Supacut

Desktop pre-edit assistant for documentary and interview editors.

What is Supacut?

Supacut is a desktop app that sits before the timeline for documentary and interview editors. It groups hours of interview footage into thematic pillars, surfaces strong soundbites with speaker names and timecodes, and exports an editable rough-cut assembly to Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut. Processing happens locally, and pricing is a flat $39 per year plus your own AI API key.

Key features

  • Thematic grouping of interview material
  • Side-by-side answer comparison across interviews
  • Soundbite shortlist with speaker and timecode preserved
  • Editable rough-cut export to Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut
  • Bring-your-own API key model
  • Local processing; media never uploaded to their servers

Pros

  • Honest flat pricing with no seat or credit games
  • Fills a real pre-edit workflow gap (logging and selects)
  • Privacy-friendly: media stays local

Cons

  • Very new product; immature feature set
  • Mandatory paid with no free tier
  • BYO API key adds friction for non-technical editors

Supacut at a glance

PricingPaid
CategoryVideo & Audio
Platformswindows, macos
Official websitesupacut.io
video-editingdocumentaryinterview-footagerough-cutsoundbitespre-editing

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Supacut FAQs

What is Supacut?

Supacut is a desktop app that sits before the timeline for documentary and interview editors. It groups hours of interview footage into thematic pillars, surfaces strong soundbites with speaker names and timecodes, and exports an editable rough-cut assembly to Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or Final Cut. Processing happens locally, and pricing is a flat $39 per year plus your own AI API key.

What are the main features of Supacut?

Supacut offers Thematic grouping of interview material, Side-by-side answer comparison across interviews, Soundbite shortlist with speaker and timecode preserved, Editable rough-cut export to Premiere, Resolve, Final Cut, Bring-your-own API key model and Local processing; media never uploaded to their servers.

How much does Supacut cost?

Supacut is a paid product. Prices and plans change over time, so check its official website for the current pricing before you buy.

What are the pros and cons of Supacut?

Strengths of Supacut include Honest flat pricing with no seat or credit games; Fills a real pre-edit workflow gap (logging and selects); Privacy-friendly: media stays local. On the downside, Very new product; immature feature set; Mandatory paid with no free tier; BYO API key adds friction for non-technical editors.