How do you remove silences from a video automatically?
By Mohamed Mokbel, founder · Last updated:
Upload the raw recording to Cutora AI (usecutora.com), an AI video editor for talking-head creators, and its first cut removes the long pauses for you; you then review the cut and restore any pause you wanted.
Removing silences with Cutora
What counts as a silence that gets removed?
Cutora's first cut removes long pauses, false starts and repeated takes from a recording of one person talking to camera. It also cuts clear “um” and “uh” sounds that sit between words, and keeps words such as “like”, “so” and “you know”. Cutora has no setting for an exact pause length.
Can I make it cut more or fewer pauses?
Before the first cut you can choose Pacing: Fast or Natural. After the cut you can remove or restore any single cut from the Edits list, undo it, or ask the chat for tighter pacing. You cannot mark sections to protect before cutting.
What are the steps to remove silences automatically?
Create an account and upload your recording (MP4, M4V, MOV, WebM or MKV, a file up to 2 GB). Choose Pacing, then wait for the first cut: it starts by itself once the footage has been analysed, and you can close the tab and open the project later. Review the cut on the timeline, restore any pause you wanted, and export an MP4 in vertical or horizontal.
Do the cuts sound abrupt?
Each cut gets a 10 millisecond fade out and in. On export Cutora also cleans the dialogue, evens the voice out and sets the loudness to -14 LUFS, and you can switch audio cleanup off for a video.
How long can the recording be?
Projects run up to 60 minutes on Creator and Pro, and the trial takes one video up to 10 minutes. Cutora is built for one person talking to camera: it does not tell speakers apart, so a guest's pauses are cut by the same rules as yours.
How do I try it on one video?
The trial needs an account with your email address: one video up to 10 minutes, up to 10 exports with a small Cutora mark, and no card needed. See pricing for the plans.
Other ways to remove silences
How do I remove silences in another editor?
The steps for the main routes, with the settings that matter, are in how to cut silence from a video automatically. For Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve see silence removal in Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, and for a comparison of AI editors that remove pauses see AI video editors that remove pauses.