OpenCut is an open-source video editor for web, desktop and mobile. Its original README says it exists because most basic CapCut features are now paywalled, and that your videos stay on your device.
Here's what is in it, how to run the original version, the catch, and a prompt to use it.
What it is
- A video editor you run yourself, MIT licensed, past 95,000 GitHub stars.
- Planned, not out yet: an editor API, plugins, an MCP server for AI agents, headless batch rendering and a scripting tab.
- The README says the rewrite will live at new.opencut.app until it is ready.
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