Text-Based Video Editor
Edit Your Video by Editing the Text
The transcript is the edit. VidClean transcribes your video automatically, then puts the words next to the player. Delete a word, a sentence, or an "um" from the transcript and the video cuts itself at exactly that point. No timeline scrubbing, no manual keyframes, no account. When the cut looks right, export the clean video.
Open the Editor, No Account Neededarrow_forward Just transcribe a fileHow text-based editing works
Upload and auto-transcribe
Drop in an MP4, MOV, MP3, or WAV. VidClean transcribes it automatically with Parakeet and Whisper. Free covers files up to 90 minutes each, and Pro goes up to 3 hours. Uploads are 2GB on free and 5GB on Pro.
The transcript appears next to your video
The words line up with the timeline, so reading the transcript is reading the edit. Click any word to jump the player straight to that moment.
Select words or filler to remove
Highlight a rambling sentence, a repeated take, or every "um" and "you know." Silence and filler words are flagged for you, so the cleanup is a few clicks.
The video cuts itself
Removing the text removes the matching footage. Preview the clean cut, then export the finished video. No account, no watermark, ever.
Why edit by text
Scrubbing a timeline to find the exact frame where a sentence starts is slow. Reading is fast. When your edit lives in the transcript, you find the bad line by skimming, delete it like a typo, and the cut is done. For talking-head videos, podcasts, and interviews, where almost all of the editing is deciding what to keep and what to drop, this is the quickest way to a clean cut.
It is also forgiving. If a cut sounds abrupt, put the words back and the footage returns. Nothing is destroyed on your source file, which stays on our servers for one hour and is then deleted, never licensed, and never used to train models.
Want the background on the approach? Read how text-based video editing works, free, or see how VidClean compares in our VidClean vs Descript breakdown.
Frequently Asked Questions
Text-based video editing in VidClean, explained.
What is a text-based video editor?expand_more
A text-based video editor lets you edit footage by editing its transcript instead of dragging clips on a timeline. VidClean transcribes your video, shows the words next to the player, and cuts the video wherever you delete text. Removing a sentence removes that part of the footage.
Is it free?expand_more
Yes. Transcription and text-based cutting are free, with automatic transcription for files up to 90 minutes each. No watermark is ever added. Pro is optional at $8.99/month and raises transcription to 3 hours and uploads to 5GB.
Do I need an account?expand_more
No. You can open the editor, upload a file, cut by text, and export without creating an account. Free projects keep your edits, and files are deleted one hour after processing.
Is this like Descript?expand_more
The core idea is the same: edit video by editing text. VidClean is free with no account and no watermark, and it focuses on transcript cutting, silence and filler removal, captions, and export. Descript is a larger paid suite. See our VidClean vs Descript comparison.
What languages does it work in?expand_more
The interface and transcription work in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and transcription handles many more spoken languages. This page is available in all three.
Also try: Editor · Transcribe · Remove Silence · Add Subtitles · vs Descript