# ChatCut vs TimeBolt Source: [ChatCut vs TimeBolt]() Content index: [llms.txt]() Last updated: 2026-11-08 TimeBolt cleans up recordings. ChatCut takes them from rough cuts to finished stories. [Start creating now](https://app.chatcut.dev/) [Download for macOS Download for Windows Download Desktop](https://api.chatcut.dev/desktop/download/macos) [Download for macOS Apple Silicon](https://api.chatcut.dev/desktop/download/macos) [Download for macOS Intel Chip](https://api.chatcut.dev/desktop/download/mac-intel) [Download for Windows](https://api.chatcut.dev/desktop/download/windows) Use it in your Agent ![](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/codex-plugin/chatgpt-mark.svg) ![](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/codex-plugin/claude-mark.svg) chatgpt ![](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/codex-plugin/chatgpt-mark.svg) ChatGPT claude ![](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/codex-plugin/claude-mark.svg) Claude Enter the prompt below into any task on your ChatGPT desktop app /goal Read chatcut.io/web-plugin/chatgpt to install the ChatCut plugin and set up a new task for me. Enter the prompt below into any session on your Claude Code desktop app /goal Read chatcut.io/web-plugin/claude to install and use the ChatCut plugin Paste the prompt below into any session on your desktop app Read ChatCut.io/desktop to install ChatCut ## More than jump cuts TimeBolt is a desktop cleanup editor with paid AI connections. ChatCut combines prompt-led editing, editable motion graphics and media generation, with free core editing and XML export. | Capability | ChatCut | TimeBolt | | --- | --- | --- | | AI-native editing | | Prompt-driven timeline edits | Yes | Partly — Supported; Premium MCP | | Retake cleanup by instruction | Yes | Partly — Supported; Premium MCP | | Multicam cuts by instruction | Yes | Partly — Supported; Premium MCP | | Custom caption styles | Yes — Presets or prompt-generated | Partly — Custom fonts on roadmap | | Your AI runs the editor | | Claude Code edits for you | Yes — Your agent subscription | Partly — Supported; Premium MCP | | Codex edits for you | Yes — Your agent subscription | Partly — Supported; Premium MCP | | Desktop app open to your AI | Yes — Local MCP | Partly — Local MCP; Premium required | | Free in ChatCut, paid in TimeBolt | | Premiere and DaVinci XML | Yes — Free | Paid: Pro — $17/mo or $97/yr | | Transcription through MCP | Yes — Transcription free; agent billed separately | Paid: Premium — Required for every MCP tool | | Both do it | | Multitrack editing | Both | | Manual screen recording | Both | | Built-in transitions | Both | | Mac and Windows | Both | TimeBolt details from its own pages, checked November 8, 2026 (2026-11-08): [TimeBolt MCP and Premium access](https://docs.timebolt.io/local-mcp/introduction) · [TimeBolt MCP tools](https://docs.timebolt.io/local-mcp/tool-reference) · [TimeBolt features and caption roadmap](https://www.timebolt.io/features) · [TimeBolt plans](https://www.timebolt.io/pricing/) · [TimeBolt desktop platforms](https://docs.timebolt.io/download-install-and-uninstall) · [TimeBolt release log](https://www.timebolt.io/timebolt-update-log) ## Keep creating after the silence is gone Take a recording past TimeBolt's cleanup stage with captions, editable motion graphics and translation in the same ChatCut project. ### Clean up more than dead air TimeBolt requires Premium for MCP cleanup; ask ChatCut to cut false starts and retakes with your own agent. [Try Speech Cleanup](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/speech-cleanup) ### Give your captions their own style TimeBolt lists custom fonts as upcoming; ask ChatCut for captions that match your talking-head video's style. [Try Add captions](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/add-captions) ### Build an explainer from the cleaned recording Turn cleaned recordings into explainers with script cues, B-roll and editable motion graphics in the same project. [Try Editorial Explainer](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/motion-graphics?template=mg-packaging-editorial-explainer) ### Take the finished cut across languages Keep editing after cleanup: ask ChatCut for translated captions, then add dubbing in the same project. [Try Video Translation](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/video-translation) ## Your agent handles the next pass TimeBolt requires Premium for MCP; ChatCut Desktop lets Claude Code, Codex and any MCP agent edit using your existing agent subscription. ### Claude Code Finish a cleaned interview Read chatcut.io/desktop to install ChatCut, then remove the false starts and repeated takes from my interview, add styled captions and editable title cards, and export an XML for Premiere Pro. ### Codex Turn a tutorial into an explainer Read chatcut.io/desktop to install ChatCut, then trim the dead air from my screen recording, keep pauses needed to follow each step, add captions and editable callouts, and export a local 4K video. [How the Agent Plugin works](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/chatcut-products) ## A next step for every rough cut Carry a TimeBolt-style cleanup into caption design, motion graphics, translated narration or a complete product walkthrough with these ChatCut workflows. - [**Speech Cleanup**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/speech-cleanup) - [**Add captions**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/add-captions) - [**Editorial Explainer**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/motion-graphics?template=mg-packaging-editorial-explainer) - [**Video Translation**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/video-translation) - [**AI Assistant Feature Tour**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/app-promo?template=app-promo-ai-feature-tour) - [**SaaS Kinetic Type Launch**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/app-promo?template=app-promo-kinetic-type) [See all skills](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills) ## ChatCut vs TimeBolt FAQ Is ChatCut a good TimeBolt alternative? Yes, if you want to carry a recording from cleanup into captions, prompt-generated editable motion graphics, media generation and translation in one project, with free core editing and XML export. TimeBolt remains a focused option for silence removal and transcript-driven cleanup, and already supports AI assistants and multicam editing. Does TimeBolt already work with Claude Code and Codex? Yes: its official local MCP documentation supports Claude Code, Codex, Claude Desktop and ChatGPT Desktop, and requires TimeBolt Premium for every tool. ChatCut Desktop also opens its timeline through local MCP, with external-agent reasoning billed through your own agent subscription. [TimeBolt MCP requirements](https://docs.timebolt.io/local-mcp/introduction) What stays free when I finish the edit? ChatCut includes core editing, transcription, standard captions, multicam synchronization, manual screen recording, local 4K export and Premiere/DaVinci XML export for free. TimeBolt requires a paid plan for XML export and Premium for MCP tools. ChatCut's built-in agent and dubbing use credits; AI video and image generation require Pro plus credits. Is ChatCut free? Yes. The Free plan includes the editor, uploads, transcription, captions and standard exports. AI generation and the built-in agent use credits, and AI video generation needs a paid plan. [See ChatCut pricing](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/pricing) Can I use ChatCut from Claude Code or Codex? Yes. The ChatCut plugin runs in Claude Code and the Codex app, and ChatCut Desktop connects Claude Code, Codex and other agents through a local MCP server. Your agent edits the real timeline, which you can keep adjusting by hand. [How the plugin works](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/chatcut-products) Can I finish a ChatCut edit in another editor? Yes. ChatCut exports XML timelines for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, and ChatCut Desktop also exports editable CapCut drafts. It does not export Final Cut Pro XML (FCPXML). 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