Meet Shino
What is Shino?
Your AI editing agent. You talk, Shino edits.
Updated October 2026
The short answer
Shino is an AI video editing agent for people who talk to camera. You upload a clip, say what you want in plain English, and Shino does the whole edit on its own: it cuts the pauses, adds word-by-word captions, zooms, hook titles and animations, cleans the audio and gives you back a vertical reel ready for TikTok, Reels and Shorts. There is no timeline, it learns your style, and it always edits your real footage.
Shino in one minute
- Shino is an agent-first, chat-first AI video editor: you say what you want and your editing agent makes the edit.
- Shino has no timeline. Every change happens in the chat.
- Shino learns your style, so each video starts closer to how you like it.
- Shino edits your real footage. It never generates avatars or synthetic people.
- Shino keeps adding short-form animations: word-by-word captions, punch-in zooms, hook titles, typing chat bubbles, DM and comment callouts, stickers and more.
- Shino is built for anyone who talks to camera: creators, influencers, founders, UGC and brand content.
- Shino exports 1080x1920 vertical MP4s ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
How it works
- Drop your clip. Upload a vertical talking-head video from your phone or camera.
- Tell Shino what you want. Describe the video in your own words: the goal, the vibe, the length, what to highlight.
- Review and refine in chat. Shino shows you stills and a rendered version. Ask for changes the way you would ask a human editor.
- Download and post. Get a ready-to-post MP4 for TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.
A first brief can be one sentence: "Make it 30 seconds, cut the pauses, captions on, zoom when I say the price." Shino plans the edit, shows you stills, renders a version and takes changes in the same chat. The full walkthrough is on how it works.
What makes it different
Most video editors are tools you operate. You learn the tracks, find the buttons and make every cut yourself. Shino is an editor you brief. It decides the cuts, the caption style, where to zoom and which animation fits each moment, the way an experienced short-form editor would, and you direct it in words.
It also gets better the more you use it. Shino remembers the caption look, pacing, colors and hooks you keep choosing, so each new video starts closer to your style and you explain less every time. Read more about editing without a timeline or why it works as an easy video editor for beginners.
What Shino does in every edit
It decides the edit for you
Shino understands your video and picks the cuts, captions and animations on its own.
Your AI editing agent, in a chat
Agent first, chat first. Tell Shino what you want and it handles the edit.
New animations made for viral reels
Word-by-word captions, punch-ins, hook titles, chat bubbles, DM callouts, stickers and more. New ones ship all the time.
Learns your style
Every video you make teaches Shino how you like them.
Word-by-word captions
Animated captions synced to every word, with the important ones highlighted.
Dead air, gone
Pauses and slow moments get trimmed so the video keeps moving.
Punch-in zooms on the beat
Zooms on your hook, your emphasis and your payoff.
Hook titles for the first second
A bold opening title that tells viewers why to stay.
Motion graphics that fit the story
Chat bubbles, stat pills, product cards, comment callouts and phone frames, placed where they make sense.
Clean, loud, platform-ready audio
Voice cleanup, wind and noise reduction, and loudness set for social.
Made for the feed
1080x1920 vertical video with text kept clear of the app buttons.
Details on each one: all features.
Who Shino is for
Anyone who films themselves talking and would rather not spend the evening editing it:
- Creators
- Influencers
- Founders
- Businesses
- Niches from beauty and fitness to real estate and restaurants: every niche.
What Shino is not
- A video generator. Shino never creates avatars, synthetic people or AI footage. It edits the video you filmed, with your face and your voice.
- A long-form timeline editor. Shino is built for short vertical talking-head videos. For documentaries, multi-camera shoots or cinematic projects, a timeline editor is still the right tool.
- A template app. You do not pick a preset and fill it in. Shino chooses what fits your video, and you change anything by asking.
Where Shino is today
Shino is in private beta. Access opens to a few creators at a time from the waitlist. Request early access to get your invite, or see how Shino compares with the editors you know on the comparison pages.
Frequently asked questions
Is Shino an app or a website?
Shino is a web app. You open it in your browser, upload a clip from your phone or computer, and edit in the chat. There is nothing to install. Mobile apps for iOS and Android are coming soon.
Who makes Shino?
Shino is built by its two founders, Linoy Bar-Gal and Shikma Lerer. More about them and the company is on the About page.
Is Shino available now?
Shino is in private beta. Access opens to a few creators at a time from the waitlist, and everyone on the list gets an email when their invite is ready.
What do I need to start?
A video of you talking to camera, filmed on a phone is fine, and an idea of what you want the video to do. You describe the rest in the chat.
What do I get at the end?
A finished 1080x1920 MP4 with captions and graphics kept inside the safe zones, ready to post on TikTok, Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.
Tell Shino about your next video.
Upload a clip, say what you want, and get back a reel that is ready to post. Nothing to learn first.
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