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Bleep censor: bleep or mute swear words in video and audio

Bleep out swear words, names, or lyrics in place—while background music plays on.

10M+ files processed since 2021

Music and sound effects play on under each word; only the voice is censored. Costs more.

In any language. End a word with * to catch every form, such as frick*.

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Free for the first 2 minutes, 3 times a day. No sign-up.

Works in 60 languages

Detects the language automatically.

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How to bleep out swear words in a video, podcast, or song

  1. 1

    Add an audio or video file up to 10 GB (MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI, MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus, or AIFF).

  2. 2

    Choose Bleep or Mute, pick Strong, Strong and mild, or Only my words (up to 200 custom words, phrases, or wildcards such as frick*), and switch on Keep the background if music plays underneath.

  3. 3

    Run the censor, check every starred word in its sentence—or untick any you want back and press Censor only these—then download your file or open it in Auto captions.

What you can clean up with Audo's bleep censor

Bleep or mute profanity, explicit lyrics, and private names in place—without cutting a frame or dropping the beat:

  • Video profanity filter

    Censor video and bleep out swear words for YouTube, TikTok, and Shorts

    Use Audo as a video profanity filter and swear word remover to censor video uploads in the opening seconds and across multi-hour recordings. Only the soundtrack is rebuilt while your 1080p or 4K picture is copied frame for frame without re-encoding, so picture quality never drops and lip sync never drifts. Switch on Keep the background so game sound and backing music stay smooth under each bleep, then open Auto captions to mask swear words as f*** in burned-in subtitles, or reframe wide clips in Horizontal to vertical.

  • Clean song maker

    Make a clean version of a song without muting the beat

    Muting a finished stereo song in a normal editor cuts a silent hole right through the drums and bass. As an online clean song maker for DJs, dance and fitness instructors, wedding playlists, and school events, Audo's Keep the background separates singing vocals from the instrumental first, mutes or bleeps only the explicit lyric on the vocal track with smooth 8 ms fades, and mixes the untouched beat back underneath. Check repeated choruses in the starred lyric list and re-run Censor only these for $0.01 a minute, or pull full instrumentals in Vocal remover.

  • Audio profanity filter

    Censor audio in full-length podcasts and interviews

    Run Audo as an audio profanity filter to censor audio files up to 10 GB without scrubbing waveforms by hand. Each 1 kHz bleep is matched to the speaker's own level on that word and capped at -3 dBFS so headphone listeners are never startled, while Audo places bleep edges in the quiet valley just outside each word so sharp opening consonants such as "f-" never slip through. Polish the rest of your episode in Audio enhancer or Remove filler words.

  • Audio redaction

    Redact names, phone numbers, and custom phrases in 60 languages

    Set Swear words to Only my words and add up to 200 custom words, multi-word phrases, client names, or prefix wildcards such as frick*—plus a Leave in list of safe terms to ignore—for fast audio redaction across all 60 transcribed languages. Every match appears starred inside its sentence for human review, and teams can automate redaction from code or AI assistants through Audo's REST API and MCP server—see Audio and video tools for AI agents.

A clean version in place—with the music kept underneath

Audo's online bleep censor automatically finds and covers swear words, slurs, and up to 200 custom words, phrases, or prefix wildcards (such as frick*) across audio (WAV, MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Opus, WebM, AIFF) and video (MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, AVI) files up to 10 GB. Choose a 1 kHz bleep matched to the speaker's own word level (-3 dBFS ceiling) or a clean mute in place without cutting frames or changing file length, with your video picture copied untouched. Built-in Strong and Strong and mild lists cover 7 languages (English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch), custom word and allow lists work in 60 languages, and the first 2 minutes of each file are free, 3 times a day, with no sign-up.

Plain timestamp muters fail in two common ways: transcript word times can sit 30 to 90 ms early or late—letting the start of a swear word slip through—and muting a finished video or song silences the background music along with the voice. Audo fixes both. It measures sound levels in 10 ms windows every 5 ms and tucks each bleep's edges into the quiet valley up to 120 ms outside the word, joins words closer than 120 ms into one smooth bleep instead of a stutter, and shapes every edge with 8 ms fades so nothing clicks. When music or effects play behind the speaker, Keep the background separates the voice first so only the voice is censored while the backing track plays on.

Every run returns your censored file alongside a starred-in-context word list and a marked transcript. When you are signed in, untick any false match or chorus word you want back and press Censor only these to re-render from the saved transcript for $0.01 a minute without re-transcribing. Open the result in Auto captions to show f*** in burned-in video subtitles, or use Cut audio when you want to cut sections out completely rather than censor them in place.

