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Everything you need to get going with JAW AI — the AI-native audio editor. New here? Start with the Quick Start, then dig into any topic below.

Quick Start

Quick Start guide

Install JAW AI, connect the AI agent, and make your first edit in a few minutes.

Getting started

Installing & launching JAW AI

Download the app, move it to Applications, and open it for the first time.

Getting started

Setting up the AI agent

JAW AI is bring-your-own-key for the beta. Add an Anthropic (Claude) or OpenAI API key to switch the agent on.

Getting started

Signing in & your account

Signing in is optional today. Here is what the account button does.

The workspace

The interface

A tour of the window: title bar, transport, tabs, the timeline, beat and clip strips, and the side panels.

The workspace

The timeline

Zoom, selection, playback, waveform vs. spectrogram, the beat strip, and notes.

Working with audio

Files & projects

Supported formats, opening files, tabs, and projects (.jaw) versus exported audio.

Working with audio

Recording audio

Capture from a microphone or input device straight into a document.

The AI agent

Working with the AI agent

How the chat works, selection vs. whole-file scope, undo, and what it can do.

Effects

Effects & the effect stack

Add non-destructive effects, tune them, reorder the stack, and layer in audio with Overdub.

Effects

Spectral editing

Surgical repair in the spectrogram — remove a whistle or click without touching the rest.

Reuse & extend

Snippets

Save and reuse audio clips and effect chains from the snippets library.

Reuse & extend

Third-party plugins

Scan and host your Audio Unit and VST3 plugins as effects inside JAW AI.

Mixing & output

Loudness & mastering

Understand LUFS and true peak, and hit streaming loudness targets.

Mixing & output

Channels & surround

Mono, stereo, and multichannel (5.1 / 7.1) editing, conversion, and fold-down.

Mixing & output

Exporting your audio

Bounce to WAV, AIFF, FLAC, Ogg, MP3, or AAC with an A/B preview before you save.

Reference

Settings & accounts

Where the agent, plugin, and account options live.

Reference

Sending feedback

Report a bug or request a feature from inside the app.

Reference

Troubleshooting

Fixes for the most common snags: API keys, the mic, a quiet agent, and exports.