On-device AI · No uploads · One-time purchase
The all-in-one audio cleanup app for Mac.
Remove background noise, filler words, and room echo from any recording on Mac.
One drop, one export. 100% on-device. One-time purchase.
Aulio transcribes your audio so you can clean it by editing text.
Cut filler words, fix mistakes, remove noise, add EQ and reverb.
No uploads. No subscription. Yours for life.
macOS 14+
- 100% on-device AI · no uploads
- Live preview · tune before processing
- Noise removal · video & audio
- Filler words · stutters · silences
- Reverb · echo · warmth effects
- Transcript · export clip by selecting text
- Batch processing · History
- MP3 · WAV · FLAC · M4A
Noisy background removed
Removed street noise
#1 AI Audio Clean Mac App for Creators, Engineers & Professionals
Aulio Studio vs Hush and every other tool
Hush ($99) only removes noise. Aulio Studio is a complete studio flow: preview live, clean, cut fillers, add effects, export clips from transcript. One-time purchase, no subscription, no uploads.
| Feature | Aulio Studio | Hush | Cleanvoice | Adobe Podcast | Descript |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy (files stay on device) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Noise removal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Filler word removal (um, uh…) | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ Studio | ✓ |
| Stutter removal | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Long silence trimming | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apply reverb / echo / EQ on audio | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Transcription | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch processing | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ Premium | ✗ |
| Transcript clip export | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Job history | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| 100% on-device (no uploads) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Price | $89 one-time $129 | $99 one-time | ~$9/mo, credit-based | $9.99/mo or free tier | $24/mo |
| Best for: | Podcasters, creators & voice pros who want everything in one native Mac app | Simple noise-only removal | Cloud filler & stutter cleanup | Cloud recording & editing with Creative Cloud | Cloud video & podcast editing |
vs Hush
- Filler word removal (um, uh)
- Stutter removal
- 100% on-device, no uploads
- Apply reverb / echo / EQ on audio
- $10 cheaper ($89 vs $99)
vs Cleanvoice / Adobe Podcast
- 100% on-device, nothing leaves your Mac
- Apply reverb / echo / EQ on audio
- One-time price, no monthly fee
- Job history saved locally
vs Descript
- 100% on-device, your audio never leaves your Mac
- Stutter removal + batch processing
- One-time price, no monthly fee
- Apply reverb / echo / EQ on audio
Total Cut Control
We highlight the filler words; you make the final call. Edit and approve your transcript draft before we remove anything from your audio.
The full studio flow
Every step from raw recording to final clip, without leaving your Mac.
1 · Live preview before you commit
- Hear exactly what your recording will sound like before processing starts
- Tune noise reduction strength in real time with instant A/B waveform comparison
- Adjust background music level, voice clarity, and sound style on the fly
- All settings lock in when you press Start Processing
2 · Noise reduction
- Broadband noise: remove ventilation, appliances, traffic, wind, hum, and hiss
- Transient sounds: eliminate chirping birds, barking dogs, and honking horns
- Room reflections: reduce echoey reverb and comb filtering from untreated rooms
- Sound style profiles: Voice Clarity, Warm, Neutral, Broadcast, Off
- Apple Silicon Neural Engine: blazing fast, energy-efficient; no fan spin, no CPU throttle
3 · Remove filler words, um/uh & stutters
- Fillers: remove "um", "uh", "like", "you know" automatically
- Stutters: detect and remove repeated syllables and word stutters
- Long silences: trim dead air and awkward pauses to tighten pacing
4 · Effects
- Reverb: adds space and depth; adjustable wet/dry mix
- Echo: 200 ms delay repeat; adjustable mix
- Warmth: subtle tape saturation for a richer, fuller voice
- Loudness target: Broadcast (−23 LUFS), Podcast (−16), Streaming (−14), Studio (−12)
5 · Transcription
- Accurate speech-to-text in 99 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, and more
- Export transcript as TXT, PDF, or DOC
6 · Transcript-based clip export
- Select any span of text in the transcript and export just that audio as a standalone clip
- ⌘-drag to pick multiple non-contiguous sections — all are stitched into one clip with smooth crossfades
- No timeline scrubbing, no keyframes, no DAW required
- Great for pulling quotes, highlights, and social clips from long recordings
Export & batch
- Audio formats: M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3
- Sample rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz, 192 kHz · Bit depths: 16, 24, 32-bit
- Video support: process audio from MP4, MOV directly, no extraction needed
- Batch processing: drop multiple files, process all with shared settings
- Job history: revisit and re-export any previous processing result
Raw recording to polished clip in minutes
Drop your file
Drag in any audio or video file. Nothing is uploaded. Everything stays on your Mac.
