Cut it like a doc.
Delete a word, and its sound and picture go with it.
So the trick is um to let it rest.
It gets you know really bubbly 1.4 s overnight.
For Mac Works offline
Simple video editing.
Entirely on your Mac.
Cut by deleting words. Fix a caption by retyping it. Export for every feed. Nothing is uploaded, and editing needs no connection.
- No uploads
- No AI credits
- No account to edit
TranscriptLibrary
Kitchen, take 2
Okay, so today we’re making a um really simple sourdough. The flower flour goes in first, then the water, 0.8 s and you mix it until it’s shaggy.
Kitchen, take 3
Now cover it and let it rest for an hour.
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The flour goes in first
▶0:04.8 / 0:16.0
Sourdough, day one
Okay, so todayNow cover it
On a plane. On a mountain.
No signal needed.
Transcription, search, the assistant and export all run on your Mac’s own chip. Once Yapwing has its models, it works without the internet.
What runs on your Mac, and what needs a connection
Your footage stays yours.
There is no Yapwing cloud. Recordings, transcripts and projects live in folders you choose, and your originals are never changed.
- 0files uploaded
- 0trackers, in the app or on this site
- 0sign-ups to start editing
Everything a short video needs.
Nothing it doesn’t.
Most editors hand you a cockpit. Yapwing gives you the words, the picture and an Export button.
Retype the caption.
Fix a misheard word in the text. The voice stays as it was.
Next stop: the coast
One edit. Every feed.
Portrait, 4:5, square or landscape. Follow Subject keeps the person in frame.
Follow9:16
4:5
1:1
16:9
Ask for a tighter cut.
The assistant trims dead air and filler on your Mac. Each change undoes in one step.
Get this under 30 seconds.
Removed 9 pauses and 4 filler words. 0:41 → 0:29
Find any shot.
Search everything you’ve filmed by what’s said, or by what’s in the frame.
⌕ tram
We got off the tram and found this café.Says
Yellow tram on a steep streetShows
We got off the tram and found this café.Says
Yellow tram on a steep streetShows
Works with Claude Code and Codex.
Add Yapwing’s MCP server with one command, or let the agent use the command line. It edits the open project, each request is one undo step, and you can correct anything by hand.
Set up Claude Code or CodexSee a walkthroughWhat agentic editing is
› Cut the filler words and fix “flower”.
$ yapwing edit Sourdough.yapwing --ops --file ops.ts
cut_fillers(); fix("s6", "flower", "flour")
✓ Applied as one undo step.
Your first export is free.
Everything but exporting works without a subscription. No credits. No minutes. The models run on your Mac, so there is nothing to meter.
Monthly$9.99/month
Yearly Save 34%$79/year
Renews automatically. Cancel any time. Terms
- Exports 9:16, 4:5, 1:1 and 16:9
- Captions burned in
- Sound leveled to −14 LUFS
- Apple Silicon, macOS 26 or later
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How it compares.
Yapwing does less than a cloud suite, on purpose. Each comparison says where it fits and where the other editor is the better choice.
Questions.
Does Yapwing work offline?
Yes. Transcription, search, the assistant and export run on your Mac. You need a connection to download the app and its models, to subscribe and to get updates.
Is my video uploaded anywhere?
No. There is no Yapwing cloud. Recordings, transcripts and projects stay in folders you choose. A coding agent you connect follows its own provider’s data settings.
Do I need an account?
Not to edit. You give an email only when you subscribe, so the subscription can follow you to another Mac.
How is Yapwing different from Descript or Kapwing?
Those are cloud services that meter AI with credits or minutes. Yapwing runs on your Mac for one flat price and does less: short videos with burned-in captions. Yapwing is not affiliated with Kapwing or Descript. Read the comparisons.
Can Claude edit my video?
Yes. Claude Code and Codex can edit the open project through Yapwing’s command line or MCP server. Each request is one undo step. See how.
Which Macs does it run on?
Apple Silicon Macs with macOS 26 or later. Speech recognition is English only for now.
Is there a free version?
Editing is free, and so is your first export. After that, exporting needs a subscription: $9.99 a month or $79 a year.