QCut
Free, open-source, local-first AI video editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
About
QCut is a free and open-source desktop video editor built on Electron, aimed at creators who want CapCut-style editing without paywalls, watermarks, or cloud uploads. It offers a multi-track timeline, media workspace, filter library, and FFmpeg-powered processing through WebAssembly, with all processing done locally on the user's machine.
The project ships with an AI pipeline CLI covering generation and analysis: text-to-image and text/image-to-video through providers including Kling, LTX, Minimax, Runway, Veo, and Luma, plus digital human generation, motion transfer, upscaling, video transcription with subtitles and speaker diarization, automatic highlight clipping, and HeyGen-powered video translation. The main repository, maintained by donghaozhang under the quriosity-agent organization, carries roughly 40 stars as of early 2026.
What it can do
- Multi-track timeline editor with live preview and filters\nAI generation CLI: text-to-video, image-to-video, avatars, upscaling\nVideo analysis: transcription, subtitles, semantic querying, auto-clipping\n100% local processing with no watermarks or subscriptions\nCross-platform desktop app via Electron
Setup
Clone https://github.com/quriosity-agent/qcut, then run bun install and bun run electron:dev.
Prerequisites
Node.js v18+ and Bun; API keys for the AI providers you use.
Use cases
Works with
Trust score — 7/10
Scored 7/10 (metrics tier, metrics-v1). Evidence: Verified via vendor site/docs/GitHub and reputable coverage, wave 107; Trending score 70/100 from researcher assessment.
★ 42 GitHub stars
Sources
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