Fastcut

FastCut is an AI video editor for short-form content. It takes raw footage, such as a talking-head recording, and turns it into a polished TikTok, Instagram Reel or YouTube Short in a couple of minutes, automatically adding captions, trimming silences, inserting B-roll and images, and adding sound effects and music. It is designed for creators and marketers who want to post frequently without spending hours in a traditional editor.

How it works

Upload your footage and choose a template. FastCut transcribes the audio, removes pauses and dead air, adds animated captions, finds relevant B-roll, GIFs and images, enhances the audio and adds background music. You can then trim the video by editing its text transcript and make final adjustments before exporting.

Key features

• Output: auto captions, trending templates, text-based trimming and silence removal.
• Engagement: animated captions, automatic GIFs, Google image search, AI-selected B-roll and images, and split-screen gameplay layouts.
• Time saving: audio enhancer, background music, one-click templates and automated workflows.

Split-screen gameplay

FastCut includes split-screen layouts that pair your talking footage with gameplay or other background video, a format popular on TikTok and Shorts for keeping viewers watching.

Use cases

Coaches, consultants and creators can turn quick phone recordings into polished short videos. Small businesses can produce social clips and ads without hiring an editor. Podcasters can repurpose segments. Marketing teams can increase output for multiple social channels.

Pricing

You can start free with three videos and no credit card required. Paid plans add more videos and features; visit the site for current pricing.

About performance claims

The site lists figures such as faster editing, higher engagement and higher follower growth for videos edited with FastCut. These are the company's own claims; actual results depend on your content, niche and posting consistency. The value you can count on is the time saved on repetitive editing tasks like captions and cuts.

Things to consider

Automatically selected B-roll and images should be checked for relevance and licensing, particularly when using image search results in commercial content. Caption accuracy depends on audio quality, so review captions for names and technical terms.

Who it is for

FastCut suits creators, coaches, small businesses and marketers who record talking videos and want fast, automated short-form editing with captions and visual extras.