Somewhere, two people have a podcast in their heads humanity will never hear.

The world is still waiting on what you haven’t made yet.

Shoot more.Edit less.

Darkgrade dials in your camera, captures the shot, and returns a finished first cut — on your own machine. You stay the director. Nothing leaves your computer unless you say so.

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Record is one button.

The rest are in your way.

We’re deleting the rest.

StudioDesktop and mobile app

One tap & we’re rolling.

An app that sets your lights and camera, takes orders by voice and, soon, hands you a first cut.

  • Lights and camera, set in one tapToday
  • Works with the gear you already ownToday
  • Voice control for the whole studioToday
  • A first cut the moment you stop recordingNext

First cutOn the way

Your footage edits itself.

A first cut is waiting the moment you stop recording, made on your own machine. You take it from there.

  • Silences trimmedNext
  • Titles and captions addedNext
  • Music mixed inNext

You stay the director.

  1. No AI slop, no fake people. We make your real footage move faster — and give you back your evenings.

  2. Everything runs on your machine by default. We don’t train on your footage.

  3. The core is free, and stays free. The app is priced fairly, with no bait-and-switch.Our code is on GitHub. Read it here.

  4. We believe good taste can’t be automated, and authentic human connection can’t be engineered. Our mission is to build better tools, so creators can tell better stories.