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baocut

by JimLiu

BaoCut is a desktop video editor with an AI agent that transcribes, subtitles, translates, dubs, cuts and animates footage. Everything it produces stays in an editable timeline, so you can correct single lines or shots without re-rendering the whole video.

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Stars
1.6k
Licence
Unclear
Runs on
Your computer
Setup
Moderate
Language
TypeScript
Age
111 days

What you can do with it

  • Transcribe a recording and add original, translated or bilingual subtitles
  • Dub a video into another language using a cloned or preset voice
  • Remove filler words, pauses and retakes from a talking-head recording, then export MP4, SRT or a .baocut project

Make money with it

Offer subtitling, translation and dubbing services to creators and small businesses who want their videos in more languages.

An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.

Ways a business could use it

  • Add accurate subtitles and translations to marketing and training videos instead of paying for a captioning service
  • Turn long recordings into chapters, summaries, blog posts and short clips to publish across channels

Can you use it commercially?

No standard licence detected. Read the licence before using it commercially.

Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.

Getting it running

Download the DMG (macOS) or Windows installer, then install ffmpeg and ffprobe separately and sign