Projects, templates, and recovery

Projects are containers for your timeline, media references, canvas settings, captions, effects, and export configuration.

Open the projects page

1. Go to the editor app.
2. Sign in if your workspace requires it.
3. You land on the Projects page.
4. Existing projects appear as cards or rows.

From here you can create, open, rename, delete, and recover projects.

Create a blank project

Use a blank project when you already know the canvas shape you need.

1. Click New project.
2. Choose Blank project.
3. Pick a canvas template.
4. Enter a project name if prompted.
5. Click Create.

Project templates include:

Choose the final platform first. Changing aspect ratio later is possible, but you may need to reframe clips and move text.

Create from a template

Templates create a project with a ready-made structure.

1. Click New project.
2. Choose Templates.
3. Preview the available template cards.
4. Select one that matches your format.
5. Click Use template.
6. Replace placeholder media and text with your own assets.

Use templates when you want a faster starting point for intros, hooks, captions, or common social formats.

Create from a starter sample

Starter samples are small example projects you can inspect and edit.

Available samples include:

• Intro title sequence — learn how text, motion, and timing work.
• Vertical hook — study short-form framing and punchy pacing.
• Caption demo — inspect caption timing, style, and layout.

To use one:

1. Click New project.
2. Choose Samples.
3. Select a sample.
4. Click Open sample or Use sample.
5. Play the timeline and inspect how it is built.

Samples are useful for learning because every element can be selected and edited.

Rename a project

You can rename from either the projects page or the editor header.

From the projects page

1. Find the project card.
2. Open the project menu.
3. Click Rename.
4. Type the new name.
5. Press Enter.

From inside the editor

1. Click the project name in the header.
2. Type the new name.
3. Press Enter or click outside the field.

Use clear names such as Podcast clip - episode 12 - vertical instead of Untitled.

Delete a project

1. On the projects page, open the project menu.
2. Click Delete.
3. Confirm the delete dialog.

Deleting a project removes the project from your local workspace. If media is stored only inside that project, make sure you have exported the final video or still have source files elsewhere.

Understand autosave

The autosave indicator appears in the editor header.

Typical states:

• Saving — recent edits are being stored.
• Saved — the current project state is stored.
• Retrying — the editor could not save immediately and will retry.

Autosave protects your project state, but do not close the tab while importing large files, generating captions, or exporting.

Draft recovery dialog

If the browser closes unexpectedly, the editor may show a draft recovery dialog.

When you see it:

1. Read the project name and timestamp.
2. Click Recover draft if it is newer than your current project.
3. Click Discard only if you are sure you do not need the recovered state.
4. After recovery, immediately preview the timeline and confirm the correct version loaded.

Draft recovery is meant for crashes, refreshes, and interrupted sessions.

Project migration dialog

Sometimes older projects need to be updated to the current project format.

If a migration dialog appears:

1. Read the message.
2. Click Migrate or Update project.
3. Wait until the process finishes.
4. Review the timeline, media, captions, and effects.
5. Export a test preview if the project is important.

Migration keeps older projects compatible with newer editor features.

Project info dialog

The project info dialog helps you inspect project details.

It can include:

• Project name.
• Canvas size.
• Frame rate.
• Created or updated time.
• Local storage or media details.
• Feature or format metadata.

Use it when checking whether a project is set up for the right platform before export.

Exit project flow

To leave the editor:

1. Check the save status in the header.
2. Wait until it says Saved.
3. Click the back or exit control.
4. Confirm if the editor asks whether you want to leave.

If a render, upload, import, or caption job is running, wait for it to finish before exiting.

Best practices

• Pick the correct aspect ratio before importing lots of media.
• Rename projects before serious editing.
• Keep raw source files outside the browser too.
• Use starter samples to learn how timelines are built.
• Let migrations finish before making new edits.

See also

• Editor workspace tour
• Import and manage media
• Export and share