Cut/Storm: Self-Hosted Open-Source Video Editor for Short Clips with Local Whisper Transcription
By
Sergei Vorniches
Day-old at best. Try it dunked in something stronger.
Summary
Cut/Storm is a self-hosted, open-source video editor designed for short clips. It runs as a single Docker container on Linux, macOS, or Windows, processing everything locally with no cloud dependency, account, or subscription required. Key features include pasting a URL or dropping a file, local transcription via Whisper, transcript-based editing with styled captions (karaoke, drag/resize), cropping, trimming, silence removal, audio mixing, and exporting MP4 or GIF with burned-in subtitles. It includes 13 baked-in fonts and is MIT-licensed.
Key quotes
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Runs as a single Docker container on Linux / macOS / Windows.
No cloud, no account, no subscription.
Open source, MIT.
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