Run Bitcut Natively on Mac with Full Editing Features

Bitcut is available on Mac as a native app. It is the same app as on iPhone and iPad, built to take advantage of your Mac's larger display, precise mouse input, and keyboard. If you already own Bitcut on iOS, you get the Mac version at no extra cost — it is a universal purchase.

How to Install

Open the Mac App Store and search for Bitcut. Since it is a universal purchase, the app appears under your existing purchases if you already have it on iPhone or iPad. Click Get or the download icon to install.

What Works on Mac

All core editing features are available on Mac:

  • Timeline editing — add, trim, reorder, and split clips
  • Video preview — larger preview area for more detail while editing
  • AI workflows — Generate Shorts, Smart Add with AI, and Clips Enhancement
  • Face tracking — analyze and auto-reframe horizontal footage for vertical output
  • Subtitles — full subtitle editor with styles, animation, and positioning
  • Music and audio — beat detection, music ducking, voice enhancement
  • Export — all export presets and sharing options
  • Subscription — your plan works across devices with the same Apple ID

Mac Advantages

  • Bigger screen — see more of your timeline and a larger video preview at the same time. Especially useful when working with subtitles or face tracking keyframes.
  • Mouse precision — drag clip edges and scrub the playhead with pixel-level accuracy. Trimming is noticeably faster than on a touchscreen.
  • Keyboard shortcuts — use the spacebar to play/pause, arrow keys to step through frames, and standard shortcuts for undo and redo.
  • External drives — connect drives directly to your Mac and import footage without copying. Bitcut accesses files in place, saving disk space.

Differences from iOS

A small number of iOS-specific features are not available on Mac:

  • Live Activities — background processing progress notifications that appear on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island are an iOS-only feature.
  • Haptic feedback — timeline interactions use visual feedback instead of haptics on Mac.

Everything else works identically.

Projects Across Devices

If you use the same iCloud account on your iPhone and Mac, your projects sync between devices. You can start editing on your iPhone and continue on your Mac, or vice versa. Make sure both devices are signed into the same Apple ID and have iCloud enabled for Bitcut.

Tips

  • Edit footage from external drives — Macs commonly have fast external storage. Import clips directly from a connected drive without copying them to your internal disk.
  • Use the larger preview — resize the app window to give yourself more room. The preview scales to fill the available space.
  • Drag and drop — you can drag video files from Finder directly into Bitcut to import them.

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