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fastCutVid 0.1.0

The first public release of fastCutVid: a native Rust video cutter for assembling source footage, trimming a sequence, and handing precise edit decisions to people or AI agents. MIT licensed, with no HTML, JavaScript, Electron, or webview.

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Platform Archive
macOS 12+ · Apple silicon fastcutvid-v0.1.0-macos-arm64.tar.gz
macOS 12+ · Intel fastcutvid-v0.1.0-macos-x86_64.tar.gz
Windows x86-64 fastcutvid-v0.1.0-windows-x86_64.zip
Linux x86-64 · Ubuntu 22.04+ or compatible fastcutvid-v0.1.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Each archive has a SHA-256 checksum file. GitHub's automatically generated source archives are for developers; choose a platform archive to run the app without building Rust.

Start cutting

  1. Install FFmpeg and FFprobe separately and make them available on PATH. macOS Homebrew users can run brew install ffmpeg; Ubuntu users can run sudo apt install ffmpeg.
  2. Extract the platform archive. On macOS, move fastCutVid.app to Applications. On Windows, run fast-cutvid.exe. On Linux, run ./fast-cutvid in a graphical desktop session.
  3. Import/drop videos, then double-click media to append it to the timeline. Drag to scrub; drag clip edges to trim; press S to split.
  4. Save the editable JSON or export an MP4. Use --validate and --render ... --output ... for agent workflows.

The macOS app is ad-hoc signed and not notarized; macOS may require approval in System Settings → Privacy & Security after the first launch attempt. Windows builds are unsigned. See the installation guide for details and launching with explicit FFmpeg paths.

Included

  • Multi-video import, drag-and-drop timeline JSON, background filmstrip and waveform analysis.
  • Timeline trimming, splitting, reordering, clip mute/gain, scrubbing, shortcuts, and trackpad zoom.
  • Native macOS menus and synchronized AVFoundation video/audio preview.
  • fastcut.timeline/v1 JSON with schema, validation, and headless MP4 rendering.
  • Guides for operators, OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and other local agents; shared skill and project instructions included in every package.

Known limitations

  • Windows/Linux interactive preview uses FFmpeg and is silent in 0.1.0. MP4 exports include audio. Native synchronized playback is currently macOS-only.
  • FFmpeg/FFprobe are not bundled. Use the FASTCUT_FFMPEG and FASTCUT_FFPROBE environment variables if they cannot be found on PATH.
  • No undo/redo, autosave, or automatic media relinking yet. Save frequently and before opening another timeline or closing the app. Source media is not embedded in project JSON.
  • This is a single-sequence cutter, with no effects, transitions, titles, compositing, or advanced audio mixing. Speech transcription requires a separate tool.
  • Export can overwrite the chosen output file. Always choose an output separate from your sources.

Guides and source

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