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A local AI video editorfor Windows and Mac.

Edit by hand, or tell Claude Code, Codex or Cursor what you want and watch the cut build itself on your timeline. The editing runs on your own computer.

Watch it edit

One time licenseWindows and MacWorks without AI too

Ask for the edit. Watch it build.

Type what you want in Claude Code. Cutroom does the cutting on your own timeline while you watch.

Ask in plain words

Everything a real editor has.

Each of these works by hand, and your AI can reach every one of them.

See every feature
Caption styles

THREE DAYS IN THE DESERT

Hormozi: heavy uppercase words, the spoken one lit in amber.

Apply Hormozi
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THE DESERTSignature
THE DESERTBouncy
THE DESERTKaraoke
THE DESERTTwo-Line Snap
THE DESERTCinematic
THE DESERTHormozi
THE DESERTNeon Glow
THE DESERTWord Box
  • 120+tools your AI can reach
  • 27caption styles
  • 39transitions
  • 7export presets

Every AI edit stays yours to change.

Nothing gets baked into a flat file. What the AI makes is a normal clip, effect or graphic on your timeline.

Tweak what it made

Your footage stays on your computer.

Editing, transcription and background removal run on your own machine. Here is exactly what goes out, and where it goes.

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Data & privacy

Cutroom edits on your machine. The AI features you turn on send data to the provider whose key you set. Here is exactly what each one sends, and when.

Stays on your machine

Editing, cutting, colour, captions, exportAI can trigger this
Nothing. Every edit and the final render run on your machine.
TranscriptionAI can trigger this
Nothing. whisper.cpp runs on your CPU; your audio becomes text without leaving the disk.
Background removal / subject detection / masking / chroma keyAI can trigger this
Nothing. On-device ONNX models read your frames locally.

Sends a prompt you write

Image generationAI can trigger this
Your text prompt (no footage) to the provider whose key you set.GoogleOpenAIStability AI
Voiceover, sound effects, voice designAI can trigger this
The script or description text you provide to ElevenLabs. No existing audio is sent.ElevenLabs

Uploads local media

Voice isolationAI can trigger this
The selected clip's audio is uploaded to ElevenLabs to strip background noise.ElevenLabs

These AI features bill to your own account and never route through Delivvo.

Connect your AI in one click.

Cutroom speaks MCP, the open standard for AI tools. Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code and Cline all get the same 120+ tools, on your own account.

How to connect each tool

Open Connect AI

Use the AI you already pay for.

Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and Cursor drive Cutroom from their own terminals.

✳ Claude Code
Claude Code v2.1.4

Welcome back Noura!

Opus 5.5 · Claude Max

~/Podcast/ep-12

Tips for getting started

Run /init to create a CLAUDE.md file with instructions for Claude

Recent activity

No recent activity

Cut this episode into three vertical shorts with captions.

cutroom - transcribe (MCP)(clip: "ep-12.mp4")

41:12 transcribed, 6,204 words

cutroom - remove_silence (MCP)(minGapSec: 0.4)

Removed 138 gaps, 4:51 shorter

cutroom - reframe (MCP)(aspect: "9:16")

Face tracked on all three cuts

cutroom - set_captions (MCP)(style: { preset: "word-pop" })

Captions on 3 clips

cutroom - export (MCP)(presets: ["tiktok", "reels", "shorts"])

3 renders: 0:42, 0:38 and 0:51

Three shorts are in your exports folder. The second one opens on the best hook.
Try "cut the dead air"
? for shortcuts

Windows and Mac. One licence.

Buy once and install it on every computer you own. The same key works on both systems.

  • Mac

    Apple Silicon or Intel, on macOS 12 or later.

  • Windows

    Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Updates install from inside the app.

Not sure which Mac you have? Apple menu, then About This Mac.

First launch on a Mac: open Cutroom once, then allow it in System Settings, Privacy & Security.

You get the download links right after you buy, and again in your licence email.

Others make you give something up.

A Mac only app, a 16GB NVIDIA card, or a second editor bought separately. Cutroom asks for none of that.

How Cutroom compares to Descript, Opus Clip, Palmier Pro, Reelify, LTX Desktop, and Jumper on platform, local processing, price model, and AI provider.
ProductPlatformRuns locallyPrice modelAI provider
CutroomThe whole editor, on its own.Windows and macOSYesOne timeBring your own: Claude, Codex, Gemini
DescriptmacOS, Windows, webNo, your footage uploadsSubscriptionBuilt in
Opus ClipBrowserNo, your footage uploadsSubscriptionBuilt in
Palmier PromacOS only, Apple SiliconPartly, generation is cloudFree editor, subscription for AIYour own agent, or bundled models
ReelifyPhone apps too. The local editor is the Mac one.macOS only, Apple SiliconYes, on the MacSubscription, or a one time dealBuilt in, on device
LTX DesktopFree and open source. Generation first: its own repo calls it an app for generating videos.Windows and Linux, NVIDIA onlyYes, with a 16GB VRAM cardFreeBuilt in, LTX models
JumperNot an editor on its own. It drives Premiere, Final Cut, Resolve Studio, or Avid, bought separately.Windows and macOSYesLifetime or subscription, plus that editorBring your own

Checked in July 2026, from each company's own site and docs. Two of them were running limited-time pricing that day, which is why this table states a model and not a number. Platforms and prices move, so check theirs before you decide.

Good to know before you buy.

Questions before you buy?

What is Cutroom?

Cutroom is a desktop video editor for Windows and Mac that runs on your own computer. Edit by hand like any timeline app, or connect an AI agent and ask for the edit in plain words.

Which AI can drive Cutroom, and how?

Anything that speaks MCP, the open standard: Claude Code, Claude Desktop, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code and Cline. Open Connect AI, pick your tool, and Cutroom sets it up. Claude Code connects in one click. You bring the account, so there is no AI bill from us.

Does Cutroom work on a Mac?

Yes. There are native builds for Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) and for Intel Macs, on macOS 12 or later. Recording, transcription and export all work on the Mac. The app is not notarized by Apple yet, so the first time you open it you allow it once in System Settings, Privacy & Security.

Does Cutroom work without an AI?

Yes. It is a full manual editor on its own, with the whole timeline, captions, color, and export. The AI only speeds you up, so you can connect nothing and still do everything by hand.

Does my footage get uploaded?

Not by us. Editing, transcription, and background removal all run on your machine. If you connect an AI it reads frames and audio to check its own work, and anything you ask it to generate goes to the provider whose key you brought. None of your files come to us.

What can the AI actually do in Cutroom?

It reaches more than 120 tools: import, cut, remove silence, reframe to vertical, caption, grade, add titles and animated graphics, clean the audio, find B-roll, generate voice or images with your own keys, record, and export. Before it calls the cut done, it watches the result back and checks the audio.

Can I change what the AI made?

Yes, all of it. Every AI edit is a normal clip, effect or graphic on your timeline. Graphics come with their own controls, effects open right on the timeline, the Activity tab lists every step, and any step can be undone.

Can Cutroom transcribe and caption in Arabic and other languages?

Yes. A multilingual speech model ships inside the app and transcribes Arabic and more than 90 languages on your own machine, auto-detecting the spoken language or the one you pick. Arabic and Hebrew captions render right-to-left with a bundled Arabic font, in the editor and in the exported video. Cutroom fits the model to your machine's memory, so it works on modest computers too, and it all runs offline.

Is Cutroom a one-time purchase?

Yes, one payment, no subscription, and no fee per export. The key is tied to your account rather than to a machine, so it works on every computer you own, Windows or Mac, with no device limit.

What do I need to run Cutroom?

Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit), or macOS 12 or later on an Apple Silicon or Intel Mac. No graphics card is required, though one makes exports and AI upscaling faster. Connecting an AI needs Node.js installed, and Cutroom tells you if it is missing.

Buy it once. It is yours.

No subscription and no fee per export. One key, on every computer you own.

See the system requirements
$99one time

Cutroom · lifetime license

  • Lifetime license key
  • Every computer you own
  • Windows 10 and 11, and macOS 12 or later
  • Works with your own AI (Claude, Codex, Gemini)
  • No per export fees

The AI is one you bring yourself, like Claude, Codex, or Gemini, so that cost is between you and them. Cutroom is a full editor without it, and the editing always runs on your machine.