Whole-card scan
Point CutCull at a folder for instant local media management — no catalog import required, unlike heavyweight editors, and faster on multi-clip video than photo-only browsers like Bridge or Photo Mechanic.
CUTCULL FOR DESKTOP
The desktop footage organizer for creators
Video culling software built to turn a whole card dump into edit-ready clips fast on macOS and Windows: rate, tag, cull, and organize your footage, then hand clean clips to your NLE.
CutCullALPHA
Search filename, tags, notes…/
OrganizeSubmit 25
Folders▤ ⤓ +
All 504Modified 27Reject 4
0:48
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0:07
25% − Fit 1:1 +
RatingFlag✕Tags
EditReset
Non-destructiveBasic gradeAuto
Tone
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SEE IT IN MOTION
The desktop workspace, in motion.
A simplified look at the real app: cull a whole card with star ratings, mark subclips on the scrub bar, then organize, submit, and clean up — without touching an original.
Batch organizing
Move the keepers into their folders in one structured pass.
CutCullALPHA
Search filename, tags, notes…/
OrganizeSubmit 25
Folders▤ ⤓ +
All 504Modified 27Reject 4
0:48
1:12
0:07
25% − Fit 1:1 +
RatingFlag✕Tags
EditReset
Non-destructiveBasic gradeAuto
Tone
Colour
Sharpness
Crop
Original16:94:5
Organize — Auto-sort✕
✓ Scope→✓ Group by→✓ Folders→4 Destination→5 Preview
★ By rating● By colourBy dateBy tagMoveCopy
Groups
★★★★★12
★★★★9
★★★7
Preview · 28 matched
Video · 12
Photo · 9
Video · 7
Runs on SubmitBackNext →
Clean NLE handoff
Submit via FCPXML, Premiere XML, or EDL to DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, or Final Cut Pro, or export trimmed clips.
CutCullALPHA
Search filename, tags, notes…/
OrganizeSubmit 25
Folders▤ ⤓ +
All 504Modified 27Reject 4
0:48
1:12
0:07
25% − Fit 1:1 +
RatingFlag✕Tags
EditReset
Non-destructiveBasic gradeAuto
Tone
Colour
Sharpness
Crop
Original16:94:5
↑Submit374Scope: All folders ▾
Operations · in order
✓
Organize assets
✓
Cut subclips
Stream copyRe-encode✓
Export NLE project file
FCPXMLPremiere XMLEDLYou get
49New files
3.2 GBEst. size
0To trash
FCPXML ✓MP4 ×48 ✓JPG ×9 ✓
Cancel↑ Submit
Safe by default
Deletions go to the system Trash, and your originals are never modified.
CutCullALPHA
Search filename, tags, notes…/
OrganizeSubmit 25
Folders▤ ⤓ +
All 504Modified 27Reject 4
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✕
✕
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★★★★★
25% − Fit 1:1 +
RatingFlag✕Tags
EditReset
Non-destructiveBasic gradeAuto
Tone
Colour
Sharpness
Crop
Original16:94:5
↑Submit374Scope: All folders ▾
Operations · in order
✓
Clean up “Reject” assets
19 files · 14.8 GB
Only after export is verified
✓ Export verified — safe to clean
Move to trash
19To trash
14.8GB freed
0Keepers touched
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Recoverable from system Trash — never permanently deletedCancel↑ Submit
♻Recoverable
ALREADY BUILT
What the desktop app already does.
Fast review decisions
Flags, star ratings, color labels, and hierarchical tags — all keyboard-driven and saved to standard XMP sidecars.
Multiple subclips
Mark several independent In/Out ranges on the same source clip.
Smart collections and search
Saved filters plus full-text search over everything you have tagged.
Batch organizing
Move the keepers into their folders in one structured pass.
Non-destructive develop
A simple grade, built-in Looks, .cube LUTs, and cropping — rendered only into new files.
Clean NLE handoff
Submit via FCPXML, Premiere XML, or EDL to DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, or Final Cut Pro, or export trimmed clips.
Safe by default
Deletions go to the system Trash, and your originals are never modified.
COMING NEXT
On the way — running entirely on your machine.
Both features below run locally. Your footage is never uploaded, and your originals are never touched.
Segmentation suggestions
CutCull proposes where clips should start and end; you keep the final say.
AI asset analysis
On-device AI reviews every clip for misses, shake, and content tags — conclusions only, no uploads.
Platforms
Planned for macOS and Windows.
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