Open-source tools — Video

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OpenChatCut

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Open-source, local-first AI video editor with a real multitrack timeline where Codex, Claude, and MCP agents edit alongside you.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source

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How it works: AI agents work on a real multitrack timeline locally
What's different: local-first, editable exports, open alternative to ChatCut
Pricing: free (AGPL)

Watched for 6 days · last checked today

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OpenLiveWalls

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A macOS menu-bar app that turns your own local video files into live wallpapers, fully offline and open-source with no account or cloud step.

No sign-upWorks offlineOpen sourceNo tracking

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How it works: A macOS menu bar app that turns local video files into live desktop wallpapers, and converts/patches videos for macOS's native lock screen wallpaper support.
What's different: Fully open-source, offline and private — no accounts, cloud or telemetry — unlike commercial live-wallpaper alternatives.
Best for: macOS users who want live wallpapers from their own video files without sending anything to the cloud.

Watched for 13 days · last checked 2d ago

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Tokokino

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Lets makers turn plain screenshots into polished product videos in-browser instead of using a full video editor.

FreeOpen sourceCan export my data

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How it works: Client-native WASM video generation with animated templates and auto-generated gradient backgrounds.
Pricing: free, open-source, watermark-free export

Watched for 1 day · last checked 1d ago

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An open-source framework for running inference and evaluation on generative world-model AI (video, 3D/4D, embodied agents) via CLI/TUI/Studio interfaces — research infrastructure for AI developers, not an end-user app.

Open source

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How it works: An open-source framework that unifies inference and evaluation for generative world-model AI, supporting video generation, interactive worlds, 3D/4D representations and embodied models through TUI, CLI and Studio interfaces, with a growing collection of integrated models and 58 benchmarks.
What's different: Unifies inference and evaluation for world models under one workflow instead of requiring separate tooling per model type.
Pricing: Open-source.
Best for: AI researchers and developers working on world models who need a common infrastructure for running and benchmarking them.

Watched for 16 days · last checked today

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FableCut

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An open-source, browser-based video editor built so AI agents like Claude can edit a JSON timeline over MCP while you direct — a technical tool for developers building agent-driven video workflows.

Nothing to installOpen source

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How it works: An open-source, browser-based, Premiere-style video editor where AI agents like Claude edit by patching a JSON timeline over MCP, with the UI live-reloading in about 150ms.
What's different: Runs in the browser with no install or build step, and is built specifically so an AI agent can drive edits while the human directs.
Best for: Developers building agent-driven video editing workflows.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 8d ago

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Compress Pro

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A free, open-source browser tool that compresses and converts images, video, audio and PDFs entirely on your device with no uploads or ads — a general utility, not developer-specific.

Domain registered 17 days ago

FreeWorks offlineData stays with youOpen source

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How it works: An open-source app with 47 tools for compressing and converting images, video, audio and PDFs, with all processing happening on-device so files never leave your computer, including offline use.
What's different: No upload step at all — compression runs entirely locally, works offline, with no ads, accounts or size limits.
Pricing: Free forever.
Best for: Anyone who wants to compress or convert media files without uploading them to a server.

Watched for 14 days · last checked 2d ago

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Demomotion AI

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Turns a web app's real workflows into a narrated demo video by controlling a browser and generating narration and subtitles automatically.

Open source

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How it works: Give it a URL and a goal; it plans the demo, records the screen, and exports an MP4 with narration
Pricing: Open source
Best for: Developers and small teams who don't want to manually record and script demos

Watched for 5 days · last checked 4d ago

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Aural

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An open-source platform for building AI-led interviews over voice, chat, or video, self-hostable instead of relying on a closed managed interview tool.

Domain registered 5 months ago

Open sourceSelf-hosted

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How it works: Design adaptive interviews, share a link, and the AI conducts the conversation over voice, chat, or video with contextual follow-ups and structured reports; self-host with Docker on a Next.js/Supabase/PostgreSQL stack with pluggable LLM providers.
What's different: MIT-licensed and fully self-hostable.
Best for: teams that want to self-host their interview data instead of using the managed service.

Watched for 12 days · last checked 8d ago

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FREE AI Auto Subtitle Caption Generator

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A free, open-source Windows app that auto-generates styled subtitles for your videos using offline Whisper or the cloud Groq API — aimed at YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Reels creators, not developers.

FreeWorks offlineOpen sourceCan export my data

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How it works: A Windows desktop app that automatically transcribes videos into word-level subtitles using either offline OpenAI Whisper or the cloud-based Groq API, then burns captions into the video or exports as SRT/VTT.
What's different: Free and open-source, with styling presets built for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels formats.
Pricing: Free.
Best for: YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels creators who need styled captions on their videos.
Watch out: Windows-only desktop app; cloud transcription option (Groq) requires sending video data off-device, unlike the offline Whisper option.

Watched for 17 days · last checked 2d ago

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Luffy Create

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Free, open-source web app for AI video editing, video/image creation and graphic design.

FreeOpen source

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How it works: A free, open-source web app for AI video editing, video creation, image editing, and graphic design, aiming for a lightweight, fast editing experience with detailed control over animations, transitions, and effects.
Pricing: Free and open source.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 1d ago

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Rescript

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A free, open source, Descript alternative. Runs in-browser.

FreeWorks offlineOpen source

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Motiscope

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Screen record any animation, get the code

FreeWorks offlineOpen source

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BokeBox

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Self-hosted tool that turns videos, links, articles and notes into private AI podcasts with a custom host voice.

Open sourceSelf-hosted

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How it works: Turns videos, links, articles, and notes into private AI podcasts with a custom host persona and voice, MCP support for agents, and pluggable sources.
Pricing: Self-hosted, open source (LGPL-3.0), Docker-ready.

Watched for 3 days · last checked 2d ago

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