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No editing software. Nothing to learn.

Record yourself talking. We'll edit it for YouTube.

Do you know how to record a video on your phone? Do you know how to upload that video to the web? That's all you need to know. We give it back to you edited and ready for YouTube.

Record nowUse your laptop's camera.Upload a videoFrom your phone or computer.

Your first video is free. No card needed.

Getting your video from your phone

Pick the way that matches your phone. Each takes a minute or two.

iPhone and Mac

  1. On your iPhone, open the video in Photos and tap the Share button (the square with an arrow).
  2. Tap AirDrop, then tap your Mac.
  3. On your Mac, the video is in your Downloads folder. Come back here and choose it.

Any phone

  1. Put the video in Google Photos or iCloud Photos from your phone.
  2. On this computer, open Google Photos or iCloud Photos, open the video and download it.
  3. Come back here and choose it from your Downloads folder.

Email it to yourself

  1. This works for short videos only, because most email won't send large files.
  2. Email the video to yourself from your phone.
  3. Open that email on this computer, download the video, then choose it here.

How it works

Three steps to a finished video

  1. 1

    Record yourself

    One camera, one mic, you on screen from the waist up. Your phone is all you need.

  2. 2

    Drop it in

    Upload the file and tell us your name and email. No setup and no design choices: we pick a look that suits how you talk.

  3. 3

    Get it back edited

    We trim the long pauses and the lines you started over, then add your title and graphics. Watch it, tell us anything you'd like changed, then download it and post it.

What you get

Every video comes back with your look

Here's a sample look. We pick one that suits how you talk, and you can add your own logo and colors any time.

An opening that hooks

A title written from what you say, right over your first seconds on camera.

Graphics as you talk

Lists, numbers, quotes, before-and-after cards and timelines pop up as you say them, in your own words.

Your name on screen

Your name and what you do, right as you start talking.

A closing screen, if you like

Turn it on for a thank-you in your colors, with room for YouTube's "watch next" links.

Shorts with every video

Up to three short upright clips cut from each video, with captions, ready for YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Reels. Included, at no extra cost.

Plus

  • Keeps moving Long pauses and the lines you said twice are cut, and the picture moves in closer now and then, so viewers stay with you.
  • Clean sound Background noise cleaned up, and your voice set to the volume YouTube expects.
  • Thumbnail and title A bold thumbnail with you up close and a few big words, written as a pair with your YouTube title and description. Swap the words or the picture in one click.
  • Changes when you ask Pause where you want something different, say it in your own words, and get a new version back.
  • Subtitles in your language A subtitles file of everything you say. Talk in English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese or Hindi, and your titles and graphics come back in the same language.
  • Your look on every video The same title style, name tag and colors each time, so your channel looks like one show.

Made for one camera and one mic

Your part is the recording

Sit in front of your camera, talk to your audience and upload the file. We handle the rest.

  • Frame yourself from the waist up
  • Hold your phone sideways
  • Keep the mic close to you
  • Upload one file, up to 60 minutes

  • Getting your video from your phone

    Pick the way that matches your phone. Each takes a minute or two.

    iPhone and Mac

    1. On your iPhone, open the video in Photos and tap the Share button (the square with an arrow).
    2. Tap AirDrop, then tap your Mac.
    3. On your Mac, the video is in your Downloads folder. Come back here and choose it.

    Any phone

    1. Put the video in Google Photos or iCloud Photos from your phone.
    2. On this computer, open Google Photos or iCloud Photos, open the video and download it.
    3. Come back here and choose it from your Downloads folder.

    Email it to yourself

    1. This works for short videos only, because most email won't send large files.
    2. Email the video to yourself from your phone.
    3. Open that email on this computer, download the video, then choose it here.

Pricing

Try it free, then keep it simple

Every video gets the same full edit. Prices are in US dollars. Sales tax is added where it applies.

Your first video

Free

  • A full edit with your look
  • Your title, your name on screen and graphics as you talk
  • Ask for as many changes as you like
  • Subtitles file included
  • A small "Edited with Videoteca" note at the end, which you can remove once you approve it
Start your first video, free

Founding plan

$19 $29 a month

Videoteca is in beta. Our first 100 members keep this founding price for as long as they stay.

  • 4 edited videos every month
  • Ask for as many changes as you like
  • Need another? Add a video for $5
  • No Videoteca note on your videos
  • Cancel any time
Start free, then $19/month

Your first video is free. Pick a plan after you've seen it.

Questions

What people ask us

Who edits my video?
Our editing software. It does the cutting and graphics in minutes, and you can ask for changes in your own words.
How long does it take?
Usually a few minutes once it's uploaded: about 3 minutes for a 5-minute video, and up to about 69 minutes for 60 minutes filmed in 4K. We email you when it's ready.
Who can see my video?
It stays private in your account. Nothing is posted anywhere unless you post it yourself. Our editing software uses an AI service to read the words you say, so it can cut and add graphics. It never gets your video or face. If you speak a change instead of typing it, that clip is turned into text. Nobody else sees your video unless you share it.
What if I don't like it?
Pause where you'd like something different and tell us in your own words. You get a new version back, as many times as you like. That's true for your free video too.
What do I need?
A phone (or any camera), a quiet room, and you talking to it, filmed sideways (wider than tall). Up to 60 minutes.
My video is on my phone. How do I get it onto my computer?

Getting your video from your phone

Pick the way that matches your phone. Each takes a minute or two.

iPhone and Mac

  1. On your iPhone, open the video in Photos and tap the Share button (the square with an arrow).
  2. Tap AirDrop, then tap your Mac.
  3. On your Mac, the video is in your Downloads folder. Come back here and choose it.

Any phone

  1. Put the video in Google Photos or iCloud Photos from your phone.
  2. On this computer, open Google Photos or iCloud Photos, open the video and download it.
  3. Come back here and choose it from your Downloads folder.

Email it to yourself

  1. This works for short videos only, because most email won't send large files.
  2. Email the video to yourself from your phone.
  3. Open that email on this computer, download the video, then choose it here.

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