[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":628},["ShallowReactive",2],{"drift-features":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"competitor":617,"competitorOwner":617,"description":618,"extension":619,"eyebrow":620,"faqs":617,"headline":621,"hubBlurb":617,"meta":622,"navigation":623,"order":617,"path":624,"rows":617,"seo":625,"stem":626,"who":617,"wins":617,"__hash__":627},"driftPages\u002Fdrift\u002Ffeatures.md","CutWire Drift features — free desktop video editor",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":596},"minimark",[9,18,37,42,66,70,73,131,135,169,173,180,206,212,218,221,225,248,252,272,275,279,297,301,324,328,331,355,358,362,373,377,394,398,401,429,433,453,466,470,491,495,538,542,545,573,577],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"This page lists what ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"CutWire Drift"," can do today. Drift is a free, open-source desktop video editor for Linux, Windows and macOS. There is no subscription, no account and no watermark on export.",[10,19,20,21,26,27,31,32,36],{},"If you are comparing editors, start at ",[22,23,25],"a",{"href":24},"\u002Fdrift\u002Falternatives","Drift as an alternative"," or the ",[22,28,30],{"href":29},"\u002Fdrift\u002Ffaq","FAQ",". If you want an AI tool to drive the timeline, see ",[22,33,35],{"href":34},"\u002Fdrift\u002Fmcp","MCP \u002F agent access",".",[38,39,41],"h2",{"id":40},"who-it-is-for","Who it is for",[43,44,45,53,60,63],"ul",{},[46,47,48,49,52],"li",{},"People who want a ",[14,50,51],{},"free video editor"," that does not stamp a watermark on the file",[46,54,55,56,59],{},"Anyone looking for a ",[14,57,58],{},"CapCut alternative"," that runs on a computer, including Linux",[46,61,62],{},"Short-form creators (Reels, Shorts, TikTok), teachers, YouTubers and everyday edits",[46,64,65],{},"Teams who need to hand a project to someone else without broken file paths",[38,67,69],{"id":68},"editing","Editing",[10,71,72],{},"A real multi-track timeline — not a one-clip toy.",[43,74,75,82,88,91,97,100,103,106,109,115,118,121,128],{},[46,76,77,78,81],{},"Stack ",[14,79,80],{},"video, audio, text, shapes and overlays"," on separate tracks",[46,83,84,87],{},[14,85,86],{},"Trim, split, snap and ripple"," so cuts stay tight",[46,89,90],{},"Mute or hide a track without deleting it",[46,92,93,94],{},"Full ",[14,95,96],{},"undo and redo",[46,98,99],{},"CapCut-style tools: Select (V) and Blade (B)",[46,101,102],{},"Linked audio and video that move together, or unlink them when you need to",[46,104,105],{},"Copy, cut and paste at the playhead",[46,107,108],{},"Extract or separate audio, merge clips, align left or right",[46,110,111,114],{},[14,112,113],{},"Freeze frame"," of the full composited image",[46,116,117],{},"Bookmarks and markers",[46,119,120],{},"Filmstrip thumbnails on video, waveforms on audio",[46,122,123,124,127],{},"In\u002FOut ",[14,125,126],{},"work area"," for playback and ranged export",[46,129,130],{},"Zoom the timeline around the playhead; fit the whole edit in view",[38,132,134],{"id":133},"canvas-and-preview","Canvas and preview",[43,136,137,144,151,154,157,160,163,166],{},[46,138,139,140,143],{},"Layout presets for ",[14,141,142],{},"YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, X and LinkedIn",", plus square, landscape and portrait",[46,145,146,147,150],{},"Quality presets: ",[14,148,149],{},"4K, 1440p, 1080p, 720p",", or a custom size",[46,152,153],{},"Portrait editor layout (preview on top) for vertical video",[46,155,156],{},"Zoom and pan the preview; crop by dragging edges",[46,158,159],{},"Guides: rule of thirds, center cross, safe margins",[46,161,162],{},"Background fill: solid color or blur",[46,164,165],{},"Dark or light theme",[46,167,168],{},"What you see in preview is what you export — one compositor, not two render paths",[38,170,172],{"id":171},"looks-effects-transitions-templates","Looks (effects, transitions, templates)",[10,174,175,176,179],{},"About ",[14,177,178],{},"56 GPU effects"," ship with Drift, including:",[43,181,182,185,188,191,194,197,203],{},[46,183,184],{},"Color: brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, gamma, temperature, cinematic, duotone, grayscale, sepia",[46,186,187],{},"Stylize: blur, sharpen, pixelate, vignette, bloom, oil paint, pencil sketch, comic, neon edges",[46,189,190],{},"Film \u002F analog: Super 8, halation, light leak, film burn, VHS, star filter, bokeh, lens flare",[46,192,193],{},"Motion: zoom punch, wave warp, spin blur, motion trail, shockwave, ripple, kaleidoscope, beat shake, strobe",[46,195,196],{},"Glitch: digital, scanline, block, RGB split",[46,198,199,200],{},"Green screen ",[14,201,202],{},"chroma key",[46,204,205],{},"Face warps (optional face model): big eyes, wide mouth, fat\u002Fslim, fisheye, swirl, alien head, 3D face mesh",[10,207,175,208,211],{},[14,209,210],{},"28 GPU transitions",", including crossfade, dip to black\u002Fwhite, wipes, push, zoom, glitch, VHS, mosaic and cinematic blends. Drop a transition onto overlapping clips.",[10,213,214,217],{},[14,215,216],{},"Look templates"," stack effects for a finished vibe in one click (beat drop, glitch cut, cinematic open, neon