Focus keeps files in place and makes speech, faces, scenes, metadata, and visual details searchable on Mac and Windows. Open the source moment, save selects, and hand off to Premiere, Resolve, or Final Cut.
From $49 one-time. Secure checkout via LemonSqueezy. Prefer to test first? The free trial indexes 30 videos.
Need a quick decision check?
27-second real product capture
One real task in Focus: find the Yosemite shot, verify it in context, save the range, build a Sequence, and prepare the NLE export.
Library
Start with the footage you already have.
Focus keeps linked files in place and shows which local search modes are ready.
Click a step to inspect the workflow. The footage stays on the computer throughout the demo.
One continuous workflow
Three stages from the real product. Start with a representative project before indexing a full archive.
Original media stays in the selected folder unless you explicitly choose a copy or move action.
Best fit
Focus is strongest when the job is to recover exact moments and turn them into editable selects under deadline, privacy, or archive pressure.
Workflow 1
Wedding and event videographers
Hundreds of gigabytes, multiple cameras, and client-critical speeches or reactions buried under deadline pressure.
Workflow 2
YouTube, podcast, and freelance creator editors
Long interviews, podcasts, livestreams, and B-roll libraries become slow to mine for quotes, topics, and reusable clips.
Workflow 3
Documentary editors and private archive teams
Months or years of interviews and footage make rediscovery expensive, especially when the material is private.
Feature walkthrough
Find the moment, verify it, shape it into source-backed selects, and hand it off to your editor.
Find
Search by speech, visuals, or people.
CEO says, "we launch tonight," and the room erupts.
Stage screen flashes the final countdown graphic.
Creative director jumps up during the go-live cheer.
Assemble
Use search, highlights, and transcript beats to build a sequence you can verify before editing.
Sequence prompt
Deliver
Export XML, EDL, SRT, and metadata with timing intact.
Operate
Import, process, review, and organize footage with clear status.
Sources
Trust
No upload queue. No monthly cloud bill. Your footage stays on your machine.
Data uploaded
0 bytes
Search, processing, and export stay local.
Acceleration
Metal / CUDA
Uses Metal/CUDA on your machine.
Billing
One-time
No monthly platform fees.
Use cases
Same engine, different needs.
For
Find selects fast, verify them sooner, hand off cleanly.
For
Find family moments across years without rewatching everything.
For
Keep private libraries searchable without uploading sensitive media.
For
Find key decisions in long meetings with transcript search and timestamps.
For
Loop transcript segments, confirm speakers, and export SRT for dubbing work.
For
Surface vows and speeches quickly so delivery stays on schedule.
In the App
A quick look at the real interface on macOS and Windows.
Smart Library
Find keeper shots across massive drives before your deadline gets tighter.
Visual Search
Describe what you remember and review the matching frames with source timecodes.
Clip Review
Inspect the source, move through shots, and set the exact range before saving it.
Verified Selects
Keep the useful moments together with their source context and review status.
Sequences
Write a sequence prompt, review candidate moments, then add or reorder selects before export.
Editor Handoff
Prepare the reviewed sequence for Final Cut, Premiere, or Resolve.
Performance
In the default local workflow, Focus indexes speech, scenes, faces, and visual details on your machine, then lets you search by what you remember.
Real-Time Factor
Processing time / video duration
Search Inputs
Speech, visuals, people, and scenes
Privacy
Measured mode; optional network features excluded
Upload Step
For the measured local-ingestion mode
A disclosed single-run pilot on an Apple M1 Pro measured this local ingestion pipeline at 0.76× real time.
The only displayed timing is derived from the 97.685-second source duration and its measured 0.76 real-time factor. It is not a second run.
One disclosed M1 Pro ingestion observation. No large-library or search-quality result is inferred.
Get Instant AccessVerify before buying
Focus is a local-first desktop video manager for Mac and Windows. Use the free trial to index 30 videos, confirm that search finds the moments you need, then buy once if it fits.
Index up to 30 videos in the free trial and search speech, visuals, and people before paying.
Video files, transcripts, and search indexes stay on your device. No cloud upload is required for indexing.
Indexing speed depends on the machine, models, media, and selected analyses. Test a representative folder before buying.
Paid access is a one-time purchase with a 14-day refund policy if Focus is not right for your workflow.
One-time license
Pick the Focus that fits your workflow. Both are one-time purchases with no subscription.
Focus Personal
$49
/ once
Search private local footage and save the moments worth keeping.
Best for personal archives, family videos, and solo creators.
Focus Pro
Most complete$89
/ once
Search private footage, build verified selects, and export to your editor.
Best for video editors, documentary editors, and production teams.
You can upgrade from Personal to Pro anytime — just pay the difference.