0xsline/OpenChatCut
Open-source, local-first conversational AI video editor with a professional multi-track timeline, Agent Skills, MCP integration, and Remotion rendering. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 3
Flags: young
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 49
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 22
Adoption not part of the score
1388 stars · 194 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
OpenChatCut is an open-source, local-first desktop AI video editor with a professional multi-track timeline that AI agents (built-in, Codex, or Claude Code via MCP) can drive conversationally. Agent edits become real, editable timeline changes—clips, captions, transitions, effects, keyframes—rendered via Remotion and FFmpeg.
Use cases
- edit videos by chatting with an AI agent
- auto-generate captions and subtitles for talking-head videos
- cut interviews and podcasts by describing pacing in chat
- connect Claude Code or Codex to a video editing timeline via MCP
- keep video projects local and private while using AI editing
- export editable projects to FCPXML
- auto-reframe footage to follow the speaker
When to choose
- you want conversational, agent-driven video editing that stays fully editable and undoable
- you need a local-first, open-source alternative to CapCut/ChatCut
- you already use Claude Code or Codex and want them to edit real timelines
- you care about data privacy and model-agnostic agent workflows
When to avoid
- you need a mature, fully signed, production-stable editor for professional studio work
- you want pure one-shot AI video generation rather than timeline editing
- you need mobile or browser-only editing without a desktop app
- you require guaranteed long-term support—the project is young and in active development
Facets
application · maturity active
video-processing speech-recognition agent-framework mcp chatbot gui animation media artificial-intelligence desktop-applications developer-tools windows video-editing ai-video-editor local-first remotion ffmpeg timeline-editor conversational-editing text-based-video-editing capcut-alternative chatcut-alternative claude-code codex multitrack-timeline captions transcription video ai-agents electron desktop macos linux typescript nodejs
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/0xsline/OpenChatCut · fetched 2026-08-28 · 48b4fc332203
- homepage: https://openchatcut.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 13599779ced6
- site_page: https://openchatcut.com/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0268f422b021
- site_page: https://openchatcut.com/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 94c11bbc1699
- site_page: https://openchatcut.com/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 359cf6fa655c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| 0xsline/OpenChatCut | main | 80 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="0xsline/OpenChatCut")
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