From download to working,
in a few minutes
This page gets you set up: install EditAssist on your Mac or PC, check that the panel in your editor is connected, and find the right way to talk to it for the job in front of you. No jargon, and nothing you need to configure by hand.
Install and sign in
EditAssist installs like any other desktop app and takes under five minutes. You download the installer, run it, and sign in with a Google account. Pick your platform below. Once you are signed in, point EditAssist at a folder of footage and it begins reading your clips so you can start asking about them.
macOS
Ventura 13 or later- 01Go to editassist.dev and click Download for Mac. You get a .dmg file, which is the installer.
- 02Open the .dmg and drag EditAssist into your Applications folder.
- 03The first time you open it, macOS may say the app is from an unidentified developer. Open System Settings, go to Privacy & Security, and click Open Anyway. This is normal for apps installed outside the App Store.
- 04EditAssist opens and walks you through signing in with your Google account. That is the whole setup.
Windows
Windows 10 or 11- 01Go to editassist.dev and click Download for Windows. You get an .exe installer.
- 02Run the installer. If Windows shows a SmartScreen warning, click More info, then Run anyway. This appears because the app is new to Microsoft's reputation system, not because anything is wrong.
- 03Click through the installer. The default options suit most editors, so you can accept them as they are.
- 04EditAssist opens and walks you through signing in with your Google account. That is the whole setup.
A small icon sits in your menu bar on Mac, or the system tray on Windows. Click it any time to open the chat window. The first time EditAssist analyses footage it may prepare some local models in the background, so leave it running and keep working while that finishes.
Connect your editor, and check it took
During setup, EditAssist offers to install a panel for the editors you use. Say yes and it sets them up for you, with no extra steps. The part worth doing once is confirming each one is connected, so here is where the panel lives, how to open it, and what a healthy connection looks like. If a panel does not appear, open Settings → Plugins, reinstall the relevant panel, and restart the editor.
Open it
Workspace → Workflow Integrations → EditAssist
Connected looks like
The EditAssist panel opens on the right of the Resolve window. When it is connected it shows your current project and timeline name in the panel header, so you know it can already see what you have open.
Needs DaVinci Resolve Studio. The free version of Resolve does not allow workflow panels.
Open it
Window → Extensions → EditAssist
Connected looks like
The panel docks wherever you place it and reads your active sequence, tracks and markers. If it ever reads Disconnected, make sure EditAssist is open and click Reconnect.
Open EditAssist before you launch Premiere so the panel finds it on start-up.
Open it
Window → Extensions → EditAssist
Connected looks like
The panel shows your active composition, layers and render queue. It refreshes on its own, and there is a Refresh button at the top if you want it to catch up right away.
Open EditAssist before you launch After Effects so the panel finds it on start-up.
Open it
Right-click in Finder → Quick Actions → Send to EditAssist
Connected looks like
Final Cut connects through a round-trip rather than a docked panel. Select clips or an exported sequence in Finder and send them across. A notification confirms they arrived, then they appear in EditAssist ready to work on.
macOS only. If the Quick Action is missing, enable it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Extensions → Finder.
See the full picture of what each editor can do in the integrations guide.
Which way to talk to it
There is one EditAssist on your machine, and several ways to reach it. Whichever route you pick sees the same footage, projects and account, so you can start a question at your desk and follow up from your phone. Here is when each one earns its place.
Use this for the real work.
The desktop app is your main workspace. It is where you add footage, watch indexing progress, search your library and have the longest conversations about an edit. Everything else is a way to reach the same EditAssist when you are away from this window.
Use this for quick questions away from your desk.
Message your EditAssist from your phone and it answers from the same indexed footage. Ask what you shot yesterday, send a frame to be described, or get a nudge when a long job finishes. Only your own account can reach your bot.
Use these when the work lives in a shared space.
Bring EditAssist into the channels your team already uses. It can answer questions, post progress updates and show compact clip results where everyone can see them. These are off until you switch them on in settings.
Use this to reach EditAssist from another AI app.
If you work in an AI app that supports MCP, EditAssist can appear inside it as a set of tools. You can search your footage, read transcripts and ask about an edit without leaving the chat you are already in. A one-click setup in settings handles the connection.
Use this for scripting and remote machines.
A command-line interface gives you the same conversation in your shell. It suits scripted workflows and working over a remote connection. You can start an interactive session or send a single question and get the reply back.
Use these while you are cutting.
The panels inside Resolve, Premiere, After Effects and Final Cut keep EditAssist beside your timeline. Because it can read what you have open, you give instructions about this sequence or this comp without describing them first.
You set up Telegram, the team tools and MCP connections in the app under Settings → Channels. They stay off until you turn them on, so you only run the ones you want.
Your first conversation
Once a project is indexing, open the chat and describe what you want in plain language. You do not need commands or special syntax. Full sentences work, and so do fragments. Here are a few openers that show what it can do.
“What footage do I have from the morning shoot?”
“Find every clip where someone mentions the deadline.”
“Are there any wide shots from outside?”
“Build a rough cut from the three best answers about the launch.”
If the answer is not quite right, say so in your own words and it tries again.
Keep exploring: see everything EditAssist connects to, find the workflow for your craft in the use-case guides, or check the pricing. New accounts start with £15 of credit and no card.