Edit
A first cut in minutes. Not an afternoon.
Cutaway reads what you said and how you said it, then builds the edit. Every decision shows its reason, so you keep what works and undo what doesn't.
Free & open-source video editor for Mac
Record it.
Cutaway cuts it.
The free Mac app for YouTube creators. It records your screen and camera, takes out the pauses, ums and retakes, adds zooms and captions, and hands you a first cut in minutes.
Free & open source (MIT) · Apple silicon · macOS 14+ · v0.2
- MIT licensed
- No account
- Nothing uploaded
- Works with Claude Code & Codex
- Made for Apple silicon
Editing shouldn't take longer than filming. Four steps, raw take to upload.
- 00:01
Record or import
Your screen, up to two cameras and your mic. Or drop in footage you already have.
- 00:02
Get a first cut
Pauses, ums and retakes come out. Zooms land where you click.
- 00:03
Make it yours
Fix anything on the timeline, in the transcript, or by asking.
- 00:04
Export
Video, captions, title, thumbnail and chapters, in one folder.
Ask
Edit by typing. Or just ask.
Delete words in the transcript to cut them. Or tell Ask AI “tighten the intro” or “add an arrow when I say click here”, and apply only the changes you like.
Animate
Animations that look produced. In two clicks.
Subscribe buttons, name tags, counters, title cards, arrows and highlights. Pick one and type your words. Or describe something new and let AI build it. Cutaway even spots the moments in your script that need one.
Caption
Captions that keep up. Made on your Mac.
Your words become captions on your own computer. Pick a style, burn them in, or export a caption file.
Package
Titles and thumbnails. Ready to get the click.
Three ideas based on your video. Change anything, then check it at the size people see on YouTube.
Built for the take. Nothing extra in the shot.
- Teleprompter. Your script scrolls with you, right under the camera.
- Camera bubble. See yourself while you record.
- Clean screen. Hide desktop icons and notifications from the recording.
- Flags. Mark a moment mid-take and find it later.
None of these show up in your video.
For Claude Code & Codex
Make a whole video from one sentence.
Cutaway speaks MCP. Connect Claude Code or Codex in one click, describe the video, and watch it happen in Cutaway. Then keep editing by hand.
The run on the right is real. Claude Code made this video in 3 minutes 16 seconds.
Set it up in a minute →› Make a finished clip from my settings tour. Cut anything slow, add a title, a subscribe button near the end, bold captions, and export it.
- create_project0:10
- import_media0:13
- prepare · get_transcript0:27
- first_cut · apply_edits0:59
- add_text “Settings tour”1:22
- add_animation subscribe “Join”1:23
- set_captions bold · set_look1:25
- get_frame ×42:01
- export_video3:02
✓ settings-tour.mp4 · 38 s of footage cut to 22.7 s
Your Mac. Your keys. Your footage.
Runs on your Mac
Transcription, editing, preview and export all happen on your computer. No uploads.
Bring your own AI
AI features use your Claude Code or Codex sign-in. Voice, music and images use your own ElevenLabs or fal.ai key.
No account. No tracking.
No sign-up, no server, no analytics. Read every line on GitHub.
$0.
Free. Not a trial.
Cutaway is open source under the MIT license. No subscription, no watermark, no limits on how many videos you make.
★ Star on GitHubQuestions
Is it really free?
Yes. Cutaway is MIT-licensed open source. The optional AI generation uses your own ElevenLabs or fal.ai account, which bills you directly.
Which Macs does it run on?
Macs with Apple silicon (M1 or newer) on macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Why does macOS ask me to confirm the first time?
Cutaway is signed, but not yet notarized by Apple, so macOS asks you to confirm once:
- Open Cutaway. When macOS says it can't verify it, click Done.
- Open System Settings → Privacy & Security and scroll down.
- Click Open Anyway next to Cutaway, then confirm.
After that it opens like any other app. All of its code is on GitHub.
Do I need an AI subscription?
No. Built-in rules make the first cut without any AI. If you have Claude Code or Codex, Cutaway can use it for smarter edits and titles.
Is my footage uploaded anywhere?
No. Your video and audio stay on your Mac. If you turn on the AI features, only the transcript text and a few still frames go to the AI tool you chose.
Can I edit videos I've already recorded?
Yes. Import any video, audio or images and edit them the same way.
How do I update?
Download the latest version and drag it into Applications to replace the old one. Your projects stay where they are.
Your next video, cut by Cutaway.
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