Know what every job cost in edit hours. Cut Time tracks your editors automatically and rolls their time up by project and client.
For production companies, agencies, and studios that bid video work by the project.
30 days free with unlimited editors · no card · then $8 per editor per month
Bidding and billing
Most production companies quote post by feel. A brand film gets three days of edit in the bid, takes six, and the overage disappears into the margin because nobody tracked it.
With Cut Time, every client project carries its edit hours. When a similar job comes in, you look up what the last one took and bid from that number. When a client asks for a fourth round of changes, you can show them what the first three cost.
In use at House of Edits
Cut Time started at House of Edits, and its editors still track every project with it. These are their numbers since March 2026.
11
editors tracked
2,900+
active editing hours
1,000+
projects logged
The studio dashboard
Hours come in on their own. You decide what to do with them.
Live team view
See which project each editor has open right now.
Hours by project
Every project gets its own total, split by editor and by day.
Client rollups
Group projects under a client to see what each account takes.
Active and idle
Time an app sat open with nobody working is counted separately.
Timesheet approvals
Request a timesheet from an editor, then approve it or send it back.
CSV export
Pull any date range as a summary or a full line-by-line export.
Cut Time doesn't record screens, take screenshots, or log keystrokes. It sends project names and minute totals. Each editor gets their own dashboard with their hours, and they can keep personal projects off the studio view.
Step 1
Create a studio
Sign up and name your workspace. No card for the first 30 days.
Step 2
Invite your editors
Each editor gets an email with a link to install the tracker on Mac or Windows.
Step 3
Hours show up
Once an editor opens a project, it appears on your dashboard.
Pricing
Try it with your whole team for 30 days. After that, you pay for the editors who track.
Does it track the whole crew or just editors?
+Cut Time tracks time spent in DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, After Effects and Final Cut Pro. It covers the post side of a production company. Shoot days and prep aren't tracked.
Can I see hours per client?
+Yes. Group projects under a client and the dashboard totals hours per client for any date range.
Can I use it to bill clients for revisions?
+Yes. Every project shows active hours by day and by editor, so you can see when a revision round happened and how long it took. Export to CSV for your invoice.
We hire freelancers per job. Do I pay for them all year?
+You pay for editors who track. Remove a freelancer when the job wraps and the seat comes off your bill, prorated.
How long does setup take?
+Sign up, invite your editors by email, and they install the tracker. Hours appear once an editor opens a project.
More questions? Email [email protected].
Start a studio, invite your editors, and check back once they open a project.
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