Does it remove "like" and "you know"?

Why soft fillers stay

These words change meaning depending on how you use them. "I like this recipe" needs its "like". "Do you know the address?" needs its "you know". "Actually, it was Tuesday" uses "actually" to correct something. A tool that deletes every copy will cut real words and change what you said.

So the soft list (like, you know, I mean, basically, actually, literally) is only flagged. Each one shows in the transcript as “Possible filler, kept”.

Cutting the ones you want gone

Scan the transcript for the tagged words. Select one and press Backspace to cut it, or select a run of words and cut them together. The cut gets the same treatment as an automatic one: the edges are walked to where the sound starts and ends, snapped to the quietest moment and faded.

You can also add a word to the filler list in the Cuts tab with “Add a word”. That removes every copy, so only add a word you never use for its meaning.

The tags are useful on their own, too. If half your sentences start with "basically", you will see it in the transcript, and you can drop the habit on your next shoot.

What is removed automatically

Hard fillers: um, uh, erm, er, ah, hmm and similar. Each one shows struck through, and you can click it and choose “Keep this word” to put it back. Filler lists exist for English, Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese.