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.
Last month, we launched our ChatGPT/Codex plugin and received incredible support from this community.
One of the most consistent pieces of feedback was that you loved being able to connect your own agent, but wanted to work with larger files and have a faster, more reliable editing experience.
So we built ChatCut Desktop.
It includes everything you can do with our web app and plugin, but in a local environment. Your footage stays on your computer, and editing and exporting happen locally. You can use ChatCut’s built-in agent or connect your existing ChatGPT/Codex or Claude Code subscription and use the tokens you already pay for, making ChatCut’s core editing features free to use. A ChatCut subscription is only required for pro features such as Seedance and Kling video generation, XML export, AI voice generation, and voice cloning.
Today, ChatCut is used by creators editing talking-head videos, tiktoks, reels and shorts, businesses producing ads and branded content, companies creating social content, internal videos and product updates, and AI filmmakers making films.
Give ChatCut Desktop a try, and please send us any feedback, suggestions, or questions at [email protected].
We’d love to hear what you think. Go create something!
using the tokens I already pay for is a smart model, but curious how it works for a heavy edit - like "cut every silence and add captions" on a 40 minute file. does the agent send the whole timeline/transcript context to Claude Code or Codex for that, or is the actual cutting/rendering done locally and the LLM just issues a small set of instructions? asking because that's the difference between it being basically free and it quietly eating a chunk of my daily token budget on one video.
Congrats on the desktop launch. You let people run it on the ChatGPT or Claude Code tokens they already pay for, which makes core editing free. That is a lot to give away.
Congrats on the launch!
An AI video editor that actually works with GPT + Claude sounds interesting. How long takes the setup process?
Hey Product Hunt 👋
Excited to hunt ChatCut Desktop today! I’ve watched this team listen closely to their community since their ChatGPT/Codex plugin launch, and this release is a direct answer to what creators kept asking for: bigger files, faster editing, and full local control.
The token model is what stands out to me. Connect your existing ChatGPT/Codex or Claude Code subscription and get core editing for free. That’s a genuinely creator-first move.
Go check it out and tell the team what you think 🎬
Turning a 20-minute interview into a 2-minute reel with just a prompt is a great use case. How well does it pick the right moments in longer, messier raw footage?
Congrats on the launch! Love the idea of connecting AI agents directly to the editing workflow. Curious to see how far this can go
One of our users, Justin, created a tutorial on how he uses the desktop app. If you’re wondering how to get started, check it out here:
Putting XML export behind the subscription is the pricing decision I'd watch. Local editing and letting people bring their own Claude Code tokens are the generous parts, but export to Premiere and Resolve is the escape hatch, and charging for the escape hatch is what makes people feel locked in even when the rest is free. Gating Seedance and Kling generation makes sense because that's real marginal cost. The handoff isn't.
About ChatCut Desktop on Product Hunt
“Video editor built for humans & AI. Edit with GPT & Claude.”
ChatCut Desktop launched on Product Hunt on August 26th, 2026 and earned 289 upvotes and 22 comments, placing #4 on the daily leaderboard. 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.
ChatCut Desktop was featured in Marketing (467.7k followers), Artificial Intelligence (477.3k followers) and Video (1.9k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 203k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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Hi Product Hunt!
Last month, we launched our ChatGPT/Codex plugin and received incredible support from this community.
One of the most consistent pieces of feedback was that you loved being able to connect your own agent, but wanted to work with larger files and have a faster, more reliable editing experience.
So we built ChatCut Desktop.
It includes everything you can do with our web app and plugin, but in a local environment. Your footage stays on your computer, and editing and exporting happen locally. You can use ChatCut’s built-in agent or connect your existing ChatGPT/Codex or Claude Code subscription and use the tokens you already pay for, making ChatCut’s core editing features free to use. A ChatCut subscription is only required for pro features such as Seedance and Kling video generation, XML export, AI voice generation, and voice cloning.
Today, ChatCut is used by creators editing talking-head videos, tiktoks, reels and shorts, businesses producing ads and branded content, companies creating social content, internal videos and product updates, and AI filmmakers making films.
Give ChatCut Desktop a try, and please send us any feedback, suggestions, or questions at [email protected].
We’d love to hear what you think. Go create something!