PromptCut beta

Why PromptCut

Four things that make it yours

Your AI, not ours

Bring your own model

PromptCut has no built-in model to lock you in. Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP host and drive edits from the assistant you already pay for. Switch models whenever you want. The editor never depends on a provider we chose for you.

Never leaves your machine

Local by default

PromptCut runs a local MCP server that listens on loopback only. Your source files stay on your device, and every render happens through native ffmpeg on your own hardware. Nothing about your footage is uploaded to a cloud service to be edited.

No keys, no watermark, no seat

Free and open source

Zero API keys are stored. There is no watermark on your exports, no per-seat license, and nothing gated behind credits. PromptCut is free and MIT licensed, so you can read the code, fork it, and run it exactly how you need to.

A full timeline, not a gimmick

A full timeline, not a gimmick

This is a proper non-linear editor, not a prompt box bolted onto a filter. Twenty-nine editing tools run on native ffmpeg, from trim and split to crossfades, aspect reflow, color grading, Ken Burns zoom, picture-in-picture, and transcript-powered auto-editing that cuts silences and filler words for you. Every edit is undoable, so you can experiment without fear.

How it works

Three steps from install to export

Connect your AI

Copy-paste setup for your host

Any MCP host works. These are the three most common. Stdio-only hosts bridge with npx -y mcp-remote <url>. The pairing token is stable across restarts, so you set this up once.

claude mcp add --transport http promptcut "http://127.0.0.1:4599/mcp?t=<token>"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "promptcut": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "http://127.0.0.1:4599/mcp?t=<token>"]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "promptcut": {
      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:4599/mcp?t=<token>"
    }
  }
}

The toolset

29 tools your AI can call

Every tool below runs locally on native ffmpeg. Your AI picks the right ones from your prompt and chains them into a real edit.

In practice

Example prompts

Talk to PromptCut the way you would brief an editor. Each of these runs end to end.

• "Import launch.mov, trim to the first 20 seconds, add the title 'Launch Day' for 3 seconds, and export to my Desktop."
• "Make this a 9:16 Reel, auto-caption it, and duck the music under my voice."
• "Remove the silences and filler words, then add word-by-word captions."
• "Give clip 1 a cinematic look and a slow Ken Burns zoom, and drop my webcam in the corner."
• "Generate a sunset image and add it as an overlay for the first 5 seconds."

Questions

Frequently asked