> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.crealix.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# The editor
> Every Crealix video opens in the same editor. Learn the layout, the tool rail, the top bar, and what's free versus what costs credits.
The editor is where a generated draft becomes your video. It works the same way for every format — an AI story, a Reddit story, a fake text conversation or a Studio project — with a few extra panels for formats that need them.
① Tool rail · ② Panel · ③ Preview · ④ Render
## Layout
> **① Tool rail**
>
> The icons on the far left. Each one opens a different panel — scenes, captions, voice, music and more.
> **② Panel**
>
> The settings for the selected tool. Drag its edge to make it wider, or collapse it with the arrow at the bottom of the rail.
> **③ Preview**
>
> A live player with play/pause, previous/next scene, playback speed, volume and full screen. The ticks on the timeline mark scene boundaries.
> [!NOTE]
>
> The preview plays at **preview quality** to stay fast — the label above the player says so. Your export is rendered in full HD, or 4K with cloud render.
## The tool rail
| Tool | What you can do | Guide |
| - | - | - |
| **Scenes** | Edit each scene's text, voice, duration and media. Regenerate, animate, upload, reorder, add or delete scenes. | [Scenes & animation](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/scenes.md) |
| **Captions** | Position captions, pick one of 48 styles, or design and save your own. | [Captions](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/captions.md) |
| **Voiceover** | Change the narrator, search 1,890 voices and set the narration volume. | [Voiceover & voice effects](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/voiceover.md) |
| **Voice FX** | Apply one of 27 free voice effects to the whole narration. | [Voice effects](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/voiceover.md#voice-effects) |
| **Audio** | Background music from the library, your music, or an upload. | [Music & sound effects](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/music-and-sounds.md) |
| **Sounds** | Sound effects placed on hooks, transitions and payoffs. | [Sound effects](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/music-and-sounds.md#sound-effects) |
| **Text** | Text overlays (hooks, CTAs, labels) and video overlays such as an avatar presenter. | [Text overlays & your logo](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/text-and-logo.md) |
| **Mark** | Your own logo, placed anywhere on the video. | [Your logo](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/text-and-logo.md#your-logo-mark) |
| **Thumbnail** | Design the cover — with AI or by hand. | [Covers & thumbnails](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/thumbnail.md) |
## The top bar
① Save · ② Aspect ratio · ③ Watermark · ④ Share · ⑤ Credits · ⑥ Render
| # | Control | What it does |
| - | - | - |
| ① | **Save** | Saves your changes. Shortcut ⌘+S / Ctrl+S. |
| ② | **Aspect ratio** | Switch between 9:16 vertical, 16:9 horizontal and 1:1 square. |
| ③ | **Watermark** | Shows whether the Crealix watermark will appear on the export. It's removed on any paid plan. |
| ④ | **Share** | Creates a public link to the video — even before it's rendered. See [Publish & share](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/publish.md#share-a-link). |
| ⑤ | **Credits** | Your live balance. |
| ⑥ | **Render** | Export the final MP4. See [Render & download](https://docs.crealix.ai/editor/render.md). |
**Back** (top left) returns to your videos.
## What's free and what costs credits
> **Free**
>
> Editing text and timing, reordering scenes, captions and caption styles, music, voice effects, sound effects, overlays, your logo, transitions, camera effects, uploading your own media, and browser renders.
> **Uses credits**
>
> Anything that runs AI again: re-recording narration, regenerating a scene image, animating a scene into video, generating an AI cover, and cloud renders. The exact cost is always shown on the button before you click.
## After rendering
When a render finishes, the editor switches to **Your video is ready**:
① Publish · ② Download · ③ Edit · ④ the same actions in the top bar
* **Publish (①)** sends the video straight to your connected TikTok, YouTube and Instagram accounts.
* **Download (②)** saves the MP4.
* **Edit (③)** goes back into the editor.
Editing a rendered video is always possible. Crealix asks you to confirm first, because the current render no longer matches once you change something — just render again when you're done.
## Format-specific panels
Some formats add their own panel to the rail:
> **[Reddit Stories](https://docs.crealix.ai/formats/reddit-stories.md)**
>
> Edit the Reddit card, the story text and the background gameplay.
> **[Fake Text Messages](https://docs.crealix.ai/formats/fake-text-messages.md)**
>
> Edit messages, people, voices, time skips and the chat theme.
> **[Twitter Videos](https://docs.crealix.ai/formats/twitter-videos.md)**
>
> Edit tweets, replies, the thread layout and the card theme.
> **[Split Videos](https://docs.crealix.ai/formats/split-videos.md)**
>
> Change both sources, the layout and the seam.
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