Nova Cut

Desktop app & website

A desktop-first non-linear video and photo editor.

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About Nova Cut

This is factual product context, not legal terms or a privacy statement.

Nova Cut is a professional non-linear editor for video and photos. Its shared core and rendering engine are designed for desktop today and other platforms over time.

The editor keeps projects and media work on the machine, with native file access and FFmpeg-backed export in the desktop application.

What it does

Edit multi-track video and audio on a timeline with trimming, splitting, snapping, and undo/redo.
Preview compositions with GPU rendering and work with effects, transitions, keyframes, text, and audio controls.
Export media with configurable resolution, frame rate, codec, quality, and hardware acceleration where available.

Product surfaces

Nova Cut desktop appThe editing application for creating video and photo projects.
Nova Cut websiteThe separate official website for product information, downloads, updates, and help.

Nova Account

A Nova Account is optional. The editor remains usable without signing in.

Applicable documents

Terms of Service In force The agreement between you and Nova for using its products. Terms of Usage In force Information about the terms for using Nova products. Nova Cut Terms In force Terms specific to Nova Cut: your projects and exports, and what you are responsible for. Acceptable Use Policy In force What may and may not be done with Nova products and services. Privacy Policy In force What information Nova handles, why, and what happens to it. Cookies & Browser Storage In force The storage and identifiers Nova products use in a browser, and what for. Data & Retention In force How long information is kept, where it is held, and how it is removed. Security In force What Nova does to protect accounts and information, and how to report a problem. Nova Account Terms In force The terms for a Nova Account — one identity across every Nova product. Account & Data Deletion In force How to close a Nova Account, and what happens to information when you do. Legal Contact & Notices In force How to reach Nova about a legal matter, and what these documents are and are not.

Product-specific terms

Terms that apply to Nova Cut in particular, in addition to any general terms.

Nova Cut Terms In force Terms specific to Nova Cut: your projects and exports, and what you are responsible for.

Privacy

What information Nova Cut handles, and what happens to it.

Privacy Policy In force What information Nova handles, why, and what happens to it. Cookies & Browser Storage In force The storage and identifiers Nova products use in a browser, and what for. Data & Retention In force How long information is kept, where it is held, and how it is removed. Security In force What Nova does to protect accounts and information, and how to report a problem.

Community rules

Applies only to products with community spaces or shared content.

No community rules apply to Nova Cut: it does not host content shared between people.

Accounts

A Nova Account is optional in every Nova product, and is the same account across all of them.

Nova Account Terms In force The terms for a Nova Account — one identity across every Nova product. Account & Data Deletion In force How to close a Nova Account, and what happens to information when you do.

Data

What Nova Cut stores or sends. The full picture is in the Privacy Policy.

Projects and media stay on your computer. Nova Cut’s own settings state that it has no analytics or crash reporting.
The feature that connects Nova Cut to a Nova service is the optional Nova Account sign-in.

Recommended age

Nova Cut is 13+ recommended. This is a recommendation, not an enforced or verified requirement; see the Terms of Service.

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