# 0xsline/OpenChatCut

Open-source, local-first conversational AI video editor with a professional multi-track timeline, Agent Skills, MCP integration, and Remotion rendering.

Repository: https://github.com/0xsline/OpenChatCut
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openchatcut
Homepage: https://openchatcut.com
Language: TypeScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: agent-skills, agentic-ai, ai-agent, ai-video-editor, claude-code, codex, electron, ffmpeg, local-first, mcp, remotion, timeline-editor, video-editing, video-editor, chatcut, desktop-app, open-source, text-based-video-editing, capcut, openchatcut
Last push: 2026-08-25T09:43:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 80/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 3
- inputs: {"age_days": 49, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 8, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1388, forks 194 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.139750+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, speech-recognition, agent-framework, mcp, chatbot, gui, animation
- domain: media, artificial-intelligence, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: 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

## Member repositories
- 0xsline/OpenChatCut (main) score 80

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.139750+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:44.656296+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0xsline/OpenChatCut (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.139750+00:00, sha 48b4fc332203)
  - homepage: https://openchatcut.com (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:21.041234+00:00, sha 13599779ced6)
  - site_page: https://openchatcut.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:21.052861+00:00, sha 0268f422b021)
  - site_page: https://openchatcut.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:21.057070+00:00, sha 94c11bbc1699)
  - site_page: https://openchatcut.com/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T11:55:21.054831+00:00, sha 359cf6fa655c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.