Clean Disabled is a Mac application designed to clean up Final Cut Pro timelines from an XML export. It automatically removes disabled clips, resulting in a clearer, leaner timeline that is easier to reuse.
The application is designed for editors, assistant editors, videographers, and creators working on complex projects with multiple takes, versions, or disabled elements. Instead of manually deleting each disabled clip, Clean Disabled automates this step using a file exported as .fcpxml or .fcpxmld.
In Final Cut Pro, disabled clips can remain in the timeline even when they are no longer used in the final edit. On long or complex projects, this can make the project harder to review, hand off, or archive.
Clean Disabled processes the project’s XML export to remove these disabled elements and generate a cleaned-up version. The resulting timeline is cleaner, without having to review the entire timeline manually.
Clean Disabled supports .fcpxml and .fcpxmld files exported from Final Cut Pro. The application analyzes the file, removes disabled clips based on the selected mode, then generates a clean version ready to reimport into Final Cut Pro.
This workflow leaves the original project intact. You work from an exported copy, reducing the risks involved in the cleanup process.
When a disabled clip is removed, Clean Disabled can preserve the timeline duration by adding gaps where needed. This cleans up the edit without altering the project’s timing structure.
This feature is useful before delivery, reconforming, project handoff, or archiving, especially when the timing must remain unchanged.
Clean Disabled helps editors save time before delivery or project preparation. The application eliminates repetitive tasks and reduces the risk of overlooking disabled clips in a complex timeline.
It can be used before a final export, a handoff to another editor, archive preparation, or project cleanup after the edit has been approved.
Clean Disabled quickly cleans up a Final Cut Pro XML export by removing disabled clips. It is a simple tool for creating a cleaner, more readable timeline that is easier to manage in a professional video workflow.
