OpenChatCut is a local-first, open-source AI video editor designed for creators and developers to edit professional video projects through natural-language instructions while retaining full control over a real multitrack timeline.
Key features include:
- Agent-powered video editing with a built-in assistant and support for Codex, Claude Code, and other MCP-compatible agents.
- A fully editable multitrack timeline for video, audio, captions, transitions, effects, LUTs, motion graphics, and keyframes.
- Transcript-based editing with word-level cuts, pause removal, speaker detection, automatic captions, translation, and SRT export.
- Local-first project storage with editable exports including MP4, audio, captions, FCPXML, and complete project data.
- AI-assisted media generation for images, video, speech, music, sound effects, and online asset discovery.
Best for video creators, developers, indie makers, marketers, and technical teams that want AI-assisted video editing without giving up timeline-level control.
Unlike one-shot AI video generators and subscription-locked editors, OpenChatCut writes AI changes directly to editable tracks and clips, allowing users to inspect, refine, undo, and continue every edit.
Launch date
July 22, 2026
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Pricing
Free
Video creators, developers, and indie SaaS founders looking for a local-first AI video editor with an editable professional timeline.
OpenChatCut exists because AI agents can now perform real creative work, but creators still need transparent, reversible, and fully editable video projects instead of flattened black-box results.
Founder note
OpenChatCut exists because AI agents can now perform real creative work, but creators still need transparent, reversible, and fully editable video projects instead of flattened black-box results.