Curved abstract layers fading from black into orange

Free software down to the wire, where your cut fuels the fire.

CutWire Studios is a non-profit. We build creative software in the open — free to use, free to study, with no account and no subscription — and whatever you make with it stays yours.

Linux · Windows · macOS · GPLv3

Live video mixer

Prism

A beginner-friendly live media trigger and overlay tool built with Qt 6, FFmpeg, and OpenGL. Wire sources through a node graph, remove backgrounds live with AI, and crossfade decks — perfect for school events, small concerts, and sports.

Node graph canvasWire Input → Process → Layer → A/B Select → Output nodes with zoom, pan, and a minimap — no scenes or playlists to manage.
Live A/B deck mixingCrossfade between two decks with per-deck speed, AUTO/CUT, and transition modes — wipes, slides, dips, and 3D cube/flip.
AI background removalKey out a webcam's background live with a MediaPipe selfie-segmentation model via ONNX Runtime, composited over the layers below.

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Desktop video editor

Drift

A free CapCut alternative for desktop. Multi-track timeline, effects, stickers, auto captions, cutouts, and export — no subscription, no watermark, no account. Open source under GPLv3.

Multi-track timelineStack video, audio, text and shapes. Trim, split, snap and undo — edits feel immediate.
Agent access (MCP)Turn on a local MCP server so Cursor, Claude Code or another agent can edit the real timeline — undoable, localhost only.
Preview equals exportThe same compositor drives what you see and what you export — no watermark, no surprise renders.

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Built for people with a deadline.

If a volunteer can't run it the first time they open it, the design is wrong. Depth is there when you want it — node graphs, shaders, a real timeline — behind the simple path, not in front of it.

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