QCut A free, open-source video editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Demo

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Product Tour

Text animations ✨ new

Typewriter entrances, wave loops, rotating exits — every word moves. The clip below is the real QCut editor driven end-to-end by our own AI agent (virtual pointer, live presets, no After Effects).

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Multi-track editing

Build videos on a professional timeline with live preview, text, stickers, audio, and precise clip controls.

Media workspace Organize video, audio, images, and reusable assets in one searchable workspace.

Filter library Preview curated looks across portrait, landscape, cinematic, vintage, and stylized collections.

AI video generation

Generate video from text, images, or avatars, compare leading AI models, and add results directly to the timeline.

Why?

• Privacy: Your videos stay on your device
• Free features: Every basic feature of CapCut is paywalled now
• Simple: People want editors that are easy to use - CapCut proved that

Features

• Cross-platform Desktop App - Windows, macOS, and Linux with native file access
• Timeline-based Editing - Professional multi-track video editing interface
• AI-Powered Generation - Text-to-video, image-to-video, and text-to-image
• FFmpeg Integration - Professional-grade video processing via WebAssembly
• Sound & Sticker Library - Integrated media libraries with search
• 100% Local Processing - No watermarks, no subscriptions, no cloud required

Quick Start

# 1. Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/donghaozhang/qcut.git
cd qcut
bun install

# 2. Run in development mode
bun run electron:dev

# Or build and run production
bun run build && bun run electron

Prerequisites: Node.js v18+ and Bun

Build for Distribution

bun run dist:win      # Windows installer
bun run dist:mac      # macOS .dmg (on macOS)
bun run dist:linux    # Linux AppImage/deb (on Linux)

Documentation

Topic	Link
Build Commands	docs/technical/guides/build-commands.md
Project Structure	docs/technical/architecture/source-code-structure.md
Media Panels	docs/technical/media-panel-reference.md
AI Features	docs/technical/ai/
Testing	docs/technical/testing/
All Technical Docs	docs/technical/README.md

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Vite + React + TanStack Router
• Desktop: Electron with 100% TypeScript backend
• Video: FFmpeg WebAssembly
• Styling: Tailwind CSS + Radix UI
• Monorepo: Turborepo + Bun

Contributing

Fork the repo, follow Quick Start, create a feature branch, and submit a PR.

License

MIT