Alternatives to Gling

An AI video editor for YouTube creators that cuts bad takes, silences and filler words automatically. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

The original

  • Gling

    An AI video editor for YouTube creators that cuts bad takes, silences and filler words automatically.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Gling.

  • Descript

    A video and audio editor where you edit recordings by editing their text transcript.

    Descript edits video and audio by editing the transcript, with desktop apps for Windows and macOS plus a web version and an AI assistant for batch cuts.

  • Captions

    An AI video editor that cuts footage, adds captions and B-roll, and creates AI avatars.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Captions edits a whole video automatically from a chosen style and adds prompt-based editing, translated captions and AI avatars, with footage uploaded to a hosted service.

  • invideo AI

    A browser-based video editor where AI agents cut and edit footage from plain-language instructions.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    invideo AI applies plain-language editing instructions on a multitrack timeline and adds real-time collaboration, though pricing and plan limits are not shown on its homepage.

  • Submagic

    An AI web app that adds animated captions, b-roll and automatic edits to short-form videos.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Submagic is a paid web app that adds animated captions, b-roll, zooms and music automatically, with a focus on short-form social clips.

  • Riverside

    A browser-based studio for recording, editing and publishing podcasts, interviews and video.

    Riverside adds remote recording of guests in up to 4K on separate tracks, with text-based editing and direct publishing, through a proprietary hosted service.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.