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OpenChatCut

Edit video by chatting, on a real timeline.

LicenseAGPL-3.0
GitHub stars2.3k
Last code update7 October 2026
SetupIntermediate about 15 minOur estimate

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What it is

An open-source, local-first video editor with a professional multi-track timeline, where Codex, Claude Code or a built-in agent can read, edit and export real projects that stay editable. It supports MCP and renders with Remotion.

Good for

Editing with an agent while keeping a normal timeline you can fix by hand.

The catch

It is a young project, so expect rough edges. It renders with Remotion, so Remotion's own license can apply to you for commercial use.

Install it with an AI assistant

Paste this into Claude, ChatGPT or another assistant that can work on your computer (Claude Code or Claude Desktop, for example). It is written from the project's official repository and tells the assistant to show you every command first. Setup time is our estimate: about 15 min.

I want to install and try OpenChatCut on my own computer.

Official repository: https://github.com/0xsline/OpenChatCut
Official site: https://openchatcut.com
License: AGPL-3.0

Before you do anything:
1. Read the README and install notes in the official repository above, and nothing else. Do not follow third-party tutorials or mirrors.
2. Tell me in plain words what will be installed, what it needs (operating system, memory, graphics card, disk space, accounts) and what it will cost me, if anything.
3. Check my computer against those needs and tell me honestly if it will not work well.

Install it in an isolated environment so it does not touch the rest of my system (a virtual environment, pipx, or the official install script after I have seen what it does). Use the official install command from the README.

Rules:
- Show me each command before you run it, and say what it does.
- Ask before anything that deletes files, changes system settings, opens a network port or needs an administrator password.
- Never put my passwords or keys on a command line, or in a file I did not choose.
- When it is installed, help me check it with one small test, and tell me how to start and stop it.
- If something goes wrong, explain it in plain words and do not guess your way around it.

Good to know before you start: It is a young project, so expect rough edges. It renders with Remotion, so Remotion's own license can apply to you for commercial use.

We have not run this prompt ourselves yet. Read what the assistant plans to do before you say yes.

Facts checked on 12 October 2026. We have not yet run a hands-on test of this tool. When we do, it gets a "Tested" mark here. Approximate US list prices for an individual plan, from third-party price trackers checked on 12 Oct 2026. Monthly billing where it exists. Regions, taxes and promotions change them. Confirm at the vendor before you decide.

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