No gap, short or medium
Pick a preset, or go Custom and set how much air to keep after a word ends, the shortest pause worth cutting, and how much to leave before the next word.
Remove silence from video
Cut the dead air.
Keep the pauses that land.
Selects finds every gap between words and cuts it to the length you choose. Tell it which pauses to leave alone.
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Every gap found,
cut to your pacing
Some pauses stay
A preset can't tell a dead stretch from a pause that means something. Chat can: ask it to cut long silences but leave the ones that follow a question, or keep the intro looser than the rest.
Nothing is lost
The cuts land on your draft and your source files are never changed. Restore puts the pauses back if the pacing feels too tight.
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: Cut the ums and the dead air while I look for the right folder
Prompt: Cut any pause longer than 0.7 seconds, but leave the one after each question
Prompt: Leave a little air before each new step so it doesn't feel rushed
Prompt: Tight in the walkthrough, looser in the intro and the outro
How it works
Drop in your video
Pick how tight to cut
Check the pacing, then export
Same tutorial. No dead air.
| Cutting dead air · 30 min tutorial | Editing manually | Selects |
|---|---|---|
| Total time | 1h 50m | 0h 15m |
| Find every pause | 30m | included |
| Cut each one | 45m | included |
| Put back the ones that matter | 15m | included |
| Watch it back | 20m | 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 remove silence from a video?
- Drop your video into Selects, analyze it and put it in a draft.
- Open the Remove silence app and pick No gap, Short, Medium or Custom.
- Apply it, then play the draft back. Restore puts the pauses back if it's too tight.
What do the custom timing settings do?
They decide how a cut sits around the words. After word ends is the air kept after the last word, Minimum cut is the shortest silence worth removing, and Before next word is the air kept before speech starts again.
Can I keep some pauses and cut the rest?
Yes, by asking chat. Give it a threshold and the exceptions, like remove silences longer than 0.8 seconds, but leave pauses that follow a question.
Does it change my original files?
No. Selects cuts the draft, never the source media. Every cut stays on the timeline, so you can restore the pauses or adjust any one by hand.
Can I remove silences and filler words together?
Yes. Ask chat for both in one sentence, like cut the ums and the dead air, or run the Remove silence and Cut filler words apps one after the other. Filler word removal works on English footage only.
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