LVE

Lightweight video editor · macOS 14+

Edit the story.
Not the software.

A fast, focused editor for people who need a sharp cut—not another production suite to manage.

Get LVE · $14.99 See what it does

One-time purchase. No account. No subscription.

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LVE
A SMALL FILM ABOUTGOING
FURTHER
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● VIDEO 1
COAST_01.MOV
CLIFF_02.MOV
● AUDIO 1
ORIGINAL AUDIO
Magnetic snap08.14 s
On-device captions

The promise

“Everything needed for a polished edit. Nothing that turns editing into administration.”
01No account
02No subscription
03No tracking
04No feature maze

The complete edit

Small footprint.
Serious workflow.

LVE stays deliberately narrow: assemble, trim, layer, caption and export—with fewer decisions between intent and result.

01 / Timeline

A timeline that gets out of your way.

Drop a folder of clips, append them in one move, and make the cut. Clips magnetically meet the playhead and each other. Push one clip into another and the touched edge trims cleanly.

  • Fast multi-import and append
  • Simple magnetic snapping
  • Ripple-free edge trimming
  • Multiple video, audio and overlay tracks
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INTRO.MOV
DETAIL.MOV
LOGO.PNG
INTERVIEW.WAV
SNAP
02 / Canvas

One edit. Every useful shape.

Switch between landscape, portrait and square. Move and scale directly on canvas, use Crop when you need precision, then Reset without hunting through an inspector.

  • 16:9, 9:16 and 1:1 projects
  • Direct manipulation and crop mode
  • Visible Crop and Reset controls
  • Click away for a clean, box-free preview
CANVAS
16:99:161:1
THE WEEKENDESCAPE
Fit · 100%
03 / Captions

Captions generated where the edit lives.

Download the optional Whisper model once, then transcribe locally. Select the source, language and style; LVE builds editable caption cards aligned to the timeline.

  • On-device speech recognition
  • Seven supported languages
  • Editable timing, wording and styles
  • Nothing spoken is sent to LVE
MAKE THE CUT
THEN MOVE ON.
SOURCEInterview_01.mov
LANGUAGEEnglish⌄
STYLEEditorial⌄
MAKE THE CUTTHEN MOVE ON
04 / Portfolio

Your reusable shots—and the missing one.

Search your personal Portfolio, or find free video and photos from Pexels without breaking the edit. Preview video on hover, filter by shape, add at the playhead or save for next time.

  • Searchable personal media library
  • Pexels video and photo search
  • Landscape, portrait and square filters
  • Your API key stays in macOS Keychain
PORTFOLIOSTOCKYOURS
⌕ocean roadVideosAny aspect
PEXELS0:18
Coastal road3840×2160 · By Taryn Elliott
PEXELS0:12
Past the cliffs1080×1920 · By Cottonbro
PEXELS0:09
Blue distance2160×2160 · By Kelly
Free media · creator credit stays attached Media provided by Pexels
05 / Export

Finish cleanly.

Export the full timeline to H.264 MP4, or mark named sections and render them as a batch. Progress is explicit. Cancellation is always one click away.

  • Full-timeline MP4 export
  • Named multi-section batch export
  • Visible progress and current section
  • Safe cancellation and partial-file cleanup
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EXPORTING MP4

03 — Product detail

68%3 of 4 sections
✓ 01 — Opening.mp4✓ 02 — Context.mp4→ 03 — Product detail.mp4· 04 — Closing.mp4
Also included

The expected things,
made properly.

Layers

Video, stills, text, overlays and audio in the same clear timeline.

Undo / redo

Experiment freely, with familiar keyboard shortcuts and recoverable projects.

In / out marks

Set a precise working range and create reusable named export sections.

Autosave

Recovery is quietly maintained while you focus on the cut.

Simple software. Simple price.

$14.99

One purchase. The complete editor.

  • All editing features included
  • No account or recurring fee
  • Local-first by design
  • For macOS 14 or later
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