Cutaway
Download for Mac

For editors

Get the shot. Leave the rest.

Cutaway trims, downloads and converts the media around your edit. Paste a link, set your in and out, and drag the result straight into your timeline.

Download for Mac See how it works

macOS 15 or later. Apple silicon.

  • Runs entirely on your Mac
  • No account. No analytics.
  • 1,500+ sites supported
  • Opens 60+ file types
  • Notarized by Apple

Download and trim

Take the shot, not the whole video.

Paste a link, mark your in and out, and only that part comes down.

  • Editor-ready MP4 opens in every editor. Or choose Maximum quality, 720p small, or Audio only.
  • Works with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Vimeo, SoundCloud and 1,500+ more.
  • Where a site allows partial downloads, you fetch just the clip. Where it doesn't, Cutaway downloads and cuts for you.

Convert

Whatever you were handed, in the format you need.

Drop in any image, audio or video and get a file your timeline will accept.

  • Convert one file or a whole batch. It opens 60+ file types, from HEIC to ProRes.
  • Choose Smaller, Balanced or Best, and see how much space you saved.
  • Rushes from a client, a stray WebP, a FLAC from the sound designer: sorted.

Private by design

Your files stay on your Mac.

Everything happens on your machine. We never see your links or your media.

  • No account, no analytics, no tracking.
  • It reaches out only for the links you paste, to keep its downloader current, and to check for app updates.
  • Notarized by Apple, and it keeps itself up to date.

Interface recreated for illustration. Sample files.

Trim studio

Find the exact frame, with sound.

A real video player, so you hear the cut before you make it. Filmstrip and waveform show where the moment is.

Jump by chapter, start from the Most replayed pick, or search the transcript and click lines to set the clip.

Loop the selection until the in and out points feel right.

Space plays. I sets the in point. O sets the out point. ← → Arrow keys step one second.

Trim to a sectionDownload only the part you need
0:14
0:24 selected

Interface recreated for illustration. Try it: move across the timeline, drag the handles, or press I and O.

Features

Trim first

Cut before you download, so only the part you need comes down.

Sound in the player

Hear the edit point while you choose it.

Transcript search

Click a line of speech to set your clip.

Editor-ready MP4

H.264, up to 1080p, opens in every editor.

Audio only

Pull the music or the voice, leave the picture.

Batch convert

Drop in a pile of files and set the format once.

See the savings

Every conversion shows how much smaller the file got.

Light and dark

A native Mac app that follows your system.

The name

In editing, a cutaway is the shot you cut away to: the B-roll, the reaction, the detail that makes a scene work.

You rarely notice it. You'd miss it at once if it were gone.

That's the job here: finding the right piece and getting it into your edit.

FAQ

What is Cutaway?
A Mac app for editors who need media from elsewhere. It downloads clips from links, trims them first, and converts files between formats. It is not an editor. It sits next to yours.
Does it upload my files?
No. Cutaway runs entirely on your Mac. Your files and links are never sent to us, and there is no account and no analytics. It only reaches out for the links you paste, to keep its downloader current, and to check for app updates.
Which sites does it work with?
YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Vimeo, SoundCloud and 1,500+ more. Where a site allows it, Cutaway downloads only your trimmed section. Otherwise it downloads the file and cuts it.
Which Macs does it run on?
Macs with Apple silicon, running macOS 15 or later.
Will it replace my editor?
No, and it isn't trying to. It gets media ready: the right clip, the right format. Then you drag the result straight into your timeline.
Is it safe? Is it notarized?
Yes. Cutaway is notarized by Apple and runs on your Mac. Your files and links never leave it.
What about copyright?
Download only what you own or have permission to use. Cutaway is not affiliated with any website it can download from.
How do updates work?
Cutaway checks for new versions once a day and offers them when they're ready. It also keeps its downloader current, so links keep working.

Your next cutaway is one link away.

Paste it, trim it, drop it on the timeline.

Download for Mac

For macOS 15+, Apple silicon