Keep the story
Lose the um

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Sunday walk

An open-source podcast editor powered by local AI.

Inside RedenCut
DESIGNED FOR PODCAST EDITING

Optimized for
text-based editing

Overlay Redact, always reversible

Redact from the transcript or waveform. See every cut as an overlay, refine its boundaries, preview it, and restore the original audio whenever you need

Different speakers, clearly separated

Distinguish each person’s speech and filter the transcript by speaker

中文 / English

Transcribe and edit Chinese and English recordings

BUILT FOR PODCAST EDITING

A smoother podcast edit

Keep linked recordings in sync

Edit linked recordings together, then replace a passage with audio from another track

Automatic crossfades on Redact

Redacted passages get smooth crossfades at the edit points, helping the conversation flow naturally

Auto Level for spoken audio

Automatically balance quieter and louder speech while keeping natural pauses and expression

MAKE IT YOUR WORKSPACE

A workspace
that feels like yours

Arrange your editor

Reorder the transcript and audio panels, resize them, and place playback controls at the top or bottom

Keep your hands on the keyboard

Play, split, redact, restore, and undo with shortcuts

Give every speaker a color

Rename speakers and choose a distinct color for each person

Light & dark themes

Choose a light or dark workspace to suit your surroundings

Space PlayS SplitM RedactU Restore
OPEN MODELS · LOCAL PROCESSING

More help
All on your machine

Transcribe audio into text, align words with the moments they’re spoken, and distinguish different speakers — with multiple models running locally on your computer

Free to use · No per-minute AI fees

Download your models, then process audio locally
After setup, audio is processed on your computer

OPEN FILES · SHARED PROJECTS

Your next edit
could be a commit

Keep audio files and editing decisions together in one folder, commit the whole project to GitHub, and share an edit others can continue

Version your edits and share the complete project so someone else can continue editing

PROJECT BUNDLESunday conversations.redencut
project.jsonTracks, clips & editing decisions
JSON
media/
sunday-walk.wavYour original recording
AUDIO
speech/
revision-….jsonSaved analysis for each recording
JSON
TranscriptWord timingSpeakers
One bundle, the whole editReady to version in Git ↗
GET STARTED

Start using RedenCut

Get the latest macOS build from GitHub Releases

Download latest release

Or get the source code on GitHub

git clone https://github.com/boningdong/RedenCut.git