Use Riverside's robust editor to turn your recording into engaging content to share. Explore our list of editor functions below, and use our hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts for even faster editing!
Timeline
| Zoom in and out on timeline | Magnify the timeline to make very close cuts and adjustments. |
| Trim and split timeline | Create shorter highlights or remove unwanted footage. |
| Adjust and refine cut | Adjust the start or end of your Magic Clip or make other fine-tuned edits. |
| Add images, recordings, edits, uploads, music, AI voice, or empty sections to your recording | Add another recording, a previously-exported edit, or newly uploaded media. |
| Remove media from clip | Remove any media you've added to a clip. |
| Restore sections of a clip | Return a section of the timeline or transcript that you removed. |
| Undo or redo changes | Quickly restore removed sections or reset a customization. |
| Reposition chapter | Reposition a chapter to adjust which content it includes. |
| Adjust duration of timeline asset in the editor | Control when image and text overlays show up in the video. |
| Add music between splits on your recording timeline | Enhance your recordings by adding your own music or selecting from our license-free music library. |
Transcript and captions
| Remove individual silences and pauses | Cut specific pauses and silences from the recording. |
| Correct the transcript text | Correct the spelling of a word or add additional caption text. |
| 'Correct Everywhere' in transcript | Correct all mentions of a word or phrase. |
| Rename a participant | Change the label of a speaker in the transcript. |
| Copy and paste text to move or duplicate media content | Rearrange the recording with the transcript. |
| Remove a word or phrase | Make precise edits and trim using the text. |
| Keep only part of a clip | Quickly cut to just the selected text. |
| Create new edit from selected text | Quickly create another copy with just the selected text and the same changes applied. |
| Remove a section from recording using the transcript | Select a portion of text and remove it from this edit. |
| Download transcript of edited recording | Save the text with all the edits, corrections, cuts, and rearrangements you’ve made. |
| Search within a recording's transcript | Jump to a word or phase in the transcript and highlight it on the timeline. |
| Add images, recordings, edits, uploads, music, AI voice, or empty sections to your recording | Use the transcript to pinpoint the perfect moment to integrate media into your recording, such as another recording, an exported clip, music, and other content. |
| Add comments in the editor | Add comments to the transcript to streamline your editing process and enhance collaboration. |
| Generate audio and sync lips to correct recording (VideoDub) | Effortlessly fix mistakes in your recordings without re-recording. |
AI tools
| Riverside's AI Co-Creator | Repurpose recordings into promotional content like clips, posts, and thumbnails. |
| Remove pauses | Remove pauses and gaps of a specified length with one click. |
| Remove filler words | Remove filler words like "um," "so," and "uh" to improve the flow of your conversation. |
| Find fluff | Find Fluff automatically identifies and suggests unnecessary segments like redundant takes, chatter, and technical discussions for removal. |
| Use enhanced Magic Audio tracks | Let Riverside analyze and improve the sound quality of your recording. |
| Apply smart mute | Mute participants when they're not talking to remove ambient noise and ensure the speaker is heard clearly. |
| Apply smart layouts | Automatically apply scenes and layouts to capture key moments in your video. |
| Fix gaze for natural eye contact | Adjust a speaker’s gaze to make it appear as if they are looking directly at the camera. |
| Enhance video | Boost video clarity and detail. |
Brand kit
| Add a logo | Strengthen the branding of your video. |
| Add captions | Add captions to your video for greater engagement and accessibility. |
| Add a background frame | Add a branded or custom image behind the individual video frames. |
Video layout and scenes
| Change video's aspect ratio | Switch between square, widescreen, and vertical aspect ratios. |
| Automatically switch video tracks by speaker | Dynamic layouts change the featured video depending on who is speaking. |
| Arrange video tracks | Position the participant tracks in your video. |
| Add gaps between video frames | Add spacing to show more of the background frame. |
| Change the aspect ratio of video frames | Use the same aspect ratio as the original recording or crop for a tighter layout. |
| Use only a track's audio | Hide a participant's video but keep their audio and transcript. |
| Mirror a video track | Flip a track horizontally so it looks like a person's reflection and more familiar to them. |
| Save a scene’s design, layout, and overlays to quickly reuse it across projects in the same studio. | |
| Apply a scene template | Apply one of Riverside’s pre-defined scene templates to quickly update the layout, design, and overall look of your video. |
Add overlays
| Add your media | Upload, find, and add media from your projects to an edit. |
| Add text overlays | Add text to identify speakers, show chapter titles, add emphasis, and more. |
| Add image overlays | Upload your own assets or browse and insert free photos from Pexels library. |
| Add video overlays | Add video layers from a royalty-free library or upload your own. |
Download and share
| Share recording, project, or draft with collaborators | Share your recordings, projects, exports, and drafts with collaborators at any stage of the creative process. |
| Export media or combined recording from the Editor | Export your recording so you can download and share it. |
| Edit and share an audio-only recording clip | Create audio-only content or share an excerpt without video. |
| Duplicate a clip | Create multiple variations of your media with the same customizations and edits. |
| Normalize audio levels | Balance the sound levels if one person was much louder or quieter than the others. |
| Remove background noise | Apply processing to reduce noise on the exported audio. |
| Remove watermark | With a subscription, choose whether to include a small Riverside watermark on your video. |
Chapters
| Add a chapter | Add your own chapters alongside the AI-generated ones. |
| Rename a chapter | Change the title label on a chapter. |
| Remove a chapter | Remove a chapter but keep its content in your edit. |
| Reposition chapter | Move a chapter's start- or end-point. |
More editor actions
| Upload video or audio file for editing | Upload media not recorded on Riverside to edit, generate transcripts, and more. |
| Collapse the timeline into a progress bar | Simplify your editing process by collapsing the recording timeline into a progress bar. |
| Create an audiogram (audio-only video) | Turn your audio-only recording into a shareable video by adding visual elements to it. |
| Record in the editor | Record directly within the editor for a seamless experience. |