# browser-use/video-use

Edit videos with coding agents

Repository: https://github.com/browser-use/video-use
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/video-use
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:18:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 10
- inputs: {"age_days": 144, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21397, forks 2664 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:31.670797+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source agent skill that lets coding agents like Claude Code edit raw video footage into finished MP4s via natural-language chat. It automates filler-word removal, color grading, audio fades, burned-in subtitles, and animation overlays using ffmpeg and parallel sub-agents.

## Use cases
- edit raw footage into a launch video by chatting with an AI agent
- automatically cut filler words and dead space from talking-head videos
- burn customizable subtitles into video edits
- auto color grade video segments with ffmpeg chains
- generate animation overlays for tutorials and montages
- resume previous video editing sessions with persisted project memory

## When to choose
- you want conversational, hands-off video editing without learning an NLE
- you already use Claude Code, Codex, or another shell-capable coding agent
- you need repeatable automated edits like filler removal, fades, and subtitles
- you want a fully open-source editing pipeline you can customize

## When to avoid
- you need precise frame-by-frame manual control in a traditional video editor
- you have no access to a coding agent or don't want to provide an ElevenLabs API key
- you need real-time or live-stream editing rather than file-based rendering
- your workflow depends on proprietary NLE project files like Premiere or Final Cut

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, speech-recognition, agent-framework, cli
- domain: media, artificial-intelligence
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: video-editing, claude-code, agent-skill, ffmpeg, subtitles, auto-editing, elevenlabs, open-source, video, ai-agents, automation, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- browser-use/video-use (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.670797+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 2026-08-29T16:58:07.096201+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/browser-use/video-use (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:31.670797+00:00, sha a94d26180bf4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.