# Max Editor

> AI video editor for long-form creators. Unlike cloud tools that bill in credits or exported minutes, the heavy work (transcription, 9:16 auto reframe, stabilization, captions and export) runs on the user's own Windows PC through Max Companion, a free local app. The web editor orchestrates; the PC renders.

## Key facts

- Requires a Windows PC. It is not a phone app; a phone can only be used as a remote control.
- No credits and no cloud minutes: a flat monthly subscription regardless of hours processed.
- Transcription, reframing and export consume no AI tokens at all.
- Editorial-judgment features use the OpenAI API with BYOK: the user's own key, billed by OpenAI at list price, with no markup from Max Editor.
- Editing is transcript-first: toggling words on and off recomposes the timeline instantly.
- Source footage never leaves the user's disk; only lightweight proxies and metadata are backed up.
- 14-day free trial, no credit card required.
- Interface and docs available in Spanish, English, French, German, Portuguese, Chinese and Japanese.

## Pages

- [Home](https://maxeditor.com/): product overview and pricing.
- [Pricing](https://maxeditor.com/pricing): flat monthly plans and what each one unlocks.
- [OpusClip alternative](https://maxeditor.com/opusclip-alternative): clipping without credits, on your own PC.
- [Descript alternative](https://maxeditor.com/descript-alternative): transcript-first editing with local compute.
- [CapCut alternative](https://maxeditor.com/capcut-alternative): for creators producing at volume.
- [Transcript video editor](https://maxeditor.com/transcript-video-editor): how word-level editing works.
- [Auto reframe 9:16](https://maxeditor.com/auto-reframe-9-16): converting 16:9 footage to vertical.
- [AI subtitles editor](https://maxeditor.com/ai-subtitles-editor): word-aligned styled captions.
- [Long video to Shorts](https://maxeditor.com/long-video-to-shorts): turning long recordings into clips.
- [Local video editor Companion](https://maxeditor.com/local-video-editor-companion): what runs locally vs on the server.
- [Cost comparison](https://maxeditor.com/video-editing-cost-comparison): why local compute lowers total cost.
- [AI podcast editor](https://maxeditor.com/ai-podcast-editor): podcast episodes into short clips.
- [Batch export for agencies](https://maxeditor.com/batch-export-for-agencies): queueing many sequences and formats.

## Optional

- [Terms](https://maxeditor.com/terms)
- [Privacy](https://maxeditor.com/privacy)
- [Security and subprocessors](https://maxeditor.com/trust)