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Cut Before Answer · Every promo still needs a look at the real footage before it goes live.

Shortcuts & tips

/: Search
j k: Next / previous cut
Enter: Open the cut
Esc: Back to the list
s: Star / unstar (My picks)
b: Copy the editor brief
a e x: Approve / second look / skip, then next
1–6: Jump to a page
?: This panel

Browser extension for Chrome, Edge and Brave: your posting list in one click, right-click search on any page, and cut in the address bar. Download the extension, unzip it, open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode and choose Load unpacked.

How to get a promo out in five minutes

Open Ready to post and take the first cut. It's the strongest one that has been checked.
Press Copy editor brief and send it to your editor, or export the edit list straight into Premiere or Resolve.
Checking cuts? Open To check, watch each one and press a, e or x. The next cut opens by itself, and your decisions update the posting list.
Want to know which version wins? Export the test tracker and run the alternate versions side by side.

Add files

Choose a timed script (.txt) or a .zip of episode scripts, up to 20 MB. You'll get a fresh set of cuts in a few seconds.

Script file

Everything runs on this computer. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.

Has someone checked the cuts? Add their notes file (.json) and the posting list updates.

Notes file

Your current list is kept. The notes open as a new copy.