Preview and tune live
Hear the result before committing. Adjust noise reduction, effects, and loudness in real time.
Clean, cut, polish
Remove noise, fillers, and stutters. Add reverb, echo, or warmth. Done in under a minute on Apple Silicon.
Export any clip
Select text in the transcript to export exactly that audio as a standalone clip. Or export the full file as MP3, WAV, FLAC, or M4A.
Simple, honest pricing
Limited time offer, regular price $129 after launch
- Unlimited audio & video files
- All features: noise removal, fillers, stutters, silences
- Live reverb, echo & warmth effects
- Batch processing & job history
- Transcription
- All future updates included
- 100% on-device, files never leave your Mac
Free 14-day trial · then one-time purchase via Mac App Store
Your files never leave your Mac
Aulio Studio runs the entire studio flow on your Mac: noise reduction, filler detection, transcription, effects, and clip export. 100% on-device AI. No audio is ever uploaded to any server. Your recordings and transcripts stay exclusively on your device. See our Privacy Policy.
What our users say
"Recording a weekly podcast from my home office means fighting my AC, street noise and a neighbor who mows his lawn at the worst possible times. Spent months trying to fix it, Audacity noise gates, Descript also, even paid plugins: nothing felt right, something always got mangled. Aulio Studio cleaned up my worst recordings in seconds and my voice still sounds like me. Listeners started DMing me asking if I upgraded my mic. I didn't. Just switched to Aulio Studio."
"Very simple and straightforward interface. The process is simple and quick and the result is clean as promised. Big like!"
"Honestly, this app has saved me a lot of time and effort when preparing audio materials for lessons. I work in education and often need clear recordings for my students, but background noise was always an issue. With this app, the sound quality is much cleaner, and I can use recordings directly without complicated editing. Even without technical experience, I was able to improve audio quality within minutes. I highly recommend it to any teacher or student who needs clear and professional recordings."
Frequently asked questions
What is audio clean?
Audio clean means improving spoken recordings by reducing noise, hum, mouth clicks, filler words, and uneven levels so podcasts and voiceovers sound clearer. Aulio Studio is a Mac app focused on that workflow with AI-assisted cleanup and LIVE preview before export.
What is an audio clean app?
An audio clean app is software that cleans recordings, often with AI, without a full manual workflow in a traditional DAW. Aulio Studio is an audio clean app for Mac that removes fillers, background noise, stutters, and long silences with presets and A/B preview.
What is audio clean AI?
Audio clean AI uses machine learning to separate speech from noise, detect fillers and hesitations, and apply cleanup that fits your voice. Aulio Studio uses audio clean AI on macOS for noise reduction, filler removal, studio-style polish, and optional transcription.
What is an audio clean tool?
An audio clean tool is any app or utility that helps you clean audio files: denoise, level, trim silence, or remove unwanted speech habits. Aulio Studio is an all-in-one audio clean tool for Mac with loudness matching, waveform preview, and export to MP3, WAV, FLAC, or M4A.
How do I get audio clean for Mac?
Install a native audio clean app for Mac from the Mac App Store. Aulio Studio runs on macOS 14 or later, uses audio clean AI for noise and fillers, and includes A/B preview and export to MP3, WAV, FLAC, or M4A.
Can I use audio clean AI on a Mac?
Yes. macOS apps such as Aulio Studio run audio clean AI in a desktop workflow: noise reduction, filler removal, optional transcription, and preview before export.
Is Aulio Studio free for Mac?
Aulio Studio includes a free 14-day trial with full access. After that, a one-time $89 one time purchase - launch price lifetime purchase unlocks the app forever. No subscription, no monthly fees, no credits to track. Regular price is $89 after the launch period.
Does Aulio Studio work on Mac only?
Aulio Studio currently works on Mac (macOS 14.0 and above). An iOS version may come later.
What audio formats does the Mac app support?
