Documentation

Installation

Download the installer from the website and run it. On macOS, if Gatekeeper warns about an unsigned build, right-click the app and choose Open once. Video Quick Cut is a portable desktop application — no account creation, no sign-up, no cloud setup required.

Opening a Project

Click Open Folder or press Ctrl+O to select a directory containing your video files. The app scans for supported formats (MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, and more) and displays them in the video list panel. You can also drag and drop a folder directly onto the window.

Trial vs Licensed

The trial gives you full access to all features for 14 days. After the trial expires, you need a license to continue exporting. All editing features remain available indefinitely — only exports require an active license or trial.

Layout

The workspace is divided into three main areas:

• Left panel — Video list showing all files in your project folder with thumbnails, duration, and resolution info.
• Center — Video player with playback controls, timeline, and trim in/out markers.
• Right panel — Tabbed interface with Trim Editor, Smart Edit, and Export options.

Title Bar

The custom title bar displays the app logo, project name, and window controls. Use the Settings icon to access version info, check for updates, and view the about section.

Setting In/Out Points

Use the I key to mark the in point (start) and O to mark the out point (end) of the segment you want to keep. The timeline displays a highlighted region between your marks. Drag the in/out handles directly on the timeline for fine adjustments.

Creating Cuts

Press Ctrl+B to split the clip at the current playhead position. Each cut appears as a separate segment in the timeline. Use Delete to remove the selected segment.

Ripple Trim

When ripple trim is enabled, adjusting the in or out point automatically shifts subsequent segments to close any gaps. Toggle ripple mode with the button in the trim toolbar.

How It Works

The silence detector analyzes your video's audio track and identifies sections below a configurable dB threshold. You can set the sensitivity (in dB) and minimum silence duration before running detection.

Padding

Add padding before and after each detected silence to avoid abrupt cuts. A typical setting is 100–200ms of padding on each side, which creates a natural transition when the silent sections are removed.

Applying Cuts

After detection, the timeline shows markers for each detected silence. Review the cuts in the player, adjust as needed, then apply them to automatically split the video at all marked positions.

Scene detection automatically identifies boundaries between different shots or scenes based on visual changes in the video. This is useful for breaking a long recording into individual takes or finding specific moments.

After detection, each scene appears as a separate segment in the timeline, ready for trimming, reordering, or export.

The AI highlight detector analyzes motion, audio energy, and scene composition to identify the most engaging moments in your video. It generates a highlight reel by selecting top-rated segments.

You can control how many highlights to extract and their minimum duration. Each highlight is marked on the timeline for review before committing to the final edit.

Video Export

• MP4 (H.264/H.265) — Standard format with configurable quality, resolution, and bitrate.
• MOV — QuickTime container with identical codec options.

Professional Export

• Premiere Pro XML — Import directly into Adobe Premiere with cuts preserved as timeline segments.
• After Effects .jsx — Script-based export for Adobe After Effects compositions.
• DaVinci Resolve XML — Standard interchange format compatible with DaVinci Resolve.
• Final Cut Pro XML — Export for Apple Final Cut Pro workflows.

Playback

Trimming

Navigation

App

Purchasing a License

Visit the pricing page and complete your purchase via Dodo Payments. You'll receive an email with your license key and a download link for the .qclic license file within minutes.

Activation

Open Video Quick Cut, go to License from the settings menu. Paste your license key or upload the .qclic file you received by email. The app verifies the license and unlocks full export capabilities.

Trial

Every installation includes a 14-day full-feature trial. No credit card required. The trial activates automatically the first time you launch the app.

• OS: Windows 10 or later (64-bit), or macOS 12+.
• CPU: Intel Core i5 or equivalent (i7 recommended for 4K).
• RAM: 8 GB minimum (16 GB recommended).
• GPU: Dedicated GPU recommended for hardware-accelerated encoding.
• Storage: 200 MB for the application. Additional space for your video projects.
• FFmpeg: Bundled with the installer — no manual setup needed.