Start with the footage you already have
Search dialogue, scenes, subjects, actions, objects, and metadata across the current project and your local AVE Library. AVE can find exact moments and bring useful footage into the active edit.
AI video editor for Mac
The Mac AI video editor that can finish a real timeline.
AVE understands existing footage, finds the moments that matter, assembles and finishes the edit, and leaves every decision on a timeline you can keep changing.
Built for Apple Silicon
An editor first. An agentic workflow on top.
AVE is not a prompt box that returns a finished file. It is a native non-linear editor whose agents can understand the project, do supported work, and show the result on the timeline.
- Current release
- AVE 1.2.3
- Mac
- Apple Silicon, M1 or later
- System
- macOS 14.0 or later
- Start
- Free editor
- Pro
- $9.99/month or $99 lifetime
Why AVE on Mac
AI that works inside the edit.
Let agents build and finish the edit
Ask, Plan, the AVE CLI, Codex CLI, and Claude Code can assemble sequences and execute supported timeline work including trims, transitions, captions, audio, color, graphics, review, and export.
Keep every result editable
Agent work lands on a real multi-track timeline. Inspect each change, refine clips by hand, undo reversible operations, and export from the native Mac app.
Keep the Mac as the default workspace
Project files, imported media, local analysis, timeline edits, and exports stay on your Mac by default. External assistants and generation providers are connections you choose.
How it works
From footage to an editable cut.
Use AVE like an editor: start with evidence, describe the result, and keep the final call.
- Import and understand
Bring in existing video, audio, and graphics. AVE builds useful context from transcripts, visual notes, metadata, project memory, and the current timeline.
- Describe the result
Ask for a complete bounded edit directly or preview a broader multi-step plan before it touches the timeline.
- Review, refine, and export
Inspect the assembled sequence, make manual changes whenever you want, run export preflight, and render the final deliverable locally.
Questions
Choosing an AI video editor for Mac.
What is the best AI video editor for Mac?
The best choice depends on the job. AVE is built for Mac editors who want agents to understand existing footage, assemble and finish complete edits, and leave every result on a real editable timeline instead of returning only a generated file.
Is AVE a native Mac video editor?
Yes. AVE 1.2.3 is a signed and notarized desktop app for Apple Silicon, M1 or later running macOS 14.0 or later.
Can AVE edit footage I already have?
Yes. AVE analyzes imported media, searches transcript and visual evidence, retrieves exact source moments, assembles sequences, and performs supported editing and finishing work on the timeline.
Does AVE actually change the timeline?
Yes. AVE agents use validated editing tools for sequence creation, footage retrieval, trims, Ripple, Roll, Slip, transitions, fades, captions, graphics, audio, color work, visual review, and export. The result remains editable by hand.
Is AVE free or subscription-based?
AVE Free includes manual editing and local export without a watermark. Try Pro for seven days, then choose $9.99/month or $99 lifetime. Optional external AI providers have separate fees.
Does AVE upload my footage?
Not by default. Project files, imported media, local analysis, timeline work, and exports stay on the Mac. If you connect an external assistant, API endpoint, or generation provider, that service may receive the context required for the request you choose to run.
Start free
Put the agent on a real timeline.
Download AVE 1.2.3 for Apple Silicon, M1 or later. Try Pro for seven days for transcript editing and local AI, then choose $9.99/month or $99 lifetime.