Edit video with Claude Code
Point ButterCut at your footage, describe what you want, and get back a ready-to-import timeline for Final Cut, Premiere, or DaVinci Resolve. Free and open source.
git clone https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut.git && cd buttercutclaudeOr to bypass permission prompts:
claude --dangerously-skip-permissionsOnce Claude Code is running, tell it:
> Install ButterCutClaude validates your system environment and installs any missing dependencies, including Ruby, Python, FFmpeg, and WhisperX.
Claude transcribes audio and evaluates visual content across your footage, processing everything in parallel.
Have a conversation with Claude about narrative structure, target duration, and pacing. It asks clarifying questions to understand your vision.
Get a timeline file ready for Final Cut, Premiere, or DaVinci Resolve. Open it in your editor and refine from there.
Generate timelines for Final Cut, Premiere, and DaVinci Resolve.
Transcribe audio and evaluate visual content across all your footage.
Answer questions about narrative structure and pacing to match your vision.
Extract metadata and generate transcripts simultaneously for faster results.
The one where ButterCut gets good. 0.6 gives you better edits, driven by you. ButterCut asks sharper questions, builds the narrative with you, and edits at the word level for tighter cuts.
libraries/settings.yaml and apply
them to every new library