Recut is a desktop app that removes silences locally, with no transcription or AI, then exports an XML to Premiere, DaVinci or Final Cut. Rushly is a Premiere plugin: AI Cleanup cuts silences, hesitations and bad takes, keeps the best take and catches repeats, and Rushly adds Smart Clips, Captions, Zooms, Audio and Multicam. We found neither zooms nor audio processing in Recut. Recut still makes sense if you just want the gaps gone, fully offline.
Rushly vs Recut, feature by feature.
Rushly's features, one per row. Then two rows where Recut comes out ahead.
Recut features checked on October 16, 2026 on getrecut.com, and subject to change. Check their site.
Why editors switch from Recut to Rushly.
Far more than silences.
Recut removes gaps, full stop. Rushly also removes hesitations, keeps the best take, catches repeats, and does Smart Clips, Captions, Zooms and Audio.
Right inside Premiere.
Recut has you export an XML and import it back. Rushly applies the cuts in your timeline, with no round trip.
You review every cut.
Rushly shows every cut in the review, with playback and the current word highlighted. You approve or undo before anything is applied.
Recut removes silences. Rushly removes the chore.
Recut is a simple, fast desktop app (Mac and Windows): it reads your waveform, removes silences, handles multi-mic footage and exports an XML to Premiere, DaVinci, Final Cut, ScreenFlow or CapCut. Everything runs locally, with no connection needed.
Its scope is deliberately narrow: no transcription, no filler words, no best-take selection. For cleaning up gaps, that's enough. For a full rough cut, the rest is missing.
Rushly's AI Cleanup covers silences, but also hesitations, bad takes and repeats, right in your timeline, with no XML export. Rushly also does Smart Clips, Captions, Zooms, Audio and podcast Multicam. Both methods are walked through in the guide to removing silence in Premiere Pro.
When Recut is still the right pick
Pick Recut if all you need is to remove silences, if working fully offline matters to you (Recut uploads nothing), if you edit in several apps, or if you'd rather pay once than subscribe. It's a simple, fast, reliable tool for that exact job.
Rushly or Recut, in plain terms.
Is Rushly a good Recut alternative?
Does Recut do transcription or captions?
Does Recut integrate with Premiere Pro?
Is Recut more private than Rushly?
How much does Rushly cost compared with Recut?
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