Paste a link, get that edit
Drop in a link to a video you like and tell Selects what to take from it: the style, the structure, the pacing or the captions. It rebuilds that edit around your footage.
Copy video editing style from a link
Like how it's cut?
Cut yours like it.
Paste a link to a video you like, add your footage, and say what to take from it. Selects rebuilds the edit around what you filmed.
Free plan, no credit card required
It copies the edit,
not the clip
Your footage, their rhythm
What ends up on screen is yours. Selects cuts from the clips you added, so your close-ups carry the pacing of the Reel you liked, and nothing from the original lands in your edit.
Borrow the structure
Take how a video is built, not just how it looks: the cold open, five seconds of build before the first word, the line it ends on. Name the part you want and leave the rest.
Then make it yours
The result is a draft on a real timeline. Change any cut by hand, or tell chat what to keep from the reference and what to drop.
Just say it
Type what you want the way you'd tell an editor. These are real prompts, and the clips are what came back.
Prompt: Match the pacing and cuts of this Reel. My clips are the mascara and skin close-ups, keep the serif titles on the open
Prompt: Use this channel's cold open structure. Five seconds of build before the first word, end on READY?
Prompt: Copy just the captions from this Reel and put them on my gym clips
Prompt: I want my weekly vlog to feel like this channel's. Same pacing and title style, my footage
Prompt: Make a trailer for my short film in the style of this one. Build to the title card and only use shots from my folder
How it works
Paste a link and add your footage
Say what to take from it
Fine-tune, then post it
Same Reel.
Your clips, by lunch.
| Recreating a Reel's edit · 20 clips | Editing manually | Selects |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 4h 00m | 0h 15m |
| Break down the reference | 30m | included |
| Pick and order the clips | 45m | included |
| Cut to its pacing | 1h | included |
| Match the captions | 45m | included |
| Match the titles and effects | 1h | included |
Works great for
10,000+ projects,
80% time reduced.
Professionals are already seeing the payoff.
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
The client said they wanted it super fast.And the only reason I'm not worriedis because we are using Selects.
The Chef Gal (@dachefgyal)
DP, Producer & Editor based in NYC
This will actually look at the video,and it'll catch those reaction shots,those subtleties that all others are gonna miss.
Brent Pierce
Podcast Studio & Video Production Company Owner
Honestly,this is one of the best editing toolsI've tried in a long time.
Serge Morgotch
Video Editing Educator & Creator
This is what AI should really be about,helping us filmmakersrather than taking our job.
Luca Epifani
Filmmaker & Video Creator
A brand-new AI editing softwarethat has literally changedmy 20-year workflow overnight, permanently.
DJ Kerr
Video Editor / Motion Graphics Artist
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FAQ
How do I copy the editing style of a video?
- On the Home screen, choose a reference and paste a link to the video you like.
- Add your footage and say what to take from it, like its pacing and its captions.
- Selects builds the draft. Change it by hand or keep giving notes in chat.
What does it take from the reference?
Whatever you ask for: the style, the structure, the pacing, the captions or the motion graphics. Say which parts matter and Selects leaves the rest.
Will my video use footage from the reference?
No. It copies the edit, not the clip. Selects cuts from the footage you add, so what ends up on screen is yours.
Can I change the edit after it's matched?
Yes. The result is a regular draft on a real timeline. Fix any cut, caption or graphic by hand, or give notes in chat, like keep the pacing but drop the zooms.
Does matching an edit cost anything?
Your footage is analyzed so Selects can cut from it, and analysis runs on credits. Chat uses credits too, unless you connect your own paid Claude or ChatGPT plan.
You can download Selects and start on the Free plan, no credit card required.
Can I take the matched edit into Premiere, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Avid Media Composer?
Yes, as a project file. The cuts, the tracks, and the caption text and timing carry over.
Effects, transitions, titles and caption styling don't. If the look is the point, export the finished video from Selects instead.
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