Tl;DR: AutoCut lives inside Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, so editors can nuke busywork in the same timeline where deadlines go to scream.
AI that cleans up after the creative decisions
There is a familiar moment in every edit: the story finally works, the pacing clicks, and then the timeline reveals the bill. Breaths to trim. Dead air to delete. Captions to build. Takes to compare. Chapters to mark. Shorts to slice. It is not glamorous, but it is where hours disappear.
AutoCut targets that stretch of the process with a set of automation tools that run directly in the host editor. The plugin bundles 10 distinct tools into a single subscription and runs in Premiere Pro versions from 2023 through 2026. It also supports DaVinci Resolve 18.6 and 19 or later, including the free version of Resolve.
The goal is simple: keep editors on the same Timeline and offload repetitive cleanup that does not need creative judgment, while leaving the actual choices in human hands. New tools and innovations should always be tested before use in production, especially when they touch timing, dialogue, and deliverables.
Silence cutting with knobs editors actually recognize
Silence removal sits at the centre of the toolset, and it is the feature on which the plugin originally built its name. The workflow starts with something editors already do every day: define an in point and an out point on the timeline. From there, the editor sets a noise floor value in dB and tunes the minimum silence duration and the minimum speech duration, then lets the analysis do the trimming.
For fast iteration, it also provides preset profiles ranging from Calm to Jumpy that adjust how aggressively gaps are removed. In practice, that means the editor can decide whether the cut should feel conversational or more like a caffeinated highlight reel, without manually razor-blading every pause.
This is the kind of automation that tends to fit high-volume talking-head work: solo presenters, interview-heavy pieces, video journalism, and anyone cutting long-form dialogue where micro-pauses add up to macro time loss. It is also relevant to podcast workflows, especially when the job includes preparing multiple versions of the same content for different platforms and runtimes.
About one third into a real-world edtiing day, silence trimming is usually where optimism goes to die. This is where automation earns its keep.
Captions, chapters, profanity, resizing, and the rest of the boring buffet
The plugin’s ten-tool bundle extends beyond silence cutting into other mechanical steps that commonly stack up after an edit locks. It includes animated captions and translation, along with tools aimed at podcast and short-form production.
The feature set also covers take selection via repetition detection, profanity bleeping (a f**** usefull feature depending on the topic… though we haven‘t tested it with the creative swearing that comes from an 8+ hour editing session…) , and chapter creation for long videos. There is also an aspect ratio conversion tool for resizing deliverables for different formats, which matters when a single cut needs to ship in multiple aspect ratios under the same deadline.
One module focuses on turning long videos into short-form clips by identifying key segments. Another uses AI to add B-rolls, with the B-roll feature listing Storyblocks as the stock footage source powering that portion of the workflow. These features sit squarely in the current reality of editorial: one master timeline often needs to feed a whole ecosystem of cutdowns, captions, and platform-specific versions.
The plugin includes a podcast module and a multicam podcast editing workflow, which targets a common pain point for creators and small teams: syncing the cameras is the easy part, but cleaning up the dead air, surfacing the best takes, and generating captions can turn a quick turnaround into a multi-hour grind.
Licenses, trials, and what it costs when the honeymoon ends
The plugin ships with a 14-day free trial that requires no credit card. After that, pricing splits into three plans, with monthly and annual billing options.
The Basic Plan unlocks only the silence-removal tool. It costs $6.60 per month when billed annually, listed as $79 per year, or $9.90 per month when billed monthly.
The AI Plan includes the full set of ten tools. It costs $14.90 per month when billed annually, listed as $178.80 per year, or $19.80 per month when billed monthly.
The Enterprise Plan starts at three seats and is priced at $19.90 per seat per month when billed annually, listed as $238.80 per seat per year, totaling $716.40 for the minimum three-seat configuration. It includes priority support, on-demand demo calls, team licensing, and centralized billing.
On the payment side, the pricing page notes secure checkout by Stripe. The plugin is also listed as working on both macOS and Windows.
A single license activates on one computer at a time, with the option to transfer between machines via an account dashboard. That is a practical detail for editors who bounce between a studio workstation and a travel laptop, or who split their time across different facilities.
Where it fits in a modern post pipeline
The plugin’s appeal is not about replacing editorial decisions. It is about compressing the cleanup stage that follows those decisions. When you are cutting dialogue-driven content at volume, the work is not only creative but also procedural. The procedural part tends to be the same every time, making it a strong candidate for automation.
The best way to judge tools like this is to throw real timelines at them. Use a project with messy audio, uneven pacing, multiple cameras, and actual delivery requirements, then validate the output against your standards. If the tool saves time without introducing new cleanup, it earns a spot. If it creates edge-case errors, it stays in the sandbox until it behaves.
