Since November 2024, plugins like BeatEdit stopped working on DR Free — Blackmagic disabled the scripting API in version 19.1. Pulse Edit brings auto-cut and marker placement back, by exporting an OTIO timeline you import in one click.
Free Trial · 3 generations · No license required · Works in DR Free and DR Studio 18.5+
✅ macOS: signed & notarized by Apple — no Gatekeeper warnings. 🛡️ Windows: SmartScreen may show a warning — click "More info" → "Run anyway".
With DaVinci Resolve 19.1, Blackmagic Design disabled the external scripting API in the free edition. Tools that auto-edit clips or place beat markers — BeatEdit, BeatBuddy, scripts built on the API — stopped working overnight for the ~7 million users on the free version.
Pulse Edit takes a different route: it analyses your music, builds a fully-cut timeline locally, and exports it as an OTIO file. You import that file into DaVinci Resolve in one click. Free edition or Studio — same result, same workflow.
Open Pulse Edit, drop in your music, import the timeline back into Resolve.
Pulse Edit reads your audio and analyses beats with the same beat_this AI detector used by the Studio edition. Pick a folder of clips or specific files — sequential or random order.
12 cut patterns (Energy Map, Every Beat, Wedding, Build-up/Drop, Humanize…), 6 mood presets, an interactive waveform you can edit by hand. Preview the timing before exporting.
Pulse Edit exports a standard OTIO timeline. In DaVinci Resolve: File → Import Timeline → OpenTimelineIO. Works in DR Free and DR Studio 18.5+. No plugin install, no scripting permissions.
The same editing brain that powers Pulse Edit Studio — packaged for the OTIO workflow.
Every Beat, Energy Map, Build-up & Drop, Wedding, Humanize, Half-time, Double-time, Wedding Slow, Verse/Chorus and more.
State-of-the-art beat tracker — handles tempo changes, swung beats, complex time signatures (2/4 → 7/4) without manual tweaking.
Cut density adapts to the music. Quiet intro = long shots. Drop = rapid cuts. Outro = breathing room. All automatic.
Calm, Happy, Melancholic, Energetic, Aggressive, Epic. Affects clip selection and cut rhythm — not just colour.
Detects drops in EDM/trailer tracks and times the visual hit. Same trick the pros do manually, applied in one pass.
Optional micro-offset that breaks the robotic on-beat feeling. The cut feels intentional, not algorithmic.
See every detected beat. Add, move, delete by hand. Lock the section you like, regenerate the rest.
OTIO carries beat markers as timeline markers — they show up in DaVinci Resolve Free with full timecodes. Studio versions used to be the only way; not anymore.
No subscription, ever. €35.99 launch, lifetime updates. New cut patterns, new detectors, new presets — included.
Same editing engine. Different way of getting the result into DaVinci Resolve.
For DaVinci Resolve Free or Studio
For DaVinci Resolve Studio 18+
If you already own DR Studio, the Studio edition gives a tighter in-app workflow. If you're on DR Free — or you don't want to depend on the scripting API at all — Pulse Edit is the right fit.
Lumiqa is our creative-production workspace for video editors — organize footage, manage versions, share review links with timestamped comments. Every Pulse Edit license includes 6 months of Lumiqa Starter (250 GB, 5 teammates, 2 workspaces) — a €174 value.
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€35.99 one-time. No subscription. Lifetime updates. Works on macOS and Windows, on DaVinci Resolve Free or Studio.
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Yes. Pulse Edit doesn't use the Resolve scripting API — that's exactly the thing Blackmagic disabled in the free edition in November 2024. It exports a standard OTIO timeline, and DaVinci Resolve Free fully supports importing OTIO files. The cuts and markers land on your timeline ready to use.
Pulse Edit Studio talks to DaVinci Resolve directly through the scripting API — it places clips on the timeline live, in real time, while you watch. Pulse Edit (Free Edition) builds the same timeline in its own app and hands it to Resolve as an OTIO file you import. Same cut quality, same patterns, same beat_this AI. Just a different way of getting the result into Resolve. If you own DR Studio, the Studio edition is tighter. If you're on DR Free — or you simply don't want to depend on the scripting API — go with this one.
Yes. OpenTimelineIO is an open timeline format developed by Pixar. DaVinci Resolve (Free and Studio) supports OTIO import natively under File → Import Timeline → OpenTimelineIO. The format carries cuts, clip references, and markers — everything Pulse Edit needs.
No. Pulse Edit only writes the timeline — your media files stay where they are, untouched. The OTIO file points to your original clips. Resolve loads them at full quality with no re-encoding.
Not yet — the free trial system used by Pulse Edit Studio depends on the Resolve scripting API, which is the exact thing we're working around here. Refund within 14 days if it doesn't work for you. Email support@pulseedit.com.
Yes. One-time purchase, lifetime updates. New cut patterns, detector improvements, presets, bug fixes — all included.
Pulse Edit ships for macOS 12+ (Apple Silicon) and Windows 10/11. Same feature set on both. macOS build is signed and notarized by Apple. Windows build is unsigned for now — SmartScreen will warn the first time; click "More info" → "Run anyway". Normal for new software, going away as we accumulate reputation.
Pulse Edit Studio integrates directly via the Resolve scripting API — live preview, real-time clip placement, zoom effects, freeze frames.
See Pulse Edit Studio (€40 launch) →