Let an AI agent like Claude Code cut and assemble a video project on a real, still editable timeline.
Automatically transcribe a video and edit it by cutting and rearranging the text transcript.
Generate music, sound effects, or motion graphics and have them written directly into your timeline.
Export a finished video project as MP4, captions, or a project file for further editing.
| 0xsline/openchatcut | kenkaneki18/cloakbrowser | senhorh/tab-labeler | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 385 | 386 | 384 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | moderate | moderate |
| Complexity | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 |
| Audience | vibe coder | developer | general |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Local desktop app, AI generation features need API keys for the agents or media services you connect.
OpenChatCut is an open source video editor that combines a traditional professional timeline with AI agents that can read, edit, and export real video projects. It bills itself as an open alternative to a commercial product called ChatCut, though it is an independent project and not affiliated with it. The key idea is that AI does not just generate a video you cannot change afterward. Instead, every edit made by an agent, whether it is Codex, Claude Code, or the app's own built in agent, gets written to real tracks, clips, transitions, captions, and effects inside the project file, so a person can keep editing manually, undo or redo changes, save versions, or hand the project off to someone else. The editor supports multiple video and audio tracks, transitions, visual effects, color filters, and zoom or camera movement effects. It includes transcript driven editing, meaning it can automatically transcribe spoken words and let you cut video by editing the text, along with handling pauses and different speakers. It can also generate images, video, speech, music, and sound effects, and search for stock media online. There is a motion graphics and visual effects system built on web graphics technology, letting you use ready made templates or have an agent create and assemble new ones. A notable feature is that OpenChatCut connects to AI coding assistants through the Model Context Protocol, so tools like Claude Code or Codex can control the editor directly using the same tools the built in agent uses. Exports include finished video files, audio, captions, and a full project format compatible with professional editing software. The project is described as local first, meaning video projects and media stay on your own computer by default, while any API keys used for AI features stay on a server rather than being exposed in the app. It is released under the AGPL license, a copyleft license that generally requires anyone who modifies and distributes the software, including as a network service, to share their changes under the same license.
An open source video editor where AI agents like Claude Code can directly edit a real, professional multitrack timeline.
Mainly TypeScript. The stack also includes TypeScript, React, Remotion.
You can use and modify this software, but if you distribute it or run it as a network service, you must share your source code under the same license.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly vibe coder.
This repo across BitVibe Labs
double-check against the repo, no cap.