[Video] How to Auto-Remove Filler Words in Google Vids

Written By Nicola Downs

This is a 90-second tip that'll save you more time than you'd expect.

Google Vids lets you edit your videos using the transcript instead of a traditional timeline. Which means you don't need to scrub through footage trying to find the bit where you said "um" for the fourth time.

Here's what you can do:

  • Auto-remove filler words (all the ums, ahs, and you-knows) in one click

  • Auto-remove pauses over one second

  • Manually delete sections of the transcript, and the video edits itself to match

So if you've waffled for a bit in the middle of a recording (we've all been there), you just highlight those sentences in the transcript and delete them. Done.

If you need to get a video out quickly, this is the kind of thing that turns a 20-minute faff into a 2-minute job.

Hit play on the video above. It's a minute and a half. You'll see exactly how it works.

Not come across Google Vids yet? It's Google's video creation tool, built into Google Workspace. You can find out more and try it here.

Nicola Downs