BetterEdits

BetterEdits is a small native macOS video editor. You drop footage on one timeline, trim it, add music, a voiceover, text and subtitles, and export an MP4. It works in a folder called a workspace, and every workspace carries a guide so Claude Code can edit alongside you. There is no account and nothing to sign in to. What the app knows about your footage comes from analysing it once, which Claude Code does for you when it needs the words. See Workspace.

The windows

BetterEdits has two windows and a Settings window.

• The workspace window opens first. Its sidebar shows the workspace name and its media folders. The main area lists your videos as cards. New Video and Import Project… live here too. See Workspace and Projects.
• The project window opens when you pick a video. The viewer sits at the top with the canvas pill in its corner and the Guides and zoom controls below it. The Sources sidebar on the left holds the media, always; the toolbar holds Voiceover, Text, Export and Video. The timeline fills the bottom, with the transport bar above it. Whatever you select has its settings on the right: a clip, a track, or a subtitles track with its Track and Bars tabs.
• Settings (⌘,) has four tabs. See Settings.

Where to start

1. Install the app. See Install.
2. Create a workspace with New Workspace…. See Workspace.
3. Press ⌘N for a new video and drop a clip on the timeline. See Timeline.
4. Press ⌘E to export. See Export.

Every shortcut is listed on Shortcuts. Every command is listed on Command line.