# zEdit — accessible media editor > Accessible video and audio editor for blind and low-vision users. (iPhone/iPad app by MERIC KARACA.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zedit/id6768833999 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [MERIC KARACA](https://appshunter.io/developer/1896608961) - Category: Photo & Video, Graphics & Design - Price: Free - Rating: 4.87/5 from 15 App Store ratings · 11 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 33 MB - Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese and 3 more - Released: 2026-05-19 - Data updated: 2026-08-20 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zedit/id6768833999/reviews.md ## What is zEdit? zEdit — The Fully Accessible Video and Audio Editor Built for Blind Users zEdit is the world's first fully accessible video and audio editing app, designed from the ground up for blind and low-vision users. Most media editing tools rely on visual, drag-and-drop interfaces — making them nearly impossible to use with a screen reader. zEdit solves this at its core: every screen, every button, and every gesture is designed to work flawlessly with VoiceOver. You can now edit your videos and audio recordings completely independently, without needing anyone else's help. ACCESSIBILITY COMES FIRST In zEdit, accessibility isn't a feature added later — it's the foundation of the app. It has been tested with VoiceOver at every stage of development. - Flawless VoiceOver compatibility: Every interface element has a meaningful label, hint, and correct reading order. No button is ever announced as an "unlabeled button." - VoiceOver-safe loading overlay: While operations are running, screen reader focus is never lost or thrown to the wrong place; the app tells you out loud what is happening at each step. - Logical navigation order: Screens can be explored from top to bottom by touch, and elements appear in the order you expect. - Spoken feedback: You receive clear announcements when actions like saving, exporting, or trimming are complete. - High contrast and large touch targets: For low-vision users, interface elements are easy to distinguish and comfortable to tap. VIDEO EDITING FEATURES - Trim and cut videos: Precisely set start and end points to remove the parts you don't want. - Merge multiple clips: Combine separate video pieces into one seamless video. - Delete and reorder sections: Remove pieces from the middle of a video or change their order. - Adjust the sound: Change the level of the video's audio, mute it entirely, or add new audio. - Extract audio from video: Save a video's audio track as a separate file. AUDIO EDITING FEATURES - Trim and merge recordings: Bring audio files to the length you want and combine pieces. - Volume control: Adjust the loudness of your recordings. - Add music or other audio: Layer multiple audio sources on top of one another. - Format conversion: Export your audio files in common formats. EXPORTING AND SHARING - Optimized export: The export engine has been refined for speed and quality, so your projects are saved quickly and at high quality. - Quality options: Choose the balance between file size and quality that suits you. - Easy sharing: Send your finished projects directly to other apps or save them to your device. MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT zEdit offers full support in six languages. You can use the app in your own native language and hear all menus and VoiceOver announcements in your language. WHY zEdit? What a blind user needs is not an app that is merely "said to be accessible," but a tool that has truly been hand-tested with every detail considered. That is exactly what zEdit is. It is an app built by a blind developer for blind users. That is why it works in practice, not just in theory. Media editing is now everyone's right. With zEdit, your videos and audio are fully under your control. Download zEdit today and experience what independent, accessible media editing feels like. ## Key features - VoiceOver compatibility - Trim and cut videos - Merge video clips - Adjust audio levels - Extract audio from video - Trim and merge audio - Multilingual support ## Recent user reviews (10 of 11) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zedit/id6768833999/reviews.md ### 4/5 — Amazing, almost perfect *2026-07-31* I love this app, it’s truely the most simple yet effective editing tool I’ve used for IOS. The only complaint I have is with the magic trim feature. I think it works really well, however, when working on a project where I have to trim several parts, I have to exit out of the magic trim interface and go back in to trim another area. Once or twice isn’t to bad, but when I’m editing videos with around 45 minutes of content that needs to be cut it can be somewhat exhausting. But besides that, this is an amazing app with innovative features. ### 5/5 — protestas de mejora *2026-07-30* When will you release a new version of the app? I really like it. Please keep it free, because we appreciate all the effort you put into it. Also, I’d love more sound effects and a royalty-free music library. ### 5/5 — Agradecimiento *2026-07-17* Gracias por esta app gracias por regalarla que Nuestro Señor te siga dando más sabiduría mi amigo porque esto ya era algo que necesitábamos