OpenChatCut
Open-source AI agent video editor with a real timeline
163 followers
Open-source AI agent video editor with a real timeline
163 followers
OpenChatCut is an open-source ChatCut alternative: local-first AI video editing where Codex, Claude, and MCP agents work on a real multitrack timeline. Free, editable exports, AGPL.
Dial
@sline that's a fair tradeoff for now honestly - MCP users are usually already comfortable with undo/redo and named snapshots as their safety net, so a scratch-draft layer might just be solving a problem that group doesn't feel as urgently. is closing that gap on the roadmap, or is it more likely you'll just document the difference clearly so people pick the right integration path for how cautious they want to be?
finally a chat driven editor that respects the actual timeline instead of pretending it does, love that it stays local first
OpenChatCut
@eypmerteelw7z Thanks, Eyüp! That distinction is exactly what we care about: the chat should operate on a real, structured timeline—not pretend to. Local-first is a big part of making that workflow trustworthy.
I genuinely love the concept and I downloaded the windows version and I hooked it up to a local LLM. The issue is that the agent just tells me the steps of what to do instead of doing anything itself. Maybe I'm doing it wrong but the lack of any kind of tutorials on YouTube make it difficult to use.
Local-first editing with a real multitrack timeline is a really thoughtful call here, makes the whole thing feel like an actual editor instead of a toy. Appreciate the AGPL stance too.
OpenChatCut
@ersinnxtr Thank you, Ersin. We wanted it to feel like a real editor from day one—not just a chat interface around a rendered video.
The local-first approach with real multitrack timeline support is such an underrated detail, makes it feel like an actual editor instead of a chat toy.
OpenChatCut
@leventcuruh Thanks—this is exactly what we are aiming for. Chat is only an interaction layer; the core of the product remains a complete, visible, and manually controllable multitrack timeline.
The agent should enhance the editor rather than replace it with a chat interface. I’m glad that distinction comes through.