Is text-based editing different from captions?

Yes. Captions style and display text on your video. Text-based editing lets you cut the video itself by editing its transcript.

Can I translate my transcript?

Yes. BlitzCut can translate your transcript into other languages, which you can use to retranslate captions or repurpose the video.

What happens to the video when I delete text?

The matching footage is removed from your timeline automatically, keeping video and audio in sync.

Edit Your Video by Editing the Transcript

BlitzCut turns your recording into an editable transcript the moment you import it. Delete a sentence in the text and the matching footage is cut from your video automatically.

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BlitzCut transcript editor with text deleted and the matching video cut automatically

Text-Based Editing shown in the BlitzCut app

Finding the right moment to cut means scrubbing back and forth on a timeline, frame by frame, just to remove a sentence that didn't land.

BlitzCut gives you a full, editable transcript next to your footage. Delete the words you don't want, and the video updates instantly — editing text is editing video.

Everything you need for text-based editing

Transcript-driven cutting

Delete a word or sentence in the transcript and the matching video is removed instantly.

Full transcript editor

Edit your video's text like a document — select, delete, retype, and reorder.

Transcript translation

Translate your transcript into other languages to repurpose a video for new audiences.

Instant re-sync

Video and audio stay perfectly in sync with the transcript after every edit.

How text-based editing works

Three steps from raw footage to finished video.

Import your recording
BlitzCut transcribes it automatically as soon as it's added.
Edit the transcript
Delete, rewrite, or reorder text the same way you'd edit a document.
Video updates automatically
Every text edit is reflected on your timeline in real time.

Built for editors who think in words, not waveforms

Cut video as fast as you can edit text
No timeline scrubbing to find a moment
Translate your transcript into other languages
Every edit stays reversible and visible on the timeline

Built for creators like you

For podcasters and interviewers

Tighten up a long conversation by deleting tangents directly from the transcript.

For multilingual creators

Translate a transcript to adapt one recording for a new market or audience.

For creators who think in words

Edit at the speed of typing instead of hunting for cut points on a timeline.

Works great with

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Auto Captions

AI transcription with styled, on-brand subtitles.

Timeline Editing

Multi-clip timeline with drag, speed, and split.

AI Chat Editing

Edit your video by chatting with an AI agent.

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Frequently asked questions

Is text-based editing different from captions?: Yes. Captions style and display text on your video. Text-based editing lets you cut the video itself by editing its transcript.
Can I translate my transcript?: Yes. BlitzCut can translate your transcript into other languages, which you can use to retranslate captions or repurpose the video.
What happens to the video when I delete text?: The matching footage is removed from your timeline automatically, keeping video and audio in sync.

Edit your video like a document

Download BlitzCut and start cutting video by editing text.