NewTake

What NewTake is

NewTake turns long videos into short, captioned clips by trimming rambling, dead air, and false starts. It runs on iPhone, where scene detection, speech transcription, and quality scoring use Apple's on-device machine learning. To guide the editing, users describe the story in a sentence; the AI uses that description to decide which scenes to keep or cut.

For each scene, NewTake shows its decision and reasoning. Users can override cuts, and trims remain visible and reversible. Captions appear word by word in time with speech, and a caption line can be edited or removed with one tap. The built-in music library is available on every plan and can lower the soundtrack automatically while the user speaks. NewTake can combine camera-roll clips into one video, including footage from different cameras and formats.

Finished videos save to Photos and are ready to share, with no watermarks on any plan. The maker says video and audio stay on the iPhone; transcript text is sent securely for a keep-or-cut recommendation and is not stored. A typical video is analyzed in about a minute, according to the maker. The Free plan includes three AI-edited videos per month, caption and music previews, and unlimited videos are included with Pro. NewTake is for iOS; Android is on the roadmap.

Who it suits

NewTake suits people who talk to camera and want shorter, captioned clips without a desktop editor. It may also suit parents condensing family footage or creators combining camera-roll clips into shareable videos.

Limits

The Free plan includes three AI-edited videos per month and preview captions and music. Pro includes unlimited videos; music and watermark-free exports are available on every plan.

Getting started

1. Get NewTake for iOS from the maker's website.
2. Describe the story in a sentence to guide the keep-or-cut decisions.
3. Select footage from the camera roll; multiple clips can be combined.
4. Review each scene's decision and reasoning, and override cuts as needed.
5. Edit or remove caption lines, and use music if desired.
6. Save the finished video to Photos for sharing.

Verdict

Choose NewTake if you want an iPhone workflow for turning longer footage into shorter clips with captions, music, and reviewable edits. The Free plan includes three AI-edited videos per month and exports without watermarks. Look elsewhere if you need a platform other than iOS.