OpenFilm
Open source video agent: code writes the film in HTML and you adjust it on a visual timeline
Worth exploring
The AI writes the edit as plain files and the visual timeline writes back to the same files
What it is
The agent (Codex or Claude Code) writes the film as a film.html of tracks, and the local Studio lets you move, trim and cut clips on a timeline whose edits save back to the files. It exports the timeline to Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve and keeps named versions.
What it’s for
For someone who wants the AI to assemble the first edit and then fix the cut by hand, without leaving the same file.
Benefits
- A visual timeline that saves back to the same files
- Export to Final Cut, Premiere and DaVinci Resolve
- Named versions and a canvas for notes, media and shots
Caveats
- It is MIT for the format, CLI, Studio and app, but the OpenFilm name and logo are trademarks.
- It needs Node 22.2+, ffmpeg and git, and the first run downloads a headless Chromium of about 100 MB; generated voice, music and images need your own keys.