How Audo's bleep censor compares on free access, pricing, upload limits, and background music preservation (checked November 2026)
ToolFree tierPaid pricingMax upload & video handlingBackground music under edits
Audo AI (/bleep-censor)First 2 min per file, 3 times/day, no sign-up, no watermarkPay once from $5 ($0.03/min whole files, $0.01/min transcript re-edit, +$0.05/min Keep the background); no subscriptionUp to 10 GB audio & video; copies original 1080p/4K video picture untouchedKeep the background separates vocals from music & effects so the beat plays on (included in 2-min free runs)
Bleepify10 min/month (max 10 min/file, 3 re-edits/video; account required; Music Mode excluded)$9 one-time Project Pass (120 min, 30-day workspace) or $9.99–$99.99/month subscriptions ($0.05–$0.07/min overage)Up to 2 GB upload (MP4, MOV, MP3, WAV)Music Mode separates vocals and instrumentals on paid plans or $9 Project Pass only
ChoppityFree Taste test (1 hr analysis, 2 GB cloud storage, 3-day retention; 1080p/4K exports on Starter+)Starter $24/month ($16.80/mo billed yearly, 3 hrs/mo); Creator $32/monthUp to 10 GB upload (MP4, MOV, WebM); 2 GB cloud storage on FreeApplies bleep, mute, or volume dip to the mixed track (no vocal separation)
Adobe Premiere Pro7-day desktop trial only (no free browser tool)$22.99/month on a 12-month contract ($34.49–$34.99/month month-to-month)Local desktop app; requires sequence export and re-encodeRequires typing or importing your own Censored word list; mutes mixed clip unless music is on a separate track
KapwingWatermarked exports capped at 4 min and 720p (account required)Pro $16/month billed yearly ($24/month billed monthly)Up to 6 GB upload and 120-min export on ProManual timeline bleeping on /tools/censor (detach audio, split words, and place bleep clips by hand)

Questions

Is there a free bleep censor online with no sign-up?

Yes. Audo censors the first 2 minutes of each video or audio file free, 3 times a day, with no sign-up, no watermark, and Keep the background included. Whole files are $0.03 a minute ($1.80 an hour), re-running edits from the transcript with Censor only these is $0.01 a minute ($0.60 an hour), and Keep the background adds $0.05 a minute ($3.00 an hour), with no subscription—see pricing.

How do I bleep or mute swear words in a video or song without muting the background music?

Switch on Keep the background on Audo before running the censor. Most online profanity filters mute or bleep the combined stereo track, which cuts an obvious hole in your background music, beat, or game sound. Audo separates the voice from music and sound effects first, applies the 1 kHz bleep or silent mute with 8 ms fades only to the voice, and keeps the untouched background playing smoothly underneath.

How can I make a clean version of a song and fix missed or misheard lyrics?

Upload your MP3, WAV, M4A, or FLAC song to Audo, switch on Keep the background, and choose Mute for a clean radio-edit vocal drop or Bleep for a tone. Because fast singing and slang are harder to transcribe than speech, Audo shows every flagged lyric starred in its line: check repeated choruses, add any missed slang under Also censor, untick false matches when signed in, and press Censor only these to re-render from the transcript for $0.01 a minute.

Does censoring a video lower picture quality, drift lip sync, or mask subtitles too?

Your picture quality and lip sync stay identical to the original. Audo replaces spoken words in place to the exact sample without cutting frames or changing duration, and copies the video stream directly without re-encoding on MP4, MOV, MKV, WebM, and AVI files up to 10 GB. Each censored word is also marked in the transcript, so opening the result in Auto captions automatically masks swear words as f*** in your video subtitles. Audo censors sound and captions rather than blurring faces or objects on screen.

Which languages work, and can I censor names, mild words, or custom phrases?

Audo's built-in swear-word lists—Strong for major profanity and slurs, or Strong and mild to catch words like damn and hell too—cover 7 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and Dutch. Under Also censor, you can add up to 200 custom words, phrases, private names, or prefix wildcards like frick* (plus a Leave in allowlist) across all 60 transcribed languages. Set Swear words to Only my words to redact names or phone numbers alone.

How does Audo compare with bleeping words in Premiere Pro, CapCut, Kapwing, or Bleepify?

In CapCut and Kapwing, free censoring means scrubbing the timeline, splitting audio around every swear word, and placing bleep clips by hand (with a watermark and 4-minute 720p cap on Kapwing Free). Adobe Premiere Pro ($22.99/month) offers bulk mute and bleep on desktop, though you must type or import your own word list and it mutes mixed-in music too. Bleepify caps uploads at 2 GB and locks Music Mode behind paid plans or a $9 pass. Audo runs in your browser up to 10 GB with no sign-up, built-in 7-language profanity lists, untouched video quality, and pay-as-you-go vocal separation from $5.

Can ChatGPT, Claude, or coding agents censor audio and video automatically with Audo?

ChatGPT and Claude cannot natively bleep or mute words inside audio and video files on their own. Once you Add Audo to your assistant via Audo's MCP server (https://audo.ai/mcp), ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor can call censor_audio—choosing bleep or mute, profanity level, custom words, allowlists, and Keep the background—and return a clean MP4, MP3, or WAV, or call the REST API directly from code.

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curl -F file=@vlog.mp4 -F 'words=["acme"]' https://audo.ai/api/try/censor-audio -D response.headers -o response.body