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Who it's for

The talking-head video editor you don't have to learn

You film yourself talking for Reels, TikTok, Shorts or YouTube, and the editing is what stops the videos going out. Upload every take, say what you want, and Krafto cuts the retakes and pauses, adds the captions, and puts graphics on the words you choose.

Where the time goes in a talking-head edit

A talking-head video is the easiest kind to film and the dullest kind to edit. You say each line three times, so the edit is mostly finding the good take, cutting the two bad ones, and closing the pauses between lines. Then captions, which most editors charge extra for. Then the words you want on screen, which means a second app or a template. A minute of finished video is often an hour of that.

Hiring it out costs about $100 a video and takes days, and the cut comes back the way the editor heard it, not the way you meant it. So the videos pile up unposted.

What Krafto does, and what is still yours

The honest split. Krafto does the part most people put off; it doesn't film for you or decide what the video is about.

JobWho does itHow
Writing and filmingYouSay each line as its own take. A phone on a stand is enough.
Picking the best take of each lineKraftoIt listens to every take and keeps the best one, usually the last.
Cutting the retakes and pausesKraftoThe first cut comes with the dead air and repeated lines out.
CaptionsKraftoWritten from what you said, timed to your voice, placed clear of the app's buttons.
Titles, motion graphics, diagramsKrafto, when you ask"Put the key words behind me", "draw what I'm explaining": each ask adds a layer.
The shape for each platformKrafto9:16 for Reels, TikTok and Shorts; 4:5 and 1:1 for feeds; 16:9 for YouTube.
Checking the cutYouPoint at a part and say what to change, or drag it on the timeline yourself.
Thumbnail, title, postingYouThe free tools help with the thumbnail and the sizes.

Three real edits, raw length to finished length

The example videos on the home page, with what was asked. Each edit came from a sentence, and you can watch them there.

VideoRawFinishedWhat was asked
Talking head1:350:17“draw the API as I explain it”
Travel vlog11:040:27“illustrate the funny bits”
Money explainer2:290:33“animate the cash-flow math”

What it costs, and who it's not for

Krafto is $25 a month, with unlimited exports and no free plan or trial. That's about the price of one short video from a freelance editor, and less than a $19.99 editor plan plus the evenings you'd spend in it. If you post once a month, it's not worth it; if you film every week and the editing is why videos never go out, it is.

It isn't for everything. If you enjoy editing and want templates, effects and trending sounds, CapCut is a better fit. If your work is colour grading, multi-camera shoots or long documentary cuts, you want a professional timeline. If you have one long recording and want many clips from it, OpusClip is built for exactly that. Krafto is for the video where you talk to the camera and want it finished.

How it compares with the editors people use for talking-head videos

Descript edits a video by editing its transcript, and it removes filler words and pauses for you; you still read through the words and choose what stays. CapCut gives you a timeline with templates and captions, and leaves every cut to you. OpusClip cuts one long recording into short clips, but doesn't assemble a video from the separate takes you filmed.

Krafto starts from the other end. You don't open a timeline unless you want to: you say what you want and it makes the first cut, then you ask for changes. The comparison pages below have each editor's prices and plans, checked against the company's own page.

Questions

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Last checked 7 October 2026

A video where one person talks to the camera: a tip, an explainer, a story, a review. It's the most common kind of video on YouTube, Reels, TikTok and Shorts, and the kind Krafto is built for.

Upload your takes, say what you want in the chat, and watch the first cut. Then point at a part and say what to change, or change it yourself on the timeline. The retakes and pauses are cut, the captions added, and the shape set for where you post.

Yes. It listens to every take of a line and keeps the best one, usually the last. If it kept the wrong one, say so and it swaps it.

Yes, when you ask. Titles, key words behind you, diagrams drawn as you explain, a photo or post popped up, sound effects on cuts and a punch-in zoom are all on the home page as real edits. Each one came from one sentence.

A phone on a stand is enough. Film in the shape you'll post in, say each line as its own take, and pause before each one so the cuts have room.

No. Krafto is $25 a month, cancel any time, with unlimited exports. The free tools on this site are free; the editing isn't.

Free tools

Useful before you upload

TeleprompterRead your script on screen and record yourself.Script timerHow long your script runs, and what to cut.Silence removerFind the silence in a clip, hear it skipped, and get it cut.Caption font previewTry your words in seven caption fonts.

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Next to the editors you might use instead

Descript vs CapCutText editing against a template timeline: prices, free plans, captions and pauses compared.CapCut alternativesSix editors to use in place of CapCut, with prices and what each does for you.Descript alternativesFive editors to use in place of Descript, with prices and what each does for you.OpusClip alternativesFive tools to use in place of OpusClip, with prices and what each does for you.

Also for

Instagram ReelsTalking-head Reels at 1080 × 1920, captions clear of Instagram's buttons, from your takes and a sentence.TikTokTalking-head TikToks at 1080 × 1920, cut tight, captions clear of TikTok's buttons, from your takes and a sentence.YouTube ShortsTalking-head Shorts at 1080 × 1920, under three minutes, captions clear of YouTube's title and buttons.

When you're ready

Your next talking-head video, edited just by chatting.

Upload your takes, say what you want, and see the first cut.

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