Frequently asked questions

Cutalo is a Windows desktop app that turns long videos into short, vertical, ready-to-post clips. It uses AI to find the best moments, auto-reframes to 9:16, 1:1 or 16:9, removes silence and burns in captions. You bring your own AI API key, so your videos are never uploaded to a cloud editor.

Yes. The free trial makes up to two clips per video in 720p with a watermark and no time limit. Pro is $4.99 per month or $39 per year, and a $79 one-time lifetime license is also available.

Yes. Cutalo works with DeepSeek, OpenAI, Gemini, OpenRouter or Groq. You add your own key once and it is stored on your machine. This keeps costs transparent and avoids fake credit systems.

Cheap, fast models are enough for clip selection, so low-cost providers such as DeepSeek or Groq usually keep the AI cost to a few cents per long video. You can switch providers in settings at any time.

No. Cutting, transcription and rendering all run on your computer. Only the transcript text is sent to the AI provider you choose; the video file stays on your PC.

Six: 1080x1920 and 720x1280 (9:16), 1080x1080 and 720x720 (1:1), and 1920x1080 and 1280x720 (16:9). Silence cut and face tracking work in every one of them.

Yes. Paste a YouTube URL and Cutalo downloads it, transcribes it and generates clips. A local file works too: mp4, mov, mkv or webm.

Cutalo is a tool for editing footage you have the right to use, such as your own videos. Respect each platform's terms and copyright when you publish clips.

Yes. Silence cut removes dead pauses and re-syncs the captions to the new timeline. Face tracking keeps the speaker centered in vertical frames, built for podcasts, classes and talking-head videos.

Cutalo focuses on speed rather than deep editing. You choose the number of clips, the format, the length and the angle; for frame-level edits you can open the exported clips in any editor.

Yes. The $79 lifetime license is a one-time payment that includes everything in Pro forever, on up to three machines, with no monthly fee.

After checkout you receive a license key. Paste it into the app once and Cutalo unlocks Pro on that machine. There is nothing else to install.

Not yet. Cutalo is built for Windows 10 and Windows 11, 64-bit. The installer includes everything, so there is no Python or extra setup.

With local video files yes; the first run downloads the transcription model, then everything runs on your PC. Downloading from YouTube and the AI selection step need a connection.