SilenceCut support

SilenceCut is an iPhone app that cuts silence, music, and other non-voice sound out of a talking-head video. The work runs on the iPhone.

Contact

Email vmatusevic@pm.me.

Include your iPhone model, the iOS version, and what you expected to happen. You do not need to send the video for a question about how the app works. If you attach one, you are choosing to share that file with the developer.

Privacy

The privacy policy is the page linked as Privacy Policy on the App Store and from the paywall inside the app.

FAQ

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-in.

Where is the video processed?

On your iPhone. SilenceCut does not upload it for analysis or export. If you tap Share, the file goes to the destination you choose. If you save to Photos and iCloud Photos is on, Apple's iCloud settings apply to that copy.

What can I import?

A video from the Photos picker, or a movie from Files. The Photos picker is limited to videos.

What gets cut?

Pauses. With Keep music off, music and other non-voice sound are cut as well. Speech, singing, humming, and laughter count as voice, so a line spoken over music stays.

SilenceCut does not strip noise out from under a voice. It does not remove filler words, and it does not add captions or a transcript.

What does the slider do?

Cut pauses runs from Gentle to Tight. Gentle cuts the longer pauses, about 1.5 seconds and up. Tight also cuts shorter ones, down to about 0.3 seconds. Dragging it re-cuts from the analysis already on the iPhone. It does not read the file again. The line under the slider shows the kept time, the original time, and the number of cuts.

Can I override one region?

Yes. Tap a block on the timeline. Green stays, grey is cut, yellow is a region you kept, and red is a region you cut.

What is Keep music?

Off by default, when the switch is shown. Off means non-voice sound is cut along with silence. On means only silence is cut, so loud music can stay. The switch appears after the on-device voice classifier has run. If that classifier is unavailable, the switch is hidden and cuts follow loudness only.

How do free exports work?

You can import, analyze, preview, and edit without a limit. Export is free for 3 finished exports per calendar month. Each edited result can be up to 3 minutes (a result that reads 3:00 is within the limit). The count is stored only on the iPhone. It starts over on a new calendar month, and if you delete the app. Exports you make with SilenceCut Pro are not counted.

The paywall opens from Export when the month's exports are used up or the edited video is over 3 minutes, and from the free-exports button.

What is SilenceCut Pro?

Unlimited exports, of any length. You buy it from Apple as a yearly subscription, a monthly subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. Eligible Apple IDs get a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan. The paywall shows the price, and the trial, that the App Store offers you.

Restore purchases is on the paywall. Cancel a subscription in Settings, then Apple ID, then Subscriptions. When a trial is offered, it continues into a paid subscription unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends.

Why is Photos asking for access?

Save to Photos asks to add the exported video. The prompt reads: "SilenceCut saves edited videos to your photo library." Choosing a video to edit uses the system picker and does not ask to browse your library. Share does not need Photos access. If you deny the add permission, that screen can open Settings, and Share still works.

Which devices?

iPhone, iOS 18 or later, portrait. SilenceCut is not an iPad app.

A video with no sound

There is nothing to cut. The app says the video has no sound.