How to Remove Ums and Likes from Video in One Pass

You do not need two separate cleanup passes for "um" and "like." A single detection engine reads the full transcript with word-level precision and flags every filler word type at once, so both get removed together automatically.

Why These Two Show Up Together

"Um" tends to appear during a pause while thinking; "like" tends to appear as a connector between ideas or as a hedge before a word choice. Because they serve different roles in speech, they often cluster in the same sentence — "Um, so, like, the main thing is..." A tool built only for silence detection catches the pause around "um" but has no way to catch "like," since there is no gap in the audio at all.

What a Combined Pass Looks Like

Because the whole transcript is read at once, both word types get flagged in the same review screen. You see one color-coded transcript with every filler word — not two separate reports to reconcile.

Step-by-Step

1. Record normally, without editing yourself mid-take
2. Upload the recording
3. Select Medium or Aggressive mode depending on how tight you want the final cut
4. Review the transcript — "um," "like," and other tics all appear flagged together
5. Approve and download

Beyond Um and Like

The same pass also catches basically, literally, right, actually, you know, and I mean — the broader filler word removal set that shows up in unscripted professional speech. Coaches recording course modules and sales reps recording demos tend to see the heaviest concentration of these combined tics, since both formats involve thinking out loud on camera.

Keeping It Sounding Like You

A short crossfade dissolve between cuts means the finished sentence flows the way it would if you had simply said it cleanly the first time. Nothing about the final file gives away how many words were removed.

Clean video in 9 minutes or it's free. Upload your video and preview every flagged word before committing, or compare plans if you record regularly.