Open source video editing utility

Cut the silence.
Keep the story.

OpenRoughCut finds the pauses, false starts, and repeated takes in long recordings—then exports a timeline you can still edit.

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interview.movORC
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SOURCE / 00:18:42Edited preview
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silence
silence
14 suggested cuts
08:16silence removed
EXPORT TOFinal Cut ProFCPXMLPremiere ProXMLDaVinci ResolveOTIO
Built for the first cut

Less trimming.
More deciding.

OpenRoughCut handles the repetitive search so you can spend your time on rhythm, meaning, and the moments worth keeping.

01

Silence, spotted

Tune the threshold, minimum silence, and pause to keep. OpenRoughCut turns quiet stretches into precise suggestions.

02

Your media stays yours

Analysis and optional Whisper transcription run on your machine. Your recordings never need to visit a server.

03

Edits, not a mystery render

Export an editable timeline for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, or DaVinci Resolve—always linked to the original media.

04

Review every decision

Preview the cut, inspect every removal, restore a pause, or draw a manual edit. Automation suggests; you decide.

05

Find the better take

Optional local transcription can flag strong false starts and repeated takes while preserving uncertain moments for review.

06

Built for long recordings

Lightweight proxy playback keeps the interface responsive while every exported cut still references your untouched source.

Version 0.1.3

Your next rough cut
starts here.

Choose the build for your computer. Setup downloads the verified editing engine and private speech models on first launch.

⌘Recommended↓
macOS

Apple Silicon

M1, M2, M3, M4 and newer

v0.1.3115 MBInstaller
⌘↓
macOS

Intel

64-bit Intel Macs

v0.1.3117 MBInstaller
⊞↓
Windows

x64

64-bit Windows PCs

v0.1.3115 MBInstaller

Heads up: This early friends release is not code-signed yet. Your operating system may ask you to approve opening it.

Checksums ↗All release files ↗
Built in public

Open code.
Open decisions.

OpenRoughCut is developed in public. Inspect how a cut is made, follow every change, and help shape a more transparent editing tool.

Explore the repository ↗Read the release notes
FOUND SOMETHING ODD?

Good bugs deserve
a clear timeline.

Tell us what happened, what you expected, and how to reproduce it. Add your operating system and OpenRoughCut version—but never upload private recordings.

Report a bug on GitHub ↗
ISSUE
TRACKER
MAKE THE NEXT CUT

Contributions
are welcome.

Fix an issue, improve an export, sharpen the interface, or propose a new workflow. Start with the code and open a focused pull request.

See how it works ↗
READY WHEN YOU ARE

Find the quiet.
Keep what matters.

Download OpenRoughCut ↓