# Start here

> What Cuts is, how to sign in, and your first project.
> Part of the Cuts Guide (en) — https://ferment.run/cuts/docs (Markdown map: https://ferment.run/cuts/docs/index.md)
> Canonical page: https://ferment.run/cuts/docs/start-here

Cuts is the intelligent editing app for reels and shorts. Cuts has two halves: a real editor — timeline, camera, captions, sound — and an agent you talk to. You can cut everything by hand and never open the chat, or hand Cuts the footage and a goal and review what it builds. Most people end up somewhere in between.

Cuts is an iPhone app, in English for now. And it isn't a platform: no feed, no followers, nothing posted on your behalf — your video goes where you take it.

## Signing in

There are no passwords. Three ways in:

- **Continue as guest.** No email, no account — just start. Your work is tied to your phone.
- **Sign in with Apple.** One tap, done.
- **Sign in with email.** Type your address, tap the link we send you.

Guest is a real account, not a demo. When you're ready, link it to Apple or an email from the Account screen — everything you've made comes with you.

## Your first project

Tap **+** on the Projects screen. Three ways to begin:

- **Gallery** — pick footage from your Photos.
- **Camera** — shoot right now. See [Shoot](/cuts/docs/shoot).
- **Prompt** — start with words. A blank project opens straight into chat; tell Cuts what you're making.


The moment footage lands in a project, Cuts starts reading it on your phone — transcript, beats, scenes, highlights. That analysis is free, always — it's what makes everything else work.

## What's free

Free is a real plan: unlimited editing with two-minute exports (watermarked), the full analysis, AI music and voiceover, the agent for light use, a small monthly allowance of credits. The details live in [Credits & plans](/cuts/docs/credits-and-plans) and on the [pricing page](/pricing).

## Where next

If you like to learn by doing, close this and open the app — it explains itself as you go. Otherwise, [The basics](/cuts/docs/the-basics) is the five-minute version of how the editor thinks.