@0xJokker: THEY CREATED A FREE CAPCUT WITH NO WATERMARKS, AND IT ALREADY HAS 76K STARS ON GITHUB CapCut slaps a watermark on you, …
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An open-source alternative to CapCut called OpenCut has been released, offering a free video editor with no watermarks, paywalls, or subscriptions, featuring a plugin-based architecture and MIT license.
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THEY CREATED A FREE CAPCUT WITH NO WATERMARKS, AND IT ALREADY HAS 76K STARS ON GITHUB
CapCut slaps a watermark on you, locks features behind paywalls, and on top of that charges you for a subscription
A group of devs got fed up and built the open-source, free alternative
It’s called OpenCut
And it’s an open-source video editor with a plugin-based architecture
Its main goal is to be the real alternative to CapCut, but open
No watermarks, no paywalls, no subscriptions
→ Full editor with timeline and multitrack → Native plugins to expand what it can do → One single app for web, desktop, and mobile → MCP Server, automations, and support for AI agents → MIT License: you can do whatever you want with it
Installing it is super easy:
→ Clone the repo from GitHub → Install the dependencies → Run the classic version (available now) → Follow the new version at http://new.opencut.app
It’s exactly what CapCut should’ve been from the start
Dropping the repo link in the comments
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