FireCut AI

FireCut scans a clip and removes dead space automatically, so a 90-minute recording can lose several minutes of nothing without you scrubbing for it. The advanced mode lets you set how aggressive the cuts are, which is useful when you want to keep short pauses for breathing room. It works on single clips and multi-track podcast sessions. Fast, and mostly right the first time.

The plugin transcribes your audio and drops in word-by-word animated captions, with options for emoji and different caption templates. It covers 50+ languages, so creators working outside English get the same speed. The full set of caption templates comes with the higher tiers.

FireCut finds the moments worth calling out and adds animated zoom-ins on its own. It also places animated text titles for key spoken phrases. If you've ever zoomed into a timeline frame by frame, you know how much time this saves.

For YouTube uploads, the plugin finds topic changes and generates chapter markers you can paste into your description, which helps with search and lets viewers jump around your video. It works even on messy, unscripted footage, which is the hard part. Chapter detection on a random gameplay stream shouldn't work as well as it does. It does.

FireCut includes premium stock footage through a Storyblocks partnership, so you can drop context-matched B-roll, images, and GIFs into your edit. It can also match background music to the vibe of a clip. The higher tier adds 4K B-roll assets. No separate storyblocks bill.

The Max plan adds script guidance, which is text-based editing that follows your written script, and Magic Cut, a one-click assembly of talking-head footage with no script needed, aimed at creators who want a rough draft cut before they polish. Does it replace an editor? No. It just gets you to a first draft faster.