Transcript video editor: delete a word from the text and it disappears from the video
Max Editor transcribes your video word by word on your PC or Android. You edit the text like a document: what you delete is turned off in the video instantly, what you restore comes back. The AI removes filler, proposes sequences and reframes them to vertical with captions. No cloud minutes.
How it works
Transcript editing, explained in a minute
Made for interviews, podcasts, courses and any video where someone talks. Instead of hunting for the moment on a timeline, you find it in the text.
The problem
In a one-hour interview, editing time goes to finding the sentence, cutting the 'uh…', joining the pieces and listening again. With scrubbing every cut costs seconds, and there are hundreds.
How Max Editor solves it
Every transcript word has its exact time and is a cut point. Select text and turn it off; the timeline recomposes on its own and the clips merge. What you turn off is not deleted: it stays grey on the same timeline and comes back with one click. On top of the text, the AI cleans filler, silences and repetition and proposes thematic sequences with the best moments. Then: 9:16 reframe, 24 caption styles and batch export.
Step by step
Drag the video or paste a YouTube link. It is transcribed on your PC or phone with per-word timing, no AI spend.
Select and turn off words, sentences or paragraphs. The video recomposes instantly.
Clean up with AI: filler, silences and repetition are turned off in plain sight; a critic pass scores the result.
Reframe to vertical, pick a caption style and export the cut and the clips.
What to expect and when it is not the right tool
Clean cuts of spoken video in a fraction of the time, with every decision visible and reversible.
Not for video without speech (music montages, gameplay without commentary): with no transcript there is no text to edit.
Runs on Windows through Max Companion, on Android and in the browser. There is no Mac version.
Flat pricing: Basic $15/month, Pro $45, Unlimited $65. 14-day free trial, no card.
Frequently asked questions
What happens when I delete a word from the transcript?
That stretch of video is turned off instantly and the timeline recomposes: the clips on either side merge. The word stays grey in the text and you can restore it any time; nothing is deleted.
Can I edit a two-hour podcast or interview this way?
Yes. It is the main use case. Transcription runs on your PC or Android with no duration limit and no plan hours, and the AI proposes sequences with the best moments so you do not read two hours of text straight through.
How is it different from Descript or other cloud text editors?
Where it runs and how it is billed. Transcription, reframing and export happen on your own device, so there are no transcription hours or render minutes per plan. Editorial AI uses your OpenAI key at list price, with no markup.
How accurate is the transcription?
It is per-word timed transcription on your device. With an NVIDIA GPU it is very fast. You can fix text and cuts by hand; the transcript is the editing tool, not a final deliverable.
How much does it cost?
Basic $15/month, Pro $45, Unlimited $65. 14-day free trial, no card. Transcription, reframe and export use no AI. Cleanup and sequences use your own OpenAI key, around $1.30 per hour of material.
What is Max Editor
You recorded an hour-long show. Walk out with the clean cut and the vertical clips, without editing a timeline.
Max Editor transcribes, finds the best moments, removes filler and repetition, builds the sequences and reframes them to vertical with captions. You edit by deleting words. The heavy lifting runs on your PC or your Android: no credits, no cloud minutes.
Import & transcribe. Drag in your video or paste a YouTube link. It's transcribed word by word on your own PC or phone, with exact per-word timing.
AI builds your sequences. The editor reads the script and proposes ready-made thematic sequences: it groups the best moments by topic, with no manual assembly.
Refine by text. Delete fillers, silences and repetitions by selecting text. AI cleanup trims the video for you, keeping the pace.
Reframe, captions & export. Vertical 9:16 reframe tracking the subject, 24 caption styles, AI-suggested B-roll and batch export. Ready for YouTube, TikTok or Reels.
14 days free · No credit card · Windows & Android
Fair pricing, no surprises
14 days free. No card to start. Cancel anytime.
Basic · $15/mo
Your PC does all the work.
Transcript-first editing with Max Companion
Transcription, reframe and export with no minute limits
Your own OpenAI key (BYOK), no markup
10 projects · 1 device
Pro · $45/mo
For active creators: edit from anywhere.
Everything in Basic
Full web editor from any browser
Cloud: upload, download and remote backup
100 projects · 2 devices
Unlimited · $65/mo
For teams and agencies.
Everything in Pro
Remote export across devices
Shared workspaces and supervision
Unlimited projects · 5 devices
Every plan includes a 14-day trial, transcription, reframe and export with no minute limits on your own devices, and AI cleanup with your own OpenAI key at no markup.
