Dawn Cut

github.com

What it is

Dawn Cut is an open-source, local AI video editor for editing video through text, subtitles, and automatic silence removal.

From github.com's own pages, read 8 Oct 2026.

As github.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026.

Data plate

Price: Free to use
Free plan: Yes
Free trial: Not stated
Runs on: macOS
Open source: No
Website: github.com
Automatic captions: Yes
Editing features: Features include silence removal, filler-word detection, subtitle review and correction, color grading, reframing, overlays, and style packs.
Experimental AI: Natural-language editing uses a local llama.cpp planner and requires a one-time model download; planning quality is bounded by its 1.5B model.
Exports: The README lists SRT and chapter export, deterministic EDL export, and video rendering through an FFmpeg sidecar.
Integrations: The experimental headless MCP server can let external agents such as Claude Desktop and Cursor operate on .dawn projects.
License: The project is released under the MIT license.
MCP limitation: The experimental MCP render does not yet burn in subtitles or overlays, and its npx-installable package is not published.
Privacy: The project describes Dawn Cut as 100% local, with no cloud and no account.
Checked: 8 Oct 2026

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