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Focus

A local pre-edit intelligence layer for footage-heavy workflows.

Product

  • Features
  • Pricing
  • Install

Comparisons

  • Alternative to Kyno
  • Alternative to Stash
  • Alternative to Eagle.cool
  • Alternative to Lightroom
  • Alternative to Descript
  • Alternative to Jumper
  • Alternative to Peakto
  • Alternative to Vindexr
  • Alternative to Edit Mind
  • Alternative to SmartVideoFinder
  • Alternative to Riverside
  • Alternative to Opus Clip
  • Alternative to Vidyo.ai
  • Alternative to RoughCut

Use Cases

  • For Video Editors
  • For Assistant Editors
  • For Documentary Editors
  • For UX Research
  • For Remote Workers
  • For Private Archives
  • For Wedding Videographers
  • For Parents
  • For Fandubbers
  • Use Cases

Resources

  • Offline Video Library Manager
  • Local Video Search
  • Find similar video shots
  • Search B-roll without tagging
  • Search AI-generated footage
  • Local video archive search
  • Podcast and interview archive search
  • NAS Video Library Manager
  • Premiere XML Export
  • FCPXML, EDL & SRT Export

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Try Focus for Free

Run private video search on your own device. No uploads, no subscription, no lock-in.

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Ready to skip the trial cap?

Buy now if you already know your workflow needs full indexing this week.

Buy now — $89 one-timeStart with free trial

No subscription renewals. 14-day refund policy.

Download the trial

Use all core features with a 30-video indexing limit.

Download for macOS

Requires macOS 12.0+ or Windows 10/11 (GPU recommended for faster indexing)

Trial installers are updated per release on use-focus.com.

Trial Limitations

What is limited in trial mode

  • Maximum 30 videos indexed in your library
  • "Trial Mode" banner remains visible
  • No time limit — use it as long as you want

What's Included

What you can test now

  • AI-powered semantic search
  • Automatic transcription & face detection
  • NLE integration (Premiere, Resolve, FCP)

macOS Security

The latest Focus build is notarized. If macOS still blocks launch, your system likely cached an older build.

How to resolve:

  1. Delete older Focus builds from Downloads/Applications
  2. Install the latest Focus package
  3. If needed, open once from System Settings > Privacy & Security

Windows Security

Windows may show a SmartScreen prompt for newly released builds.

How to open:

  1. Click "More info"
  2. Click "Run anyway"

Privacy First Design

All AI models run locally on your device using the GPU (Metal or CUDA). Your videos never leave your device. No cloud uploads, no external API calls.

Trial vs Full Access

Trial (Free)

  • Index up to 30 videos
  • Trial banner remains visible
  • Great for evaluation; limited for real delivery workloads

Full Access ($89 one-time)

  • No license cap on indexed videos; hardware and library size still affect speed
  • Sequences + Smart Filters included
  • Export-ready workflow for Premiere, Resolve, and Final Cut handoff

Upgrade trigger

Upgrade when trial confidence becomes delivery pressure

Most teams switch the moment trial limits slow down active projects.

  • You are close to the 30-video index limit.
  • You need full indexing for client delivery this week.
  • You want one stable workflow from retrieval to export.
Unlock full access — $89 one-timeReview full pricing details

See how Focus works for your workflow during the 30-video trial

Pick your profile and use these checks to decide with confidence.

Video editors

  • Can you recover verified selects fast enough for same-day review?
  • Does exported handoff import cleanly in your NLE?
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Documentary editors

  • Can you find the right quote or turning point without scrubbing full interviews?
  • Does the export fit your string-out or editor handoff workflow?
Open this workflow

UX researchers

  • Can you find every moment users call checkout confusing or pricing expensive?
  • Are timestamp jumps and clip-ready outputs fast enough for synthesis?
Open this workflow

Private archives

  • Does local-only behavior satisfy your discretion requirements?
  • Can search/tag quality justify migrating from current tooling?
Open this workflow

Remote workers

  • Can you retrieve decisions from long recordings reliably?
  • Are transcript search and timestamp jumps fast enough daily?
Open this workflow

Wedding videographers

  • Can you surface vows/speeches without timeline scrubbing?
  • Is turnaround speed high enough for paid client delivery?
Open this workflow

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