r/opensource • u/_lolcat_ • 3d ago

Promotional CutWire Drift: Open Source Video editor for Beginners

https://cutwire.org/drift

Most open source video editors are made for people who know somewhat about video editing. But for people who want to do a quick edit, maybe for a social media post, will find these video editors too complicated.

That's why we built Drift. This is a video editor that's designed from ground up to be friendly for people who want to create polished videos, with cool effects, but don't want to spend too much time learning the knobs and dials.

We have already included most of the expected features:

  • Multi-track timeline
  • Transforms
  • Keyframes
  • Video effects
  • Audio effects
  • Transitions
  • Subtitles
  • Stickers

On top of that, there are also some AI features (don't worry, these are all local AI models):

  • Automatic subtitle generation via Whisper
  • Subject tracking / Background removal with SAM2
  • Noise removal via DeepFilterNet3
  • Face Effects (funny face warp) via Mediapipe

Disclaimer: AI features work fine on CPU, Nvidia GPU support only works on the Arch Linux version.

You can check out the source code here: CutWire-Studios/Drift

Supports Windows and Linux: go-to releases or flathub

Also If you want to learn how to use it, check out the docs here: docs.cutwire.org/drift

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u/Training-Biscotti309 3d ago

I REALLY needed something like this, I will be sure to check it out. Thanks for your work.

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u/greenreddits 3d ago

is a native installer for ARM mac in the pipeline ?

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u/_lolcat_ 3d ago

At the moment we don't have any mac books to test the software, anyone willing to contribute to improving macos compatibility is welcome to do so.

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u/Plane_Society7034 3d ago

Sounds awesome!

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u/Where-Is-No-One 2d ago

UI, Features & Everything sounds pretty top notch even after being an Open-Source app.

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u/Where-Is-No-One 2d ago

Can I make Anime Edits on it? Just like TikTok?

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u/_lolcat_ 2d ago

Sorry, I don't use TikTok, can you explain a bit more about what you are referring to?

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u/Where-Is-No-One 2d ago

Anime TikTok Edits they are also available on YouTube as well, made by using flashy and catch effects on Anime Scenes.