night, retro tape and similar looks).",[10,219,220],{},"Effects are reorderable, can be turned off, and can be keyframed. Thumbnails preview on a real frame from your clip.",[38,222,224],{"id":223},"text-stickers-and-shapes","Text, stickers and shapes",[43,226,227,230,233,236,242],{},[46,228,229],{},"Title packs: title, subtitle, lower third, caption, quote, impact, pop, neon, handwritten, karaoke, bulky, outline and more",[46,231,232],{},"Font, color, outline, shadow, glow, box and alignment",[46,234,235],{},"In\u002Fout animations and karaoke-style word accents",[46,237,238,241],{},[14,239,240],{},"Shapes:"," rectangles, circles, arrows, stars, speech bubbles, banners and similar callouts",[46,243,244,247],{},[14,245,246],{},"Stickers and emoji"," you can search and drop on the canvas (packs install when you want them)",[38,249,251],{"id":250},"captions-and-speech","Captions and speech",[43,253,254,260,263,266,269],{},[46,255,256,259],{},[14,257,258],{},"Auto captions"," from speech using a local Whisper model (optional download, runs on your computer)",[46,261,262],{},"Editable timed cues on a dedicated subtitle track",[46,264,265],{},"Words-per-caption control",[46,267,268],{},"Import and export subtitle files",[46,270,271],{},"Voice waveform on the cue lane so timing is visible",[10,273,274],{},"Captions never require an account or a cloud upload.",[38,276,278],{"id":277},"cutouts-masks-and-compositing","Cutouts, masks and compositing",[43,280,281,288,291,294],{},[46,282,283,284,287],{},"Click-to-isolate ",[14,285,286],{},"subject cutout"," (optional on-device model)",[46,289,290],{},"Clip masks",[46,292,293],{},"Green screen chroma key",[46,295,296],{},"Blend modes: normal, multiply, screen, overlay, add, darken, lighten",[38,298,300],{"id":299},"motion-and-speed","Motion and speed",[43,302,303,309,312,315,318,321],{},[46,304,305,306],{},"Speed presets, ramps and custom ",[14,307,308],{},"speed curves",[46,310,311],{},"Reverse playback",[46,313,314],{},"Fade in\u002Fout and custom fade curves",[46,316,317],{},"Audio tempo follows clip speed",[46,319,320],{},"Beat detection, snap-to-beats, split-on-beats",[46,322,323],{},"Keyframes with a graph editor",[38,325,327],{"id":326},"audio","Audio",[10,329,330],{},"Per-clip volume and fades, plus an effect chain:",[43,332,333,336,339,342,345,348],{},[46,334,335],{},"Utility: EQ, compressor, limiter, noise gate, de-esser, voice leveler",[46,337,338],{},"Space: echo, chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, auto-pan, stereo widen",[46,340,341],{},"Voice: chipmunk, deep voice, robot, alien and similar stylers",[46,343,344],{},"Texture: tape, vinyl, bitcrush, 8-bit",[46,346,347],{},"Transmission: telephone, walkie-talkie, megaphone, muffled, underwater",[46,349,350,351,354],{},"Optional ",[14,352,353],{},"noise removal"," model (on-device download)",[10,356,357],{},"There is no separate track-level volume fader yet — use clip volume, or mute the lane.",[38,359,361],{"id":360},"multicam-and-scenes","Multicam and scenes",[43,363,364,367,370],{},[46,365,366],{},"Multicam window: watch every angle, punch between cameras, save a clean cut",[46,368,369],{},"Scene \u002F shot detection: jump to scenes, split or bookmark on scene boundaries",[46,371,372],{},"Optional object labels in shots (addon)",[38,374,376],{"id":375},"import-and-media-bin","Import and media bin",[43,378,379,382,385,388,391],{},[46,380,381],{},"Video: anything FFmpeg can decode (typical MP4, MKV, MOV, WebM, AVI and similar)",[46,383,384],{},"Images: PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, BMP, TIFF, SVG",[46,386,387],{},"Audio: MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, M4A, WMA, AIFF",[46,389,390],{},"Drag and drop, replace media in place, search, favorites",[46,392,393],{},"Phone videos keep portrait orientation",[38,395,397],{"id":396},"export","Export",[10,399,400],{},"Preview and export share the same compositor.",[43,402,403,409,412,415,418,421,424],{},[46,404,405,406],{},"Containers: ",[14,407,408],{},"MP4, WebM, MKV, GIF",[46,410,411],{},"Video codecs: H.264, H.265, AV1, VP8, VP9, ProRes, DNxHR, FFV1 and others (depends on the bundled FFmpeg)",[46,413,414],{},"Audio codecs: AAC, Opus, MP3, AC3, FLAC",[46,416,417],{},"CRF or bitrate, encoder presets, downscale presets, custom FPS",[46,419,420],{},"Audio-only export, freeze-frame stills, GIF loops",[46,422,423],{},"Ranged export from the In\u002FOut work area",[46,425,426],{},[14,427,428],{},"No watermark. No account.",[38,430,432],{"id":431},"agent-access-mcp","Agent access (MCP)",[10,434,435,436,439,440,443,444,447,448,452],{},"Drift can run a ",[14,437,438],{},"localhost MCP server"," so Cursor, Claude Code, or another agent edits the ",[14,441,442],{},"open project"," — import, trim, captions, effects, capture a still, export. Off until you enable ",[14,445,446],{},"Settings → Agent access",". Listens only on ",[449,450,451],"code",{},"127.0.0.1",". One batch of edits is one undo step.",[10,454,455,456,459,460,36],{},"This is a real editor hook, not a webpage chatbot. Full plain-language list: ",[22,457,458],{"href":34},"Drift MCP \u002F agent access",". 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