WeftCut
The facts below are what the maker publishes about WeftCut, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From WeftCut's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free and open source under MIT; no paid tier or per-seat cost; FFmpeg has separate LGPL/GPL terms |
The facts
Each one read from WeftCut's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agent clients
- The maker says Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, and other MCP clients can connect through a bundled bridge or HTTP-direct.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editing features
- The standalone editor includes an A/B-roll timeline, keyframes, effect chains, chroma key, captions, audio mixing, and export.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editing tools
- The MCP tool catalog covers timeline edits, motion, effects, text, Motifs, audio, analysis, project structure, and history.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Export
- The editor exports H.264, HEVC, AV1 up to 10-bit, ProRes, and DNxHR, for the full timeline or a selected range.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Human control
- Agent changes appear in a live change feed, group under checkpoints, and can be undone or validated with dry_run.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The app is licensed under MIT, while bundled FFmpeg carries its own LGPL/GPL terms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- Editing and export run locally, and the maker says they work offline; optional cloud analysis and cloud-backed agents require a network connection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- MCP security
- The in-app MCP server binds to 127.0.0.1, uses bearer-token authentication, and has DNS-rebinding protection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Models and data
- WeftCut bundles no AI model weights; configured cloud transcription or vision sends requested audio or frames to the selected provider.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Motifs
- Motifs are reusable, parameterized animated overlays, including titles, 2D drawings, and 3D scenes, that render identically in preview and export.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Optional analysis
- Shot detection, pause detection, and frame comparison run locally; transcription and scene description can use local engines or configured cloud providers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- WeftCut is a desktop video editor that lets MCP agents make edits directly on its timeline.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Watermark
- The maker says exports have no watermark at any resolution or in any format.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The desktop app supports macOS, Windows, and Linux; ready-made builds cover Windows x64, Apple Silicon Macs, and x86_64 Linux.checked 11 Oct 2026
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