OpenCut
A free, open-source video editor positioned as an alternative to CapCut, currently being rewritten with a Rust core and a plugin-first design.
- GitHub stars
- 91k
- Last commit
- 9 days ago
- Latest release
- v0.3.0
- Licence
- MIT
- Hosted version
- Available
OpenCut is a video editor that is free and open source, aimed at the web, with desktop and mobile versions in view. It is presented as an alternative to CapCut for people who want a video editing tool whose source they can inspect, and it is released under the MIT license. The codebase is written mostly in TypeScript.
The project is being rewritten from the ground up. Planned work includes an Editor API and a plugin-first architecture in which third-party plugins are treated as core, desktop, mobile and browser apps from one Rust-based codebase, an MCP server for AI agents, a headless mode for automation and batch rendering, and a scripting tab inside the editor.
The previous version lives in the opencut-classic repository and is the one to use today; opencut.app still runs this classic version, while the rewrite is staged at a separate address. The maintainers are not accepting outside code contributions yet. It suits creators who want a free web-based editor and developers interested in extensible video tooling.
Key features
- Free video editing in the browser
- Classic version running at opencut.app
- Planned plugin-first architecture and Editor API
- Planned desktop and mobile apps from one codebase
- Planned MCP server for AI agents
- Planned headless mode for batch rendering
Pricing: Free and open source under the MIT license.
