An AI video editor built around the part editing actually starts with.
Most AI editing tools focus on the timeline. RECAP is being built to focus on what happens before it — reviewing and organizing your footage so your first draft is already assembled by the time you sit down to edit.
AI video editing, focused on review — not just automation.
An AI video editor typically refers to software that uses machine learning to handle parts of the editing process automatically — transcribing dialogue, detecting scenes, or generating captions. Most of these tools assume you've already reviewed your footage and are ready to assemble it.
RECAP works earlier in the process. It's built specifically for the review phase: the hours creators spend watching raw footage back, remembering what happened, and figuring out which takes are usable before any real editing decision gets made.
It does this by combining automatic transcription and scene detection with something most editing tools don't have — the ability to understand plain-language editing instructions you give out loud while you're still recording. Read more on the voice editing page.
Three layers, working together.
Transcription and organization happen automatically. Voice commands let you shape the edit while you're still on camera.
Automatic footage review
RECAP transcribes every recording and analyzes scenes, takes, and speakers, so you don't have to watch it all back to know what you have.
Organized by default
Clips are structured into usable moments automatically — no manual renaming, bins, or spreadsheets required.
Editing intent, captured live
Say “Editor” followed by an instruction while recording, and RECAP applies it directly — no separate editing session required to make the same decision twice.
Just talk to your editor.
Say “Editor” while you're recording, followed by an instruction. That's the design: RECAP is being built to hear it, understand the intent, and apply it directly to your footage.
No app to open, no notes to take. The goal is for RECAP to capture your editing intent the moment you know it — while you’re still holding the thought, not after you’ve forgotten it.
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After
8 seconds removed — draft updated automatically
Concept preview — not a live product screen.
AI video editor — common questions
- Is RECAP available yet?
- Not yet — RECAP is in early development. This site exists to gauge interest and talk to creators about how they actually review and edit footage, so we build the right thing. Joining early access gets you updates as we build, and we may reach out for a short conversation about your workflow.
- How is RECAP different from other AI video editors?
- Most AI editing tools focus on automating cuts inside a timeline you've already built. RECAP is being designed to work one step earlier — reviewing and organizing raw footage, and capturing your editing decisions while you record, so the timeline starts mostly assembled.
- Will I still need a traditional video editor?
- Yes. The plan is for RECAP to produce an organized, reviewed first draft — pacing, final polish, and creative structure would still happen in your editor of choice. RECAP is meant to shorten what happens before that, not replace it.
- What kind of footage will work best with RECAP?
- Anything with spoken content should benefit most directly — talking-head videos, podcasts, interviews, vlogs, and tutorials — since transcription and voice commands are core to how RECAP is being designed to review footage.
Spend less time reviewing. Spend more time creating.
RECAP is early — we’re just starting development, and want to build it around how creators actually work. Get early access and help shape what it becomes.