Remove ums from your YouTube videos
Viewers decide in seconds whether to stay. erm finds the ums, uhs and dead air in your YouTube video before you upload, you choose which go, and it removes the filler words without you scrubbing through the timeline.
Tighter YouTube videos, with less editing
Talking to a camera is hard, and most people fill the silence while they think. On a ten-minute video that can be dozens of small stumbles, each one a reason for a viewer to drift away.
What erm finds
Hey everyone, welcome back. Um, today I want to show you uh… 2.8 s pause three things I wish I’d known erm before I started.
How erm helps with YouTube videos
- Find the ums and erms in a long video in one pass, instead of listening back for them.
- Keep the words you like: a filler that gives a line its character can stay.
- Export a clean video, then add your music, titles and cuts in the editor you already use.
- Works on long recordings, so a weekly video doesn’t turn into a weekend of editing.
Remove filler words from YouTube videos in three steps
- Drop in your video. A .mov, .mp4 or .m4v of any length, from your camera, phone or screen recorder.
- Review the cuts. erm marks each um, erm, uh and long pause. Keep any you like.
- Save the edit. Done on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded.
Prefer to do it by hand? Read how to remove ums from a video on a Mac, with or without erm.
Tips for cleaner YouTube videos
- Run erm before anything else in your edit. B-roll, titles and music are easier to add to a video that’s already tight.
- Keep the fillers that are part of how you talk on camera. People subscribe for your voice, not a perfectly smooth one.
- Watch the first 30 seconds of the result twice. That’s where a slow start costs you the most.
Questions
Will it make my videos sound robotic?
No. Pauses are shortened, not removed, and the joins keep the sound of your room, so the result still sounds like you talking.
Can I still edit afterwards?
Yes. Export the cleaned video and open it in Final Cut Pro, iMovie, DaVinci Resolve or any other editor.
Does it work with long YouTube videos?
Yes. There’s no length or hour limit. Longer videos take longer to listen through, and your Mac does the work.
Can I choose which filler words to remove?
Yes. In Settings you choose which fillers erm looks for, add words of your own, and set how long a pause has to be before it’s shortened.
Other ways to use erm
Short social videos
On short videos every second counts. erm finds the ums, uhs and dead air in your Reels, Shorts and TikToks and removes the filler words, so your point lands in the first moments.
Online courses
Teaching on camera is tiring, and re-recording a lesson for one stumble is worse. erm finds the ums, erms and long thinking pauses in each course video, and removes the filler words you choose.
Video podcasts
A long conversation is full of ums and false starts. Some are part of a natural chat, but too many tire a listener. erm finds the filler words and dead air in your video podcast, so you choose which go.