Manage the footage
BetterLibrary
Every clip you ever shot, findable.
The archive the camera roll never was, and the bins in a pro editor never became.
From $6 a month · 7-day free trialExplore
Two native Mac apps for creatorsThe creator apps your Mac was waiting for.
A library that keeps thousands of clips findable, and an editor that cuts a simple video. Native, AI included, and both take orders from Claude Code.
Cut the video
BetterEdits
A simple editor. Nothing extra.
As easy as the phone app, on your Mac and your files, with no setup tax.
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Why better
Creator apps are bad. We build better ones.
The phone apps are simple and trapped. The pro editors are capable and slow. Ours keep what each got right and drop the rest.
Native to the Mac
Swift, a real screen, a keyboard, and files that stay in folders you own. Nothing lives inside an app you cannot get out of.
AI that does a named job
The model tags in your vocabulary, drafts highlights, writes captions and clones a reel. Every call has a price and every result is yours to approve.
Built for Claude Code
Each app writes a guide into every folder, so Claude Code can run the whole loop while you watch the app do it.
Together
From a folder of footage to a posted video.
The library knows what you shot. The editor knows what to do with it. Each stands alone; own both and the handoff is a drag.
- 1
Import and approve
Drop a shoot folder on BetterLibrary. It names, describes and tags every clip in your vocabulary; you read, fix and press ⌘R.
- 2
Ask for the shot
“Energetic gym clips, portrait, from this summer.” ⌘K turns the sentence into a real filter and a list of highlights.
- 3
Drag it onto the timeline
A highlight drops into BetterEdits as a losslessly trimmed file, onto the timeline or straight into a placeholder.
- 4
Caption and export
Subtitles in one click, a title, a voiceover if you want one, and a 4K export at 9:16 before your coffee is cold.
From the blog
Shoot-to-post on a Mac, written down.
- How to Add Captions to Reels on Mac, AutomaticallyAdd captions to Reels on Mac: what Final Cut, iMovie, CapCut and Descript offer, then a step-by-step in BetterEdits from one keystroke to burned-in bars.
- Best Vertical Video Editor for Mac (7 Options Compared)The best vertical video editor for Mac depends on how much editor you want. Seven options for 9:16 reels, compared on captions, HDR and learning curve.
- CapCut Alternative for Mac, 6 Editors That Use Real FilesSix CapCut alternatives for Mac, ranked for short vertical video: what each does better, what it lacks, and what you give up when you leave CapCut behind.