Frontstage
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Frontstage, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Frontstage's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free open-source editor · AI features require your own fal.ai and OpenRouter keys |
The facts
Each one read from Frontstage's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI agent
- A chat agent can edit cuts, layout, color, and captions using the user's OpenRouter key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- AI generation
- It supports video, image, audio, and text-to-speech generation through fal.ai using the user's own key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data and telemetry
- The project page says keys stay in the OS keychain or browser, never on the maker's server, and that Frontstage has zero telemetry.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export and interchange
- The editor supports MP4 rendering, FCPXML export for DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut, XMEML export for Premiere, and SRT/VTT subtitle import and export.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project page documents an MCP server with 51 tools for Claude or other MCP clients to edit projects externally.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- Frontstage is licensed under GPL-3.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Frontstage describes itself as an AI-native video editor that runs in a browser and is free and open source.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Timeline editing
- The editor includes a multi-track timeline, ripple and razor tools, linked audio, frame-accurate trims, and built-in color grading.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Transcription and search
- Transcription and visual search run free on-device without API keys.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Unsupported features
- The v0.2.0 release notes list multicam, volume rubber band, nested-sequence FCPXML export, Palmier cloud backend, HDR10, and Core ML beat detection as not in that build.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Desktop app
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Web app
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Windows limitation
- The Windows installer is unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may warn when it is run.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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