Edit video through natural-language direction
Lets users describe how they want a video edited and view the changes on a fully editable timeline.
Audio and video / product dossier
ChatCut Desktop
Local desktop video editor where GPT, Claude, or built-in agents edit an editable timeline.
Product brief
What ChatCut Desktop does.
Introducing ChatCut Desktop, the AI video editor built for humans and agents to edit together. Use ChatCut’s built-in agent, or connect ChatGPT/Codex or Claude Code. Say how you want your video edited and watch them happen on a fully editable timeline. Edit footage, create motion graphics and captions, generate video, images, music and SFX, and save reusable editing skills. Everything runs locally, and you stay in control. Export XML to Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or CapCut.
Why we selected it
It offers an unusually practical human-and-agent editing workflow: AI-directed edits remain visible and editable on a local timeline, with exports to established editors.
- Best for
- Founders making product videos
- Category
- Audio and video
- Daily picks
- 1
- First selected
- 2026-08-27
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What it can help with.
Only capabilities supported by the product information we collected are listed here.
Use built-in or connected agents
Includes a built-in agent and can connect ChatGPT/Codex or Claude Code.
Create video elements
Can edit footage; create motion graphics and captions; and generate video, images, music, and sound effects.
Save reusable editing skills
Supports saving reusable editing skills.
Export editing timelines
Exports XML to Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or CapCut.
Best-fit use cases
Create and edit product videos from footage using natural-language instructions.
Generate captions or motion graphics while keeping the timeline editable.
Combine human edits with work from a built-in agent, ChatGPT/Codex, or Claude Code.
Move an edit to Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or CapCut through XML export.
FAQ
Before you open it.
What is ChatCut Desktop?
ChatCut Desktop is an AI video editor designed for people and agents to edit together.
How can edits be directed in ChatCut Desktop?
You can state how you want a video edited and view the resulting changes on a fully editable timeline.
Which agents can ChatCut Desktop use?
It includes a built-in agent and can connect ChatGPT/Codex or Claude Code.
What can ChatCut Desktop create besides footage edits?
It can create motion graphics and captions, and generate video, images, music, and sound effects.
Can a ChatCut Desktop project be moved to another editor?
Yes. It can export XML to Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and CapCut.