Cutwave Studio — Video Editor for Mac and PC - No Subscription

Cutwave Studio is a video editor that turns your raw clips into a finished video with captions, a style, and the best moments picked for you. It runs on your own Mac or PC. Buy it once Intro price $67. No subscription, no watermark.

Make a finished video in minutes, not hours

Drop in a clip or a whole folder of footage. Cutwave finds the strongest moments, adds captions, applies a look, and renders the video. Not happy with it? Leave a note on the exact moment that's wrong, and Cutwave fixes it. You don't need editing experience.

What you get

• Feedback-based editing: pause your video anywhere and leave a note like "cut this part", "too slow", "keep this" or "make it warmer". Press one button and Cutwave removes or protects that moment, adjusts the look or captions, and re-renders. It remembers your decisions.
• One-click style presets: Energetic, Calm Vlog, News Style and Cinematic. Each sets the cuts, color look, pacing and captions together.
• Auto captions: speech is turned into text on your own computer, with word-by-word highlighting (the popular short-form video style), four caption fonts, and intro title cards.
• Auto-picks the best moments and removes silence, so dead air doesn't make it into your video.
• Export for any platform: original size, vertical 9:16 (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts), square 1:1, or widescreen 16:9 (YouTube).
• Transitions, color looks and overlay effects: dissolve, zoom, circle-open and more; Natural, Warm and Punchy looks; film grain, light leaks, VHS and more.
• Auto zoom and sound effects for extra energy. Add your own music with volume control.
• Advanced edit timeline when you want it: keep or cut any clip, drag edges to trim, drag to reorder, or reset to the AI's picks.
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Private by design, and no AI subscription

Your videos are edited on your computer. Nothing is uploaded to the cloud, and there are no per-video fees or render credits. You don't need an AI subscription or any other account. Cutwave's smart features, including the captions, run on your own computer. Read our privacy policy: https://cutwave-legal.cutwave-license-server.workers.dev/privacy

One simple price

$67, one time. No subscription, no watermark on your videos. Includes all free updates to version 1 (1.x). A future major version (2.0) may be sold separately, with a discount for existing customers.

System requirements

• Mac: Intel or Apple silicon (M1 or newer), with macOS 13 Ventura or later. One download works on both.
• Windows: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit.
• About 1 GB of free disk space for the app, plus space for your videos. 8 GB of memory or more is recommended.
• Internet is needed to download the app and to activate your licence. After that, Cutwave checks your licence online about every two weeks and keeps working offline for up to 60 days between checks. Editing itself doesn't need the internet.
• Captions are processed by your computer's processor, so on older Windows PCs and Intel Macs they can take longer.

How it works

1. Buy, then download the zip for your computer (Mac or Windows) and unzip it. A step-by-step install guide is inside.
2. Install it and enter your licence key.
3. Add your clips, pick a style, and click Re-render. If something isn't right, leave a note on that moment and re-render.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to know video editing? No. Pick a style and Cutwave does the cutting, captions and color. The timeline is optional.

Is it a subscription? No. It's a single $67 payment.

Do I need an AI subscription or any other account? No. Cutwave works on its own. You don't need an AI subscription, a cloud account, or any other service. Editing works offline once your licence is activated.

Does it upload my videos anywhere? No. Everything is processed on your computer.

How does the feedback editing work? Pause your video where something isn't right and write a note, like "boring, cut this part" or "love this, keep it". Press Apply & re-render. Cutwave removes or protects that scene and renders again.

Notes like "warmer", "punchier" or "add captions" change the look and captions. It understands everyday phrases like these, not any wording, and every note shows what it will do before you apply it.

Will it work on my Mac? Yes, if it runs macOS 13 Ventura or later. Both Intel Macs and Apple silicon Macs (M1, M2, M3, M4 or newer) work with the same download. To check your macOS version, click the Apple menu, then About This Mac.

Macs older than about 2017 can't run macOS 13, so they can't run Cutwave.

My computer shows a security warning when I open it. The app is new and not yet registered with Apple/Microsoft, so your computer asks you to confirm. On Mac: open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click "Open Anyway". On Windows: click "More info" and then "Run anyway". The install guide in your download shows each step.

Can I use it on more than one computer? Yes. One licence key works on up to 2 of your own computers. To move it to a new computer, deactivate it on the old one from the Licence screen in the app.

What if I'm not happy? Email twocreators.oneflesh@malorieandtyrell.com within 14 days of your purchase for a full refund. No complicated questions.

Where do I get help? Email twocreators.oneflesh@malorieandtyrell.com.