Click the Settings icon to open the workspace settings dropdown.
When you are signed in, the top of the dropdown shows your remaining credits. Hover over it to see your usage and open your plans.
Timeline
Timeline settings control what shows on the draft timeline while you cut.
[Mark bad shots in source]: When enabled, the shaky and out of focus stretches Selects has found are marked on the source strip. See Find shaky and blurry shots.
[Click anywhere to move playhead]: When enabled, clicking an empty part of the timeline moves the playhead there. When disabled, clicking empty space only clears your clip selection and the playhead stays where it is. This is on by default if you use the Final Cut Pro shortcut preset, and off otherwise.
[Show subtopic clips]: When enabled, subtopic clips show on the draft timeline alongside topics, which makes the structure of a long topic easier to see while you cut. When disabled, only topics show.
Transcript
Transcript settings control how the transcript panel displays content during editing.
[Show cuts (grayed out)]: When enabled, cut sections remain visible in the transcript as grayed-out text. When disabled, cut sections are hidden entirely. Keeping them visible is useful when you want to restore previously cut content. Hiding them gives you a cleaner reading experience.
[Show silence frame length]: When enabled, silent gaps in the transcript display the exact number of frames. When disabled, silent gaps show as "⋯" instead. Frame counts are useful when you need precise timing information during cleanup.
[Right-to-left transcript]: When enabled, the transcript panel reads from right to left, which is useful for footage spoken in Arabic, Hebrew, Urdu, or Persian. It is off by default and does not change with the interface language.
Main editing tool
Your main editing tool is the app Selects hands your edit off to in one click. To choose it, right-click [Export] in the top right and pick [Adobe Premiere], [Final Cut Pro], or [DaVinci Resolve] under [Main editing tool]. Its icon then sits beside [Export]. Choose [Hide] to remove the icon.
Choosing a main editing tool also switches your keyboard shortcuts to that tool's preset. Picking an editing tool's preset in the keyboard view sets it as your main editing tool too.
Keyboard shortcuts
Click [Keyboard shortcuts] to open the keyboard view, where you can see every shortcut on a full keyboard, switch between the Selects, Premiere, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve presets, change any single shortcut, or import your shortcuts from another editor.
Learn more in Selects keyboard shortcuts.
Guide
Click [Guide] to launch the in-app interactive walkthrough and get familiar with the Selects workspace.
Feedback
Click [Feedback] to open the support chat. From here, you can send feedback, report bugs, ask questions, and browse help center articles.
Homepage account settings
Note: Click your profile icon (your profile photo or initial) in the top right to open the account settings dropdown. The account menu is only available on the Selects homepage. If you are in a project, click the home icon in the top left to return to the homepage first, then click your profile icon.
Credits and plans
Below your email, the dropdown shows how many credits you have left and how many hours of media they can analyze. Click [See plans] to open the dashboard, where you can purchase or upgrade a plan, buy more credits, check your credit usage, and download invoices. Click [Earn credits] to see ways to get free credits. If your plan allows top-ups, a [Top up] button also appears.
Learn more in Selects app: plans and pricing.
Connect MCP
Click [Connect MCP] to connect Selects to your AI agent (like Claude) using the Selects MCP. This lets you edit footage directly through a chat-based AI interface without switching tools.
Learn more in Connect Selects to your AI agent with the Selects MCP.
Language
Click [Language] to change the Selects interface language. Choose your preferred language from the dropdown, then click [Save changes].
Currently, Selects is available in 10 languages: English, Español, Português, 한국어, 日本語, 中文(简体), Français, Italiano, Deutsch, and Türkçe.
The interface updates immediately. No restart needed.
Learn more
Click [Learn more] to open the Selects Help Center in your browser. It opens the full guide collection, not a single article, so it is the fastest way in when you are not sure which guide you need.
Logout
Click [Logout] to sign out and switch accounts.
Projects in Selects are saved to your machine, not your account. If you log out and sign in with a different account on the same computer, your existing projects will still be there.
Note: Free credits for new users are also linked to your machine. If this computer has already claimed them, a new account will not get them again.
FAQs
Can I move a Selects project to a different computer?
Selects saves your projects to the machine you're working on, not to your account, so a project you started on one computer will not show up when you log in on another. Copying the project folder over does not work either. Projects are not designed to move between devices that way.
If you want to keep working on a different computer, export your progress to your main editing tool (Premiere, Final Cut Pro, or DaVinci Resolve), then move the original video files and that project file to the other computer. Selects does not have a dedicated project export feature yet, but it is on the roadmap.
Note: Using Selects on more than one device will not charge you twice. Your plan and credits are tied to your Cutback account, not a specific device.