Donkey Cut
Free, open source video editor with AI-assisted editing and generation
Alternative toCapCut
Visit donkeycut.com ↗What is Donkey Cut?
Donkey Cut is a browser-based video editor that lets you edit with chat, generate video, images, voiceovers, and music. The project describes itself as an open-source alternative to CapCut. It features a multi-track timeline, captions, effects, and an AI assistant to guide your edits. You can save projects to the cloud or keep them local on your computer.
The editor works with your existing Claude or Codex subscription. Mac users can install a companion app to keep projects in their Movies folder, run captions locally, and record directly to the timeline. You can also connect Donkey Cut to ChatGPT for editing within that interface. According to the source, the project was built using Claude Code.
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