# Remove the ums and uhs from your video automatically

> In Tella, ask the Tella Agent to remove the filler words, or click Remove N filler words in the Cut panel. Tella finds the ums, uhs and similar sounds in your transcript and cuts them from the video. To cut filler words, retakes and long pauses in one pass, click Auto Cut in a new agent chat.

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## How do I automatically remove filler words like um and uh from a video?

In Tella, ask the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) to remove the filler words, or click Remove N filler words in the Cut panel. Tella finds the ums, uhs and similar sounds in your transcript and cuts them from the video. To cut filler words, retakes and long pauses in one pass, click Auto Cut in a new agent chat.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Remove the filler words from this video, like um and uh. Then cut any pause longer than one second and tell me how much shorter the video got.
```

## More prompts

### Course lesson

```text
Cut my ums and uhs from this lesson, but leave every "so" and "like" alone. Show me three of the cuts so I can check they sound natural.
```

### Customer walkthrough

```text
Clean up this onboarding walkthrough for a new customer: remove the filler words and my false starts, keep a natural pace, and don't change the layouts or zooms.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open your video in the Tella editor and open the Tella Agent chat.
2. Ask it to remove the filler words, or click Auto Cut in a new chat.
3. Play the video back and ask the agent to bring back any word you want to keep.
4. Without the agent: open Cut and click Remove N filler words.

## Good to know

- Needs a paid plan or the 7-day trial. Messages use your workspace's credits.
- Removing filler words from the Cut panel doesn't use credits. Asking the Tella Agent does, like any message.
- Subtitles already hide filler words. Removing them also cuts them from what viewers hear.
- Words like "so" and "like" are only filler sometimes. Name the ones you want gone and check the result.

## Questions people ask

### What's the difference between Remove filler words and Auto Cut?

Remove filler words cuts sounds like "um" and "uh". Auto Cut, a built-in Tella Agent skill, also cuts retakes, false starts and long pauses, then fixes gaps the cuts leave behind.

### Can I get a filler word back after it's cut?

Yes. Ask the Tella Agent to undo the change or bring back a specific word. You can also open More actions → Show cuts in the Cut panel to see what was removed.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT remove filler words from my Tella video?

Yes. An AI app connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) calls remove_fillers on each clip. It can also cut words you name, like "you know", with cut_clip_by_transcript.

## Related

- [Cut retakes and false starts from your video](https://www.tella.com/agent/remove-mistakes.md): Cut retakes and false starts, one approval at a time.
- [Save an edit once, then run it on every video](https://www.tella.com/agent/video-editing-skills.md): Save an edit once and run it on every video.
- [Find where viewers stop watching and tighten that part](https://www.tella.com/agent/find-where-viewers-drop-off.md): Find where viewers stop watching and tighten it.
- [Use AI cutting tools](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-a-video#step-2-use-ai-cutting-tools-optional-faster)
- [Remove silences automatically](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/remove-silences-automatically)
- [Remove filler words with any AI agent (guide)](https://www.tella.com/edit-with-ai/remove-filler-words)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)