Apps are the tools that do one job for you in Selects, like tightening pauses, adding captions, or generating a shot. They live in the [Apps] tab of the project panel, beside [Project].
Open and organize your apps
To open an app, click the [Apps] tab at the top of the project panel, then click the app's name. Each app opens in its own tab beside [Project] and [Apps], so you can keep several open and switch between them.
Search: Click the magnifier at the top right of the list. Search also matches the words inside an app, so "punctuation" finds Captions.
Sort: Click [Name] to flip the list between A to Z and Z to A. Starred apps stay on top.
Favorite: Hover an app and click the star. Starred apps move to the top of the list.
Change the icon: Click an app's icon to pick a color, or click [Choose image] to use your own picture.
Open in its own window: Hover an app and click [Undock panel]. To bring it back, click [Bring back here] in the app's tab, or close the window.
Note: Favorites, icon colors, and pictures are saved on your computer. They don't travel with the project.
Built-in apps
Built-in apps come with Selects and are made and maintained by the Selects team.
App | What it does |
[Captions] | Turns your draft's transcript into styled captions on the timeline. Learn more in Add captions to your video in Selects. |
[Check names and terms] | Fixes names and jargon the transcript got wrong. Learn more in Check names and terms before editing. |
[Clip highlights] | Ready-made templates that turn your footage into a short, finished edit. |
[Cut filler words] | Removes hesitations, hedging, and repeats from English footage. Learn more in Cut filler words. |
[Effects] | Adds text, stickers, transitions, zooms, filters, and sound effects. Learn more in Add effects, transitions, text, and sound effects in Selects. |
[Generate audio] | Creates a voice from a script, changes a voice, or translates speech. Learn more in Generate audio in Selects. |
[Generate image] | Creates images from a prompt, with optional reference images. Learn more in Generate images in Selects. |
[Generate video] | Creates, edits, extends, reframes, and upscales video with AI. Learn more in Generate video in Selects. |
[Remove silence] | Tightens the pauses between sentences. Learn more in Remove silence in Selects. |
[Speaker audio settings] | Decides whether each speaker's tracks play only while they talk. Learn more in Set up speakers, cameras, and audio for multi-cam. |
Note: Most apps work on the draft you have open. If you see "Select a timeline to work on", open a draft first, then try again.
Clip highlights
Clip highlights gives you ready-made templates, built by the Selects team, that you can use with your own footage.
In the [Apps] tab, click [Clip highlights].
Hover a template and click [Recreate].
Add what the template asks for under What you need. Some templates use the draft you have open, and some ask you to add clips or photos.
Click [Apply].
Selects builds the edit in the background, so you can keep working. When it's done, the result is either applied to your draft or waiting in a new timeline.
Note: If a template shows "May use credits." under [Apply], running it can use Selects credits. A template that works on a draft needs one with only video and audio on it, with no captions, graphics, or effects yet.
Explore
Explore is the gallery at the top of the [Apps] tab. It holds ready-made video templates and example AI videos. Click [View all] to open the full gallery.
Generate video: Example videos made with AI. Click one to see it large, then click [Recreate] to open Generate video with the prompt already filled in. Nothing is generated until you click [Generate] there.
Clip highlights: Templates for short edits. Click one to open it in the Clip highlights app.
FAQs
Where did the Tools tab go?
The Tools tab is now the [Apps] tab. It sits in the same place, beside [Project] at the top of the project panel, and holds the same tools plus the new built-in apps.
Why does Cut filler words say "This app isn't available for this timeline"?
Cut filler words is not available for a timeline when none of its footage was transcribed in English. Switch to a draft with English footage and the app comes back as you left it.