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Remove filler words

Cut the ums out of your videos. Automatically.

To remove filler words from a talking-to-camera video, upload it to Bang AI on the web or the Mac, then press Auto Edit. It cuts um, uh, like and you know, long pauses and false starts by what you said, and smooths every cut with J and L cuts so it doesn’t jump. Fix any cut by hand, or swap in another take of a line.

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Talk to the camera. Press Auto Edit. Post.

That’s the whole job. Bang AI does the part in the middle.

  1. Film and uploadFilm yourself talking, then upload the takes on the web or the Mac.
  2. Press Auto EditIt finds the ums, pauses and false starts by what you said and cuts them.
  3. Check and postPut a cut back or swap a take in the Mac app, then export 9:16, 4:5 and 1:1 together.

What goes and what stays

What it cuts

  • Um and uh
  • Like and you know
  • Long pauses and dead air
  • False starts: “wait, let me start again”

What you keep

  • Your own takes, cut by what you said
  • J and L cuts and punch-ins, so cuts don’t feel choppy
  • Captions you can click to fix any word
  • Every take you filmed, so one flubbed line can be swapped

Who Bang AI isn’t for: it cuts by what you say, so it works best on talking-to-camera videos with clear speech. If nobody talks in your videos, it’s the wrong app, and we’d rather tell you now.

One answer, before and after

A coach answering the question clients ask most. Four fillers, a false start and a two-second pause go in one press.

Your take

Um, the one thing I tell every new client is, like, uh, wait, let me start again. The one thing I tell every new client: you know, drink a glass of water before your coffee. 2.0 s That’s the whole tip.

After Auto Edit

The one thing I tell every new client: drink a glass of water before your coffee. That’s the whole tip.

How to remove filler words from video, step by step

  1. Keep the mic closeIt cuts by what you said, so the clearer your words, the cleaner the cut.
  2. Know your pointsKnow what you’ll say, not every word, so fewer lines need a restart.
  3. Restart out loudFlubbed a line? Stop and say it again from the top. The false start gets cut.
  4. Upload and press Auto EditOn the web or the Mac. Um, uh, like, you know and long pauses go in one pass.
  5. Watch it oncePlay the cut through before you export, listening for a line that ends too soon.
  6. Export9:16, 4:5 and 1:1 together from the Mac app, with captions on.

Filler-word mistakes, and what to do instead

What goes wrong

  • Cutting ums with plain jump cuts, so the picture jerks on every cut
  • Scrubbing a long take by ear, one um at a time
  • Cutting the pause before a punchline along with the dead air
  • Typing the captions out by hand once the ums are gone

What to do instead

  • Let J and L cuts carry the sound across each cut; Bang AI adds them on every edit
  • Let the auto edit find every filler by what you said
  • Put that one pause back by hand in the Mac app
  • Let captions go on with the edit, and click a word to fix it in the Mac app

Questions, answered.

How do I remove ums from a video on the web or the Mac?

Upload the video to Bang AI on the web or the Mac, and press Auto Edit. It cuts um, uh, like and you know, long pauses and false starts for you. You don’t touch a timeline.

Will the cuts look choppy?

Bang AI adds J and L cuts on every edit, so the sound or the picture carries across each cut instead of jumping. It adds punch-ins too.

Can I put a cut back?

Yes. Fix any cut, caption or overlay by hand in the editor, or swap in another take of that line.

Does it work on videos I already filmed?

Yes. Upload takes you already filmed to Bang AI on the web or the Mac, and press Auto Edit.

Which filler words does Bang AI remove?

Um, uh, like and you know, plus long pauses and false starts, where you stop partway through a line and start it again.

Should I stop saying um while I film?

No. Talk the way you normally would and keep your energy on the delivery. The auto edit cuts the fillers afterwards.

Why do I say um so much on camera?

Most people fill the gap while they think of the next words, and a camera makes it worse. It’s normal. Knowing your points cuts down the gaps, and the auto edit takes out the rest.

Does removing filler words make a video shorter?

Yes. Every um, pause and false start that goes takes its seconds with it, so the same message lands in less time.

Is Bang AI on the App Store?

Yes. Get Bang AI on the App Store for iPhone, which films with a teleprompter that scrolls your script, with a countdown. It’s on the web and the Mac too.

Every video you don’t post is money you don’t make.

Bang AI is on iPhone, the web and the Mac.

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