“Two months in and Drift already has a mature keyframe editor”
I stopped looking for a free video editor after finding one that handles keyframing like Adobe and CapCut (and it's only two months old)
Throw the edit into Drift,it comes back swift.
CutWire Drift is a free desktop video editor an agent can control, or you can cut by hand. Captions and cutouts run locally. We don't sell your data. No account, no watermark — free forever.
Linux · Windows · macOS · Android · GPLv3
Creator-speed editing. Desktop freedom.
CapCut is fast — until the watermark, the account wall, or the cloud lock-in. Drift keeps the approachable workflow and leaves the strings off.
A timeline that stays out of the way
Stack video, audio, text and shapes. Trim, split, snap and undo — edits feel immediate.
Effects, transitions & templates
Style clips with GPU effects and transitions, then save looks you like as reusable templates.
Auto captions from speech
Generate captions from talking clips, then tweak timing and wording on the timeline.
Cutouts, masks & green screen
Isolate a subject, mask a clip, or key out a green screen when you need a clean composite.
Mix and clean audio
Balance tracks with an effect chain, then quiet background noise when a take is rough.
MCP agent access
Turn on a local MCP server so Cursor, Claude Code or another agent can edit the real timeline. Off until you enable it. Undo anything.
What people are saying about Drift.
Real UI. Not concept art.
Titles with real style control
Stickers & emoji on demand
Looks you can reuse
Transitions between clips
Captions without the busywork
Cut subjects out of the frame
Speed that feels intentional
Audio effects that fit the track
Export formats that match preview
Start light, grow as you go
Let Cursor or Claude edit the real timeline.
Localhost MCP — import, trim, caption, effects, export. Off until you enable it. Undo anything. Not a chatbot bolted onto a webpage.
Version 0.8.0 is early — file the bugs you hit, read the source, or open the docs.