Aulio Studio exports M4A, WAV, AIFF, FLAC, and MP3, at sample rates from 44.1 kHz to 192 kHz and bit depths of 16, 24, or 32-bit. It also processes video formats (MP4, MOV) directly.
Can Aulio Studio remove background noise from podcasts?
Yes, AI noise removal works with most common noise types in podcasts and interviews.
How does filler word removal work?
AI detects fillers like "um" and "uh" and removes them while preserving the rest of your speech.
Does Aulio Studio have transcription features?
Yes, Aulio Studio generates a full text transcript from your audio. Export as TXT, PDF, or DOC.
Is my audio data kept private?
Yes, completely. Aulio Studio processes everything 100% on your Mac. Your audio and transcripts never leave your device. No server, no uploads, no cloud processing.
How is Aulio Studio different from Audacity or Audition?
One-click AI cleaning and a preview-first workflow optimized for podcasters and creators without requiring deep DAW skills.
Is Aulio Studio a Hush alternative?
Yes, and it does far more. Hush only removes background noise without control on loudness or option to add any other audio procesing. Aulio Studio adds filler word removal, stutter removal, transient noise removal, long silence trimming, optionally add reverb/echo/warmth effects with real-time preview, transcription, batch processing, and full on-device privacy, all for a one-time purchase.
Is Aulio Studio an Adobe Podcast alternative?
Yes. Aulio Studio handles everything Adobe Podcast Enhance does, including noise removal, voice clarity, and loudness normalization, plus filler word cutting, transcription, and live effects preview. Everything runs 100% on your Mac; no Creative Cloud subscription needed.
Is Aulio Studio better than Adobe Enhance?
For podcast and voiceover workflows on Mac, Aulio Studio goes further: removes filler words, stutters, and long silences, adds live reverb/echo/warmth effects, and runs entirely on-device. Your audio never touches a server.
Is Aulio Studio an Auphonic alternative?
Yes. Unlike Auphonic's subscription-based cloud workflow, Aulio Studio processes everything 100% on your Mac. Nothing is uploaded. It also adds filler word removal, stutter removal, live effects preview, and transcription that Auphonic doesn't offer.
Is Aulio Studio a Cleanvoice alternative?
Yes. Aulio Studio offers the same filler word and noise removal but runs natively and entirely on-device on Mac, includes transcription and live reverb/echo/warmth preview, with a one-time purchase instead of a monthly subscription.
Is Aulio Studio a Descript alternative for Mac?
Yes. Aulio Studio covers the core audio cleanup features Descript users rely on: remove background noise, cut filler words (um, uh, like), trim long silences, and export a transcript. The key difference is that Aulio Studio runs 100% on-device on your Mac, so your recordings never leave your machine. There is no subscription: one-time purchase, owned forever. Descript is a full video editor with screen recording; Aulio Studio is purpose-built for audio cleanup and voice quality, which means faster processing and a simpler workflow.
What is the best audio cleaner for Mac in 2026?
In 2026, Aulio Studio is the top-rated audio cleaner for Mac. It combines AI noise removal, filler word removal (um, uh, like), stutter removal, silence trimming, live reverb and warmth effects, transcription in 99 languages, and batch processing, all running 100% on-device with no subscription. It runs natively on Apple Silicon for fast, private, offline audio cleanup.
How do I remove um and uh from audio on Mac?
Open your recording in Aulio Studio, enable filler word detection, and the AI automatically highlights every um, uh, like, and you know. You review and approve each one before anything is cut, then export the cleaned file as MP3, WAV, or M4A. The whole workflow runs offline on your Mac.
How do I remove background noise from a video on Mac?
Drop your MP4 or MOV file directly into Aulio Studio. The AI separates the voice from background noise and cleans the audio track. You can export the result as a clean audio file or keep it as a video. Everything runs on-device with no upload required.
Can Aulio Studio remove background noise from video on Mac?
Yes. Aulio Studio can remove background noise from video files (MP4, MOV) directly on Mac. Drop in your video, let the AI audio enhancer clean the audio track, then export the cleaned audio or keep it as a video. No round-trip to a separate tool needed.
Does Aulio Studio support transcription?
Yes. Aulio Studio transcribes your audio and exports the transcript as TXT, PDF, or DOC, directly from the same workflow as your audio cleanup.
AI audio cleanup, 100% on-device, engineered for macOS
14-day free trial · one-time purchase · no subscription
Download on the Mac App Store