CapRust 0.1.0-alpha.1 — first public alpha

First public alpha of CapRust — a social-first video editor for Windows. Pre-release: expect rough edges.

Download

1. Download caprust-nightly-win64.zip below and extract it anywhere.
2. Run caprust-app.exe.
3. On first launch, click Download FFmpeg (~110 MB) when prompted, or point CapRust at an existing FFmpeg install.

Highlights

• Timeline: magnetic mode, snap, ripple, multi-select, marquee, trim-follow
• Preview: filtergraph-based (same plan as export), auto-refreshes while paused on any edit
• Export: video + audio + xfade sync + caption burn-in, live ETA and size estimate
• Captions: Whisper transcription, per-word progressive reveal, per-clip style (font, position, color, outline, background)
• Text overlays: content editor, motion (x/y/scale), effects (blink/pulse/color-cycle), drag and resize directly in the preview pane
• Effects: 17 built-in
• Audio: fade in/out, volume keyframes, auto-ducking, speed ramp with easing
• AI: auto-reframe (SCRFD), background removal (u2netp), karaoke captions
• i18n: English and Croatian

Known issues

• Installer not yet provided; use the ZIP below
• FFmpeg is not bundled; the first-run prompt downloads it
• Windows only
• Text overlay rotation is stored but not rendered

Requirements

• Windows 10/11 x64
• ~150 MB free disk for FFmpeg, more for models
• Whisper / Piper models download on first use (per feature)