BaoCut
The facts below are what the maker publishes about BaoCut, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From BaoCut's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| BaoCut 2 desktop app | Free | Windows and macOS; no price stated on the maker’s pages |
| BaoCut CLI | Free | Standalone CLI for macOS and Windows; no price stated on the maker’s pages |
The facts
Each one read from BaoCut's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agent integrations
- The built-in agent works with Claude Code or Codex, while its CLI and skill can be used with any skills.sh agent.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Agent workflow
- Its agent can fetch, transcribe, translate, align, and check video workflows, with supervised or automatic operation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Burn-in captions
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- CLI and MCP
- The bcut command line and a built-in MCP server let other agents drive BaoCut’s engines headlessly.checked 12 Oct 2026
- CLI requirements
- The npm CLI requires Node.js 18 or later on macOS Apple Silicon or Windows x64, and FFmpeg and FFprobe must be available on PATH for npm and manual installs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Cloud AI privacy
- If users configure a cloud provider with their own API key, transcript text is sent to that provider under the user’s account and agreement, not to BaoCut.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dubbing
- It can clone speakers from a short original clip or use a built-in reference voice, fit translated speech to the original timing, and generate voices on the computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editing
- The editor includes a multitrack timeline, talking-head cleanup for filler words, pauses, and retakes, and video creation from a sentence.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local-first storage
- The maker says projects, media, and models stay on the computer, and cloud models run only when chosen.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy controls
- Anonymous usage data is opt-in before sending, can be disabled in Settings, and the maker says queued data is discarded and the installation record deletion requested when it is turned off.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- BaoCut transcribes, translates, subtitles, and dubs videos on the computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Speaker identification
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Subtitle export
- other formatschecked 19 Sep 2026
- Subtitles
- BaoCut creates bilingual subtitles timed to the words, checks reading speed, and exports SRT, VTT, ASS, or video with burned-in subtitles.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and privacy contact
- The maker lists [email protected] for questions or data requests and links to GitHub to send feedback.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Transcription
- Speech recognition runs on-device, labels speakers, and gives each word its own timestamp without requiring an AI account.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 19 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform requirements
- BaoCut 2 for Windows supports Windows 10 1809+ x86_64; its current preview is unsigned and has no native arm64 build, while the Mac app supports Apple Silicon and macOS 14+.checked 12 Oct 2026
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