
Select words in the transcript to make a clip. Deleting words to cut them is coming soon.
- AI that edits with youComing soon
Ask for a change or a suggestion, or start a timeline with AI. You approve and edit everything it does.
Where StoryCut fits
| Feature | StoryCut | AI cleanup editorsEdit-by-text and silence-cutting tools | Recording studiosBrowser recorders with an editor | Storyboard toolsPre-production and approval tools |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan the video as a storyboard | Yes | Partly | No | Yes |
| Film in the app | Yes | Partly | Yes | No |
| Pick takes while you film | Yes | No | No | No |
| Takes land on the plan | Yes | No | No | No |
| See what's left to do | Yes | No | No | Partly |
| Transcription and captions | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Remove silences and filler words | Coming soon | Yes | Yes | No |
| Export to Final Cut, Resolve or Premiere | Yes | Partly | Partly | Partly |
| No footage upload | Yes | No | No | No footage |
Compared with the tools we studied in November 2026. Features change often, so check each tool's own site.
Questions
I already have a workflow. Why change it?
It still ends in your editor. StoryCut replaces the assembly: finding takes, putting them in order and rearranging the story. The polish stays where it is.
Do I still need a video editor?
Yes, for the polish: color, sound, motion graphics. StoryCut gets you to a rough cut whose story works, then opens it in Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro with every take in place. DaVinci Resolve is free.
Which formats does it export?
FCPXML for Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve, FCP7 XML for Premiere Pro, and OpenTimelineIO, plus captions as SubRip or WebVTT and chapters for YouTube.
Is my footage uploaded?
Never. StoryCut stores your project, not your video. The files stay on your computer, and you point StoryCut at them when you review and export.
What does it cost?
StoryCut is free to start, with unlimited projects and export to your editor. No credit card needed.
Does the AI make my video for me?
No. Transcription runs on your device today. Coming soon, you'll be able to ask the AI for changes, suggestions or Shorts, and you approve and edit everything it does.