Skip to content
FocusFocus
FeaturesUse CasesFAQ
See pricing — from $49

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

Support & Legal

  • FAQ
  • About Us

Legal

  • Privacy
  • Sitemap
  • Terms of Service
  • Legal Notice
  • Refund Policy

© 2026 Focus. All rights reserved.

Find source moments before clipping

Find reusable source moments in private local footage.

Opus Clip makes social clips from uploads. Focus helps editors search existing footage locally, collect the right selects, and keep editorial control.

Sequences + Smart FiltersLocal AI retrievalOne-time value
Buy Focus — $89 one-timeDownload free trial

Focus vs Opus Clip

Product preview

Verified selects v03

27 clips selected

Speech selects

SRT and markers synced

B-roll selects

Handles preserved

Premiere XML

Timeline handoff with clip timing

Ready

Resolve EDL

Clean conform and review exports

Ready

Final Cut / SRT

Metadata and subtitles included

Ready

Short answer

Focus vs Opus Clip

Opus Clip makes social clips from uploads. Focus helps editors search existing footage locally, collect the right selects, and keep editorial control.

01

Sequences + Smart Filters

Move from messy footage to verified selects in minutes, not hours.

02

Local AI retrieval

Find exact spoken or visual moments without cloud upload delays.

03

One-time value

Pay once for the current major version, get all updates in that major version, and avoid monthly subscription drag.

Why switchCompareSwitch cleanly

Why switch

Why editors are switching from Opus Clip

Opus Clip makes social clips from uploads. Focus helps editors search existing footage locally, collect the right selects, and keep editorial control.

Opus Clip

01

Uploads are a poor fit for large archives

Focus searches footage already on your drives, so you can find source moments before deciding what to publish.

02

Social clips are not every workflow

Editors often need source selects for documentary, commercial, and long-form work before any social cut exists.

03

Archive retrieval comes first

Focus is built for cross-project search across local footage, not only per-upload clip automation.

Focus

01

Sequences + Smart Filters

Move from messy footage to verified selects in minutes, not hours.

02

Local AI retrieval

Find exact spoken or visual moments without cloud upload delays.

03

One-time value

Pay once for the current major version, get all updates in that major version, and avoid monthly subscription drag.

Compare

Focus vs Opus Clip

See where Focus removes the drag Opus Clip leaves behind.

Feature
Focus
Opus Clip
Local archive indexing
Yes
No
AI moment retrieval
Yes
Yes
Editorial Smart Filters
Yes
No
Premiere/FCPXML/EDL export
Yes
No
Offline workflow
Yes
No
Best fit
Editors and archive teams
Short-form social clipping

Related pages

Alternative to Vidyo.ai

Keep editorial control and pro exports in one place.

Alternative to Descript

Move from cloud editing to local private retrieval.

For Video Editors

A workflow page for editors handling client deadlines.

Switch cleanly

How to switch from Opus Clip

Move over without rebuilding your workflow from scratch.

01

Index your source drives

Use local and NAS folders as the base for retrieval.

02

Find moments with prompts

Search scenes, dialogue, and objects across long footage.

03

Export editor handoff

Deliver timeline formats for editing teams, not only social clips.

Decision path

Switch from Opus Clip on your timeline

Run a quick trial if you need proof, or buy now if your team already feels the retrieval bottleneck.

Start free trialBuy $89 one-time

No card for trial. Paid access includes a 14-day refund guarantee.

Ready

Keep AI speed with editorial control.

Use Focus for local retrieval and pro timeline exports.

Buy Focus — $89 one-timeDownload free trial