muchas gracias ### 5/5 — Excellent App Enabling Blind/Visually Impaired Users Efficent Audio and Video *2026-07-12* Although my use of zEdit is limited to editing videos, there is so much more to this app. zEdit makes editing audio and video content a breeze as an individual with a visual disability. I prefer to use zEdit over QuickTime on the Mac. In fact, zEdit to my knowledge may be the only fully accessible audio and video editor on iOS. ### 5/5 — Propuestas de mejora *2026-07-10* Excelente aplicación. La verdad bastante buena y accesible. Hasta ahora sólo he observado dos pequeñas cosas en las que se podría mejorar. Primero, en el recorte de silencios, sólo lo hace a nivel de audio. Ya que la imagen se pierde cuando se usa esta herramienta. Y lo que queda es solamente audio al momento de exportarlo. Y en los subtítulos automáticos sería bueno que se pueda editar porque el reconocimiento de voz siempre tiene errores. ### 5/5 — Konu: ZEdit i ç in Eri ş ilebilirlik ve Özellik Önerileri *2026-07-10* Merhaba, ZEdit uygulaman ı z ı çok be ğ eniyorum ve bir yaz ı l ı mc ı olarak yapt ığı n ı z çalı ş malar ı takdir ediyorum. Uygulaman ı z ı n daha iyi olmas ı i ç in baz ı önerilerim var: 1. Ses Efektleri Listesi: Ses efektleri men ü s ü ne "Abone Ol" ve "Be ğ en" (Subscribe & Like) ses efektlerini ekleyebilir misiniz? Bu i ç erik üreticileri i ç in çok faydal ı olacakt ı r. 2. Zaman Çizelgesi ( Timeline) Se ç imi: Videonun istedi ğ im b ö l ü m ü n ü se ç ip, sadece o b ö l ü me ses efekti veya m ü zik ekleyebilece ğ im bir "se ç im özelli ğ i" eklemenizi rica ediyorum. Bu, d ü zenleme yaparken i ş imizi çok kolayla ş t ı racakt ı r. 3. Android Deste ğ i: ZEdit uygulamas ı n ı n bir Android versiyonunu çıkarabilir misiniz? Android kullan ı c ı lar ı olarak uygulaman ı z ı daha do ğ al ve rahat bir ş ekilde kullanmak istiyoruz. İyi çalı ş malar, ### 5/5 — Al fin, llegó lo que tanto tiempo he esperado *2026-07-07* Excelente trabajo. Creo que se puede mejorar un poco, pero la propuesta, y la disposición son intachables. soy ciego y soy creador de contenido. Hasta ahora nunca había tenido en mi iPhone una aplicación como herramienta tan espectacular como esta. Que Dios bendiga mucho al creador de esta joya tecnológica. ### 5/5 — Thank you so so much!!!! *2026-06-29* For the first time I was able to edit my own videos and do adjustments to what I want and don’t want without wasting my time playing around with other inaccessible abs or half other people helped me edit. This app 100% perfect but this is a great start! ### 4/5 — Great app, but missing some features *2026-06-26* As a blind content creator, I love having an app I can actually use to edit my videos independently! That being said I think I am experiencing some glitches which is understandable since it's a new app, but I thought I'd let you know. If I double tap on anything relating to my projects with photos or audio description either the name, edit button etc., it takes me to the menu as if I wanted to create a new project, not my project itself. Sometimes when I push export, my phone just freezes and doesn't pull up the share menu even after closing the app and reopening it. Also if I add audio to any project or adjust the volume of my video, anything relating to audio becomes mono audio instead of stereo. When I added audio to a project and turned on the audio extension because I wanted it to keep going throughout my project, it didn't extend the audio. Things that could be improved: When you trim or cut and are able to preview, you should be able to continue adjusting and play as you adjust, not push cancel in the preview menu and have to start the trimming all over again just to get it right. There could also be a third adjustable bar for milliseconds that goes from one to ten so you can get it just right. I would also like the option to put my voice over the video for narration purposes and as far as I can tell that's not an option yet. Overall I love being able to edit pretty accessibly on my own. Keep up the great work! :) ### 5/5 — Game Changer *2026-06-26* A post about this app showed up on my Facebook feed yesterday, so I decided to try it out. After trying several video editing tools for the past few months, I was about to give up on finding something better and I was ready to settle for less. This changed my mind. I’ve been looking for an accessible tool to create my music covers for YouTube. I needed a way to merge my audio with a visual background to make my videos, and also potentially turn them into lyric videos. With this app, it is possible. Of course, there could always be improvements, such as more accurate speech to text transcriptions and more video resolution options. I believe for YouTube videos, the resolution needs to be 720p, 1080p, etc. Overall, I’m very happy with the app’s performance and really appreciate the VoiceOver hints when I’m not sure how to do something. Looking forward to testing out new features in the future. This is a great start to making video editing accessible for the blind. ## Frequently asked questions about zEdit ### Does zEdit have ads? No, zEdit is completely ad-free, allowing for an uninterrupted editing experience. ### What devices does zEdit support? zEdit is currently available for iPhone devices. ### How often is zEdit updated? The latest version of zEdit is 2.1, and it was last updated on June 22, 2026. Updates are released to improve functionality and add new features. ### What is the age rating for zEdit? zEdit has an age rating of 4+, making it suitable for a wide range of users. ### What languages does zEdit support? zEdit offers full support in six languages, allowing users to operate the app in their native tongue. ### How does zEdit ensure accessibility for blind users? zEdit is built from the ground up with accessibility as its core. It features flawless VoiceOver compatibility, spoken feedback for all actions, and logical navigation designed for screen reader users. ### Can I edit audio files with zEdit? Yes, zEdit includes comprehensive audio editing features such as trimming, merging recordings, volume control, and format conversion for exporting audio files. ### What are the video editing capabilities of zEdit? zEdit allows users to trim and cut videos, merge multiple clips, delete and reorder sections, adjust video sound, and extract audio from videos. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 3.6 — 2026-08-17 VERSION 3.6 WHAT IS NEW • Export quality is now yours to choose in Settings. Compatibility plays on any device, Balanced is the default, and Highest keeps your recording's codec for a visibly better image at the same file size. • You now choose how the picture sits when resizing. After picking a ratio, Fit keeps the whole image, while Fill removes the black bars completely — turning a landscape video into a portrait one crops a little from the sides. FIXES • The "operation could not be completed" error when opening a video from the photo library is fixed. Importing now works in three stages, and every stage verifies that the file really opens. • Videos shot with the back camera of some iPhone models no longer fail to open. The file is now saved with the extension its container actually calls for. • Exported videos no longer show up as slow motion in the gallery. Only frame rates above 60 are brought down to 60; videos shot at 30 or 60 are left untouched, and duration and speed are preserved exactly. • The Add Audio page in the editor no longer opens blank. • Image quality on export is noticeably better. High frame rate videos are no longer encoded at half the bit rate, the visual effects step no longer drops audio to a single channel, and the audio sample rate now matches the source. • Watermark, subtitles and hook title are burned in a single pass. One encode instead of three: better quality and a noticeably faster export. ### 3.5 — 2026-08-09 VERSION 3.5 WHAT IS NEW • AI support. Enter your Gemini, OpenAI, Grok or Claude API key in the new Artificial Intelligence section of Settings. The key is stored only in your device secure keychain; requests go straight from your own account, the app is not in between and charges nothing. For each provider you can pick a model, refresh the model list from the provider, and test the connection with one tap. • AI Description. In the editor, frames are taken from the range you choose and the AI writes timed descriptions for blind viewers. You set the density and the style. Read the texts and send the one you like to the Audio Description tool with one tap. • Ask the AI. Ask anything about the part of the video you choose. Video frames and the spoken text, if any, are sent together, so both visual and audible questions are answered. • You can select more than one AI. Each model answer appears in its own section, so nothing is lost inside another answer and you can compare models. • Automatic subtitles can now be produced by AI. On-device recognition is free but makes mistakes; with a key, subtitles are produced with your own subscription and are noticeably more accurate. You choose the method each time. • In audio description, the providers natural voices were added to the voice list. They work in exactly the same flow as device voices. FIXES • Error messages are now really shown in the language you selected. A mapping bug made every processing error appear in English no matter which language was chosen. • The rate slider and the sample button, which do nothing for AI voices, are no longer shown for them. ### 3.3 — 2026-07-19 VERSION 3.3 FIXES • Fixed the app quitting unexpectedly on long videos. Processed frames accumulated in memory until the system terminated the app. Memory now stays flat regardless of video length. The same protection was applied to slideshows, photo-to-video, audio processing and all analysis steps. • Fixed speed changes failing after the first attempt, and added an automatic retry if an export is rejected. • Fixed exported videos having width and height swapped on recordings that carry rotation information. • Ducking the video's sound during audio description now works reliably; "mute completely" and zero percent had no effect on some videos. • Precise position control with the rotor now works. NEW • With hundredths shown, "forward/back one hundredth" buttons appear under the time pickers for one-tap fine tuning. • Volume levels in audio description adjust in five-percent steps, with VoiceOver too. • Loop Forever: added audio repeats until your media ends. • Auto-ducking: music is gently lowered during speech. • Enhance Voice: one-tap noise reduction. • More Options: export the selected part as a separate file or turn it into a new project. ### 3.2 — 2026-07-18 VERSION 3.2 The star of this release: projects can now be added to each other. NEW • More Options: in Cut Between Two Points and Magic Trim, the part you selected can now be exported as a separate file or turned into a new project with a unique name — without touching your open media. Exports go through the app's quality- and compatibility-guaranteed shared export path. • Loop Forever: when adding music, a new "Loop Forever" option with a "more info" button next to it. When on, the added audio repeats from the beginning until your media ends — a short piece of music plays until the video finishes. The fade-out lands at the end of your media, and auto-ducking works across all repeats. • Auto-ducking: when adding music, a new "Auto-duck music during speech" option finds the speech in your video with energy analysis and gently lowers the music during it — the classic radio and documentary mixing rule, in one tap. • Enhance Voice: one-tap strong noise reduction. It suppresses outdoor rumble and wind and brings speech forward; the result can be undone. • Precise position control with the rotor: the player's "current position" is now a VoiceOver-adjustable element. Swiping up or down moves the position second by second, with haptic feedback on each step if your vibration setting is on. • "Choose from Projects" comes to Add to Beginning / End. Pick one of your saved projects; every pending edit in it — subtitles, sound effects, audio filters, watermark, visual effects and audio descriptions — is processed automatically, step by step, and the result is added to the beginning or end of your open media. Progress is announced with percentages throughout. The project you picked is never modified; it stays a project. • Type matching is handled intelligently: while editing a video, audio projects (and vice versa) are listed under "Projects of a different type" and require your confirmation. If you confirm, an audio file is added as a black-screen video with its sound; a video is added with its picture removed, audio only. FIXES • Precise position control with the rotor now works: swiping up or down on the player's "current position" element with VoiceOver had no effect. The element is now genuinely adjustable and swiping moves the position second by second. • In audio description, the spoken duration of very long texts is now measured correctly: the measurement's safety limit was a fixed 20 seconds and cut long texts short, making the duration info and its overflow warning wrong. The limit now scales with the length of the text. ### 3.1 — 2026-07-15 VERSION 3.1 A speed and precision update. IMPROVEMENTS • On launch, leftover temporary files from interrupted operations are now cleaned up automatically, so they no longer take up space on your device. • The frozen frame used when inserting silence is now derived from the source's actual frame rate, making it reliable on 24 fps and variable-frame-rate recordings too. • Exports and other long operations are now protected in the background: briefly switching to another app no longer interrupts them. For very long operations that exceed the system limit, the work resumes from where it left off when you return. • Capture date, location and title of processed media are now preserved: exported videos and audio land in your library at their original date instead of today's. • Adding content to the beginning/end is now many times faster: technically compatible videos (same resolution and format) are joined without re-encoding, preserving quality exactly. Content with a different size or orientation still goes through the safe path with correct fitting. FIXES • The "Use current position" buttons now write exactly the second you see on screen; being at second 30 and getting 31 is fixed. Every position button in the app (trim, range trim, insert content, insert silence, audio filters) now follows the same rule. • Fixed being able to pick a time longer than the media in the trim screens: values beyond the end are automatically clamped to the end of the media. • The warning shown before cutting or inserting content now tells the truth: it can be triggered not only by subtitles but also by pending sound effects, audio filters, visual effects or a timed watermark; the text now lists all of them and notes that removed edits can be recovered with Undo. • Prevented possible edge artifacts when a re-encoded video's resolution landed on an odd number. ## More apps by MERIC KARACA - [EngelsizAltyazı](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/engelsizaltyaz/id6780579317) - [BlindRun - accessible game](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blindrun-accessible-game/id6781393835) - [zWord - word puzzle](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zword-word-puzzle/id6790643465) - [The Dark Realm Beyond Sight](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-dark-realm-beyond-sight/id6791156184) All apps by MERIC KARACA: https://appshunter.io/developer/1896608961 ## Related topics [zedit](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/zedit) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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