FireCut

FireCut is an AI editing toolkit built for Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve. It suits editors who want to automate cleanup, captions and repurposing inside those editors. Its range is appealing, but the separate editor plans and transcription limits make plan fit central to the decision.

Overview

FireCut handles tasks across rough cuts and finishing, including silence and filler removal, repetition and profanity detection, captions, highlights, zoom cuts, and searches for B-roll and music. It also supports text-based editing, 9:16 short-form sequences, and SRT and VTT exports. Magic Cut automates an edit from raw footage; script-guided editing offers a more directed approach.

That range does not come as one uniform package. Desktop plans are divided by editor, while FireCut Shorts has its own video allowance and watermark on its free tier. Choose by the editor you use and the workload you need to automate, rather than assuming every feature is included across plans.

Key features

Editing and captions

Automated silence cutting, filler removal, repetition detection and profanity removal address common dialogue-editing chores. FireCut can transcribe more than 50 languages and create animated captions. That combination is useful for dialogue-heavy work, but transcription quotas on paid plans matter if you caption substantial amounts of footage.

Podcasts and chapters

FireCut can switch podcast cameras based on content, detect chapters and generate intro slides. Those features make it a stronger fit for interview and podcast workflows than a tool limited to basic silence removal. Their inclusion still depends on the plan: for example, podcast editing appears in the Premiere Pro Pro plan.

Media and short-form output

FireCut provides premium stock footage powered by Storyblocks. The DaVinci Resolve plan can also search Pexels, Pixabay, Giphy, Storyblocks and the user’s own library, which broadens the source pool for editors assembling B-roll. FireCut Shorts targets clip creation with a monthly cap; its free plan limits exports to 720p and adds a watermark.

Pricing

FireCut uses a freemium model, with free desktop options and paid plans. The editor-specific plans and their allowances are not interchangeable.

• FireCut Shorts Free costs nothing and allows 25 videos/month, clips up to 5 minutes, 720p exports and a watermark. It includes silence cutting, transitions, sound effects and zoom cuts. It is a way to try short-clip creation, but the cap, resolution and watermark constrain regular or polished delivery.
• Free (desktop) costs nothing with unlimited use, silence removal, multichannel audio splitting and Resolve Markers+. It is useful for basic cleanup, but does not match the paid plans’ broader feature sets.
• Starter (Premiere Pro) costs $10 a year, billed yearly, and includes silence cutting, advanced silence cutting and J-cuts. It fits a Premiere editor focused on dialogue cleanup, but is narrower than plans that add transcription, captions or other editing actions.
• Captions (DaVinci Resolve) costs $12.99 a month, billed monthly. It includes 8 hours/month of transcription, 90+ languages, Fusion captions, SRT/VTT export and a 7-day trial. This is the focused choice for Resolve users who primarily need captions; it does not include the wider editing bundle described in Pro.
• Pro (DaVinci Resolve) costs $16 a year, billed yearly, and includes 10 hours/month of transcription, first cut, multitrack, captions, B-roll, music and highlights, plus a 7-day trial. It suits Resolve editors seeking a broader workflow at the stated annual price, though its transcription allowance is lower than Max’s.
• Pro (Premiere Pro) costs $20 a year, billed yearly, and includes 25 hours transcription/month, 50+ caption languages, podcast editing, highlights, B-roll and music. It is the more capable Premiere option for regular captioning and podcast work, but its feature set and quota remain plan-bound.
• Team costs $34 a month, billed monthly, and includes both Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve plugins, admin controls, usage monitoring, centralized billing and priority support. Those controls make it the relevant option for teams managing both plugins and shared administration; individuals do not get the same reason to pay for it.
• Max (DaVinci Resolve) costs $49.99 a year, billed yearly, and includes 50 hours/week of transcription, 30,000 text-to-speech characters, image and music generation, workflows and 4K B-roll. It targets Resolve users with heavier transcription needs and broader generation tools.
• FireCut Shorts costs $199.50 a year, billed yearly, and allows 25 videos/month with clips up to 5 minutes. It adds captions, B-roll, music and audio enhancement to the short-form workflow; the same monthly video cap makes it a poor fit for users who need higher volume.
• Max (Premiere Pro) costs $3,934 a year, billed yearly, and includes 100 hours transcription/month, script editing, Magic Cut, AI voiceover, 4K B-roll, unlimited caption templates and workflows. It is aimed at Premiere users who need those advanced tools and a large transcription allowance, but the listed annual cost is a substantial commitment.

Only Captions (DaVinci Resolve), Pro (DaVinci Resolve) and FireCut Shorts Free explicitly include a 7-day trial or free usage terms beyond their stated plan price. Compare quotas carefully: transcription allowances range from 8 hours/month on Captions to 50 hours/week on Resolve Max and 100 hours/month on Premiere Max.

Platforms

FireCut lists Linux, macOS, web and Windows support, but the desktop plugin requirements differ. Premiere Pro requires Adobe Premiere Pro 2022 or later and its download supports Windows and macOS. The DaVinci Resolve plugin requires Resolve 20 or later, supports both Free and Studio editions, and provides a Debian package for Linux. Resolve transcription features require an internet connection. FireCut directs users to documentation, Discord and email for troubleshooting; its Premiere download page also links to a VirusTotal installer scan.

Who it's for

FireCut is best suited to Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve editors who spend time on dialogue cleanup, captions, podcast edits or short-form repurposing and want automation within those desktop workflows. Resolve users should confirm they can run version 20 or later, and Premiere users need version 2022 or later. It is less suitable for someone seeking a single plan that covers every feature, a high-volume Shorts allowance, or a workflow that avoids editor-specific plugins.

Pros and cons

• Pro: The feature range spans silence and filler cleanup, captions, podcast camera switching, chapters, media search and short-form sequences, so it can address more than one editing bottleneck.
• Pro: Resolve users can search several stock and GIF libraries alongside their own library, which gives B-roll sourcing more options within that plan’s workflow.
• Con: Plans are split by editor and features; a cheaper cleanup plan does not provide the same captioning or production tools as higher tiers.
• Con: Transcription quotas vary by plan, so users with heavy monthly workloads need to match usage to the allowance rather than rely on the headline feature set.
• Con: FireCut Shorts Free is capped at 25 videos/month, clips up to 5 minutes and 720p, with a watermark, limiting its usefulness for unrestricted publishing.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, browse AI Video Editing Software.

• CapCut is the alternative to consider for mobile-focused editing, free templates and cloud storage, with free and Pro plans.
• Descript is another freemium option for text-based editing and AI tools, with a free plan and no free trial.
• Kiru is a freemium option for automatically cutting bad takes, silences and mistakes, with MP4 export on its free plan.
• Captions is a freemium alternative available on Android, iOS, API and web, with paid plans including AI Edit styles and AI video creation.
• Gling offers a free plan for one hour of AI-edited media per month, with watermarked exports.
• VEED is a freemium web-oriented alternative with a free plan limited to 720p exports and a watermark.
• OpusClip offers a free plan with 60 credits per month and watermarked clips up to 1080p.
• Vizard has a free plan with 60 credits/month, one social media account and 720p exports.

Verdict

Choose FireCut if you edit in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve and want automation for cleanup, captions or podcast and short-form work without leaving that editor. Its main advantage is the breadth of editing actions; its main drawback is that the useful combination of features, editor compatibility and transcription capacity depends heavily on the plan. Check the version and quota before committing, and look elsewhere if you need an editor-agnostic workflow or a less segmented set of tools.