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OpenCut-app/OpenCut
The open-source CapCut alternative — free, cross-platform video editing
- Stars at last chart appearance
- ★ 88.3k
- Language
- TypeScript
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What it does
A free, open-source video editor rivaling CapCut, targeting web, desktop and mobile. The project is being rewritten from scratch: an Editor API, plugin-first architecture, a Rust core (one codebase for desktop/mobile/browser), an MCP server so AI agents can edit video, a headless mode for automated batch rendering, and built-in editor scripting. Legacy code lives on in opencut-classic.
What's inside
A monorepo: apps/web, apps/desktop and apps/api, with a root Cargo.toml for the Rust core; toolchain managed by moonrepo + proto — `moon run web:dev` starts local dev.
Tech stack
TypeScript (web frontend) + Rust core, Bun for packages, MIT; external code contributions are paused during the rewrite.
Use cases
- Content creators — a free, watermark-free CapCut Pro alternative across platforms
- Dev & automation teams — batch-edit video via AI agents over the MCP server
- Companies — build internal video pipelines on the Editor API and plugin architecture
Why it's trending
The open-source alternative to CapCut addresses broad latent demand, while the Rust rewrite and MCP-based AI editing story give the project a distinct technical direction.
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