00:00:00:00Cold open · Free and open source
You direct. Agents edit.
The agent-first video editor for macOS and Windows. Describe the film, and agents build the chapters, cut the timeline, add motion and sound, and review the render. Every change lands on a timeline you can take over.
00:00:12:00The problem
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The problem: the timeline grows faster than the story
Every project starts with a story.
Then the timeline grows faster than the story does.
You lose the thread somewhere around clip two hundred.
We wanted the story to stay visible the whole way through.
00:00:28:00Meet OpenVids
A film in chapters. Agents make the cut.
Chapters hold the story in the Story Graph. Agents attach shots, sound, and motion to each one, and Build turns the graph into a finished cut.
00:00:46:00Feature tour · Agents
Say it in words. It lands on the timeline.
Four agents — Main, Motion Designer, Audio, and Research — and three modes: Ask answers, Plan proposes a plan, Edit changes the timeline. Every result lands in the project as a change you can review.
00:00:56:00Motion Designer
Motion from one sentence.
Motion Designer is an agent. Describe a title, a lower third, or a sting, and it builds the template right in the project — live, so you can scrub it, tweak it, and reuse it.
Hover or drag across a frame to scrub the template. On the ruler: ← → steps one frame, Shift steps one second, Space pauses.
Caption Style A · captions in the OpenVids Trailer
- Built for people who cut for a living.
- Every frame, exactly where you left it.
- Agent-first. Keyboard-native.
- Non-destructive, always.
- Your media stays on your disk.
- Precision without the friction.
- Made for macOS and Windows.
00:01:06:00Render & QA
A render that reviews itself.
An agent watches every render the way a viewer would, fixes what it can, and leaves the editorial calls to you.
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00:01:16:00In the field · Sources & Licenses
Every frame knows where it came from.
Find open-licensed footage that shows where film editing came from, for the Cold open.
Export isn’t blocked: disputed licenses are flagged and the credit lines are ready to copy.
00:01:28:00Outro
Press REC.
Describe the film. Agents build the chapters, cut the edit, add motion and sound, and review the render — the final calls stay yours.
Try an edit
Space plays · ↑↓ jumps cuts · ⌘Z undoes
00:01:40:00Production notes · FAQ
The short version.
- What is OpenVids?
- OpenVids is an agent-first video editor for macOS and Windows. You describe the film, and agents build the chapters, cut the timeline, add motion and sound, and review the render.
- Is OpenVids free?
- Yes. OpenVids is free and open source.
- Which platforms does it run on?
- OpenVids is a desktop app for macOS and Windows.
- What can the agents do?
- Four agents — Main, Motion Designer, Audio, and Research — work in three modes: Ask answers, Plan proposes a plan, Edit changes the timeline. Research also finds sources and keeps track of their licenses and credits.
- What is agentic video editing?
- Agentic video editing is editing where AI agents do the hands-on work inside a real project: you describe what the film needs, and every change lands on a timeline you can review and take over.
- Do I stay in control of the edit?
- Yes. Every result lands in the project as a change you can review, you can take over the timeline at any point, and render QA leaves the editorial calls to you.
- Where does my footage live?
- Your media stays on your disk.
- Where can I get help or follow along?
- Join the OpenVids Discord for help and news. The code and releases are on GitHub, and the developer, @bazodev, posts on X.