Tools · Mac and iPhone
One free app, every video job: tools for Mac and iPhone
Each page below answers one job people search for and shows exactly how Zella does it, with the real buttons named. Everything runs on your own device, your video is never uploaded, and the free tier never adds a watermark.
Record
- Mac
Screen recorder for Mac
Record your Mac screen with internal audio and your mic in Zella: full screen, region, window or camera. Free, no watermark, nothing uploaded.
- iPhone
iPhone screen recorder
A screen recorder app for iPhone that edits too: Zella records with ReplayKit, other apps included, then cuts and captions on the phone. Free.
- Mac
Record screen and webcam
Record your screen and your face at the same time on Mac with Zella: a webcam bubble you shape and place, with blur or background removal. Free.
- iPhone
Teleprompter for iPhone
A free teleprompter app for iPhone that records video: paste your script in Zella, set the pace in words per minute and read it over the camera.
Cut and clean up
- Mac and iPhone
One-click auto edit
Zella's Auto-Polish edits a raw take in one click on Mac or one tap on iPhone: silence and filler cuts, captions, clean voice, zooms and music. Free.
- Mac and iPhone
Remove silences
Remove silences from video automatically with Zella: Cut Empty Space on Mac or Clean Up on iPhone finds every pause and closes the gap. Free.
- Mac and iPhone
Remove filler words
Zella finds um, uh, like and you know in your transcript and cuts them, with Remove Fillers on Mac or Clean Up on iPhone. Free and on-device.
- iPhone
Edit video by text
In Zella for iPhone, delete a word or a line from the transcript and the video ripple-cuts to match. On-device transcription, free, nothing uploaded.
- Mac and iPhone
Edit by typing
An AI video editor for Mac and iPhone that edits for you: type cut the silences or add captions and Zella does it. Free with your own key.
- Mac and iPhone
Auto B-Roll
Zella reads your captions, picks the most visual word in each line on-device and drops cutaways onto the timeline. No key needed. Free on Mac and iPhone.
- Mac and iPhone
Change video speed
Speed up, slow down or reverse a video in Zella on iPhone and Mac, with captions, zooms and music kept in sync. Free; smooth speed ramps are Pro.
Captions and on-screen text
- Mac and iPhone
Auto captions
Add captions to a video automatically with Zella: word-timed, written on your device in 27 spoken languages, 10 presets on Mac and 9 on iPhone. Free.
- iPhone
Translate captions
Translate your video's subtitles into another language on iPhone: Zella rewrites captions into 19 languages on-device, keeping word-pop timing. Free.
- Mac and iPhone
Text behind person
Put text behind a person in a video with Zella's on-device subject cutout: Text Behind Me on Mac, Text Behind Subject on iPhone. Free, no upload.
- Mac and iPhone
Arrows and callouts
Point at anything in a video with Zella: 20 callout types on Mac and 19 on iPhone, from arrows and spotlights to keystrokes and blur. Free, on-device.
- Mac and iPhone
Animated text and titles
Add animated text to a video in Zella: 85 text animations, 23 title styles on Mac, 12 title templates on iPhone and 3 text highlights. Free.
Look and background
- Mac and iPhone
Remove video background
Remove the background from your video on Mac or iPhone with Zella's on-device AI, then blur it or drop in one of 40 scenes. No green screen, no upload.
- Mac and iPhone
Blur video background
Blur the background behind you with Zella's on-device AI: live while you film on iPhone, on your Mac webcam, or later in the editor. Free, no green screen.
- Mac and iPhone
Blur and pixelate
Blur or pixelate a face, an email or an API key in a video with Zella on iPhone and Mac. You place the Blur callout by hand; it is baked into the export.
- Mac and iPhone
Video filters and looks
Video filters that look graded: 92 colour looks on iPhone and 93 on Mac in Zella, with an intensity slider and a Color Board. Free, no watermark.
- Mac and iPhone
Video transitions
Zella has 25 transitions on Mac and iPhone, from Cross Dissolve and Whip Pan to Light Leak and Zoom Punch. Free on every plan, rendered on-device.
- Mac
Auto zoom on clicks
Zella zooms in on every click in your Mac screen recordings: Auto-Zoom Clicks reads the cursor data it recorded and adds smooth zooms. Free, on-device.
Sound and voice
- Mac and iPhone
Remove background noise
Remove background noise from a video on iPhone or Mac: Zella's Remove Noise takes out fan hum, room noise and mic hiss on your device. Free.
- Mac and iPhone
Voice enhancer
Make your voice sound better in a video with Zella's Polish Voice: levelled to about -14 LUFS, with 5 voice tones on Mac and iPhone. Free, on-device.
- Mac and iPhone
Sound effects
Add sound effects to a video with Zella's 101 royalty-free sound effects on Mac and iPhone: whoosh, riser, vine boom, pop and more. Free, no download.
- Mac and iPhone
Voice changer
Change your voice in a video with Zella's 16 voice changers on Mac and iPhone: Robot, Chipmunk, Deep, Monster, Telephone and more. Free, on-device.
- Mac and iPhone
Auto-duck music
Lower background music automatically when you talk: Zella's Auto-Duck dips the music under your voice on Mac and iPhone, with royalty-free beds. Free.
- Mac and iPhone
Beat sync
Sync your video to the beat with Zella on Mac and iPhone: Beat Sync finds the beats in your music and punches a zoom on each one. Free to start.
Reframe and export
- Mac and iPhone
Make video vertical
Convert a horizontal video to vertical 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts with Zella's face-aware Make Vertical on Mac and iPhone. 1080p free.
- Mac and iPhone
Video to GIF
Convert a screen recording or any video to a GIF in Zella on Mac or iPhone, with captions and zooms baked in. Free, no watermark, made on your device.
- Mac and iPhone
Export for social
Export for TikTok, Reels, Shorts, YouTube or Instagram with Zella's one-tap presets on Mac and iPhone: the right size set for you, free with no watermark.