AI Chat

Edit your video with natural language — tell Toast what you want and the AI makes it happen.

Conversational Editing

The AI Chat panel lets you edit your video using natural language commands. Instead of clicking through menus, just describe what you want.

AI Chat Panel

Opening AI Chat

Click the AI Chat button in the top toolbar, or press Ctrl + J. The chat panel slides in from the right side of the editor.

Suggested Commands

When you open AI Chat, you'll see quick-action suggestions:

Suggestion	What It Does
Remove all filler sentences	Cuts every segment tagged as filler
Keep only the highlights	Keeps only the most impactful segments
Restore everything	Undoes all cuts, restoring the full video
Cut the intro	Removes the opening introductory segment
Add b-roll of city skyline	Searches and places B-roll footage
Zoom in on the key point	Applies zoom effect to an emphasized moment
Add emoji burst on the punchline	Adds engagement overlay at a specific moment

Example Prompts

You can type free-form commands. Here are some examples:

Cutting & Trimming

"Remove the first 30 seconds"
"Cut everything after the conclusion"
"Remove all segments where I say um or uh"
"Keep only segments 3, 5, and 7"

B-Roll

"Add B-roll of a software development team at 0:45"
"Replace the B-roll at 1:20 with a city skyline"

Effects

"Add a light leak effect to the intro"
"Apply grayscale to the first segment"

General

"Make this video shorter"
"What are the key topics in this video?"

After the AI processes your video, you can view its reasoning for each edit decision. This transparency helps you understand why certain segments were cut and whether you agree with the AI's judgment.

Tips

Be specific — "remove the intro" works better than "clean up the beginning"
Iterate — you can send multiple commands in sequence to refine edits
Undo works — if the AI makes a change you don't like, Ctrl + Z reverses it
Chat input at bottom — type your command in the text field at the bottom of the chat panel