Silence Remover
Cut the pauses, dead air and long gaps out of any voiceover, podcast clip or talking-head video. Upload audio or video and download a tighter MP3 or MP4.
Audio 1 credit per started minute (at least 2), video 5 credits per started minute
Add a file to get started.
How to remove silence from audio or video
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Upload a file
Drop in an MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC or FLAC, or a video as MP4, MOV or WebM, up to 10 minutes long.
- 02
Pick the pacing
Natural keeps a relaxed rhythm, Balanced tightens the gaps and Tight gives fast jump cuts. Open Advanced settings to fine-tune every value.
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Download the result
See how much time was saved, play it back next to the original and download an MP3 for audio or an MP4 for video.
What does a silence remover do?
A silence remover finds the pauses between the things you say and cuts them out. This one listens for speech rather than volume, so background music or room noise under your voice doesn't hide the gaps, and the quiet end of each word is kept instead of being clipped. The parts with speech are joined back together, so the recording keeps every word and loses the dead air.
Doing that by hand means scrubbing through a waveform and making dozens of cuts in an editor. Here you upload the file, pick how tight the pacing should be and download the result. Video is cut at exactly the same points as the sound, so lips stay in sync.
It works on audio and video up to 10 minutes long, which covers Shorts, Reels, TikToks, voiceovers and most clips you would pull from a longer podcast or stream.
Who it's for
Short-form creators
Tighten talking-head clips so every second of a Short, Reel or TikTok keeps people watching.
Voiceover artists
Clean up breaths and hesitations between takes before you send the file or drop it into an edit.
Podcasters
Trim the awkward gaps out of clips you cut from an episode for social media.
Teachers and course makers
Make screen recordings and lessons shorter without re-recording them.
What the tool does for you
Audio and video
Voiceovers, podcast clips and talking-head videos all work. Video is cut at the same points as the sound, so the speaker stays in sync.
Presets for pacing
Three presets cover most recordings, from a natural pace to jump-cut Shorts. There's no volume level to set: pauses are found by listening for speech.
Full control when you want it
Set the shortest pause to cut, the padding kept around speech, the crossfade at each cut and the audio quality, or switch to loudness detection with your own threshold.
Works with background music
Pauses are found by listening for speech, so music or room noise under the voice doesn't hide them, and a short crossfade at every cut avoids clicks.
Before and after numbers
See the original and new length, how many seconds were saved and how many pauses were cut.
Nothing to install
The cutting happens on our servers. You only need a browser, on a computer or a phone.
Why use this instead of cutting pauses by hand
Frequently asked questions
Will it cut the ends of words?
No. Pauses are found by listening for speech, and anything that still sounds like part of a word, such as a soft "s" or a fading vowel, is kept. If the result feels too tight, pick Balanced or Natural, or raise the padding around speech in Advanced settings.
Does it work on video?
Yes. Upload an MP4, MOV or WebM and you get back an MP4 where the picture is cut at the same moments as the sound, so the speaker stays in sync. Audio files come back as MP3.
Is it free?
Your first file is free once you sign up, for anything up to 2 minutes long. Free videos carry a small ShortsCrafter watermark. After that, audio costs 1 credit per started minute (at least 2) and video 5 credits per started minute. Any purchase removes the watermark.
What do I download?
Audio comes back as an MP3 at the quality you pick, up to 320 kbps. Video comes back as an MP4 at its original resolution, or scaled to 1080p if it was larger.
Which settings should I start with?
Balanced works for most voiceovers and talking-head clips, with or without background music. Choose Tight for fast Shorts and Natural for interviews or anything that should feel unhurried.
Get pauses removed in every video automatically
ShortsCrafter writes the script, records the voiceover and makes every scene from just your idea, and it can tighten the voiceover's pauses for you. Or scroll up and clean up a file of your own.