Max Editor is a paid editor for long, speech-led videos such as podcasts and interviews. It transcribes recordings, finds standout moments, removes filler and repetition, and creates clean edits and vertical clips. Text-based editing, automatic captions, silence removal, subject-tracking 9:16 reframing and 24 caption styles are included. Processing for transcription, rendering, stabilization, reframing and export runs locally through Max Companion on Windows or directly on Android. The browser editor provides web access, while heavy processing on Mac is still in progress. You can import by YouTube link and publish exports to YouTube, TikTok and Reels. Original files stay on the PC; lightweight proxies and metadata are uploaded for backup. AI cleanup and editorial tools use your own OpenAI API key, billed by OpenAI at list price. Basic costs 15.00 USD per month, billed monthly, for 10 projects on one device, with a 14-day trial.
Who it is for
Max Editor fits creators editing speech-heavy long videos into shorter clips. It is less suited to videos without speech or workflows requiring effects, motion graphics or color grading.
What is good
- Transcribes and edits speech-led videos
- Automatic captions and silence removal
- 9:16 subject-tracking reframing
- Local processing on Windows and Android
- 14-day trial without a credit card
What to know first
- Mac heavy processing is still in progress
- Requires your own OpenAI API key for AI tools
- Basic limits accounts to 10 projects and one device
- Not suited to effects or color-grading workflows
Verdict
Max Editor focuses on turning spoken-word recordings into captioned, social-ready cuts. Its local processing options and speech workflow are clear, but platform and production-style limits matter.
Max Editor plans and pricing
All plansCompared on AI video editors
- Free plan
- No
- Text-based editing
- Yes
- Automatic captions
- Yes
- Silence removal
- Yes
- Supported platforms
- Web, Windows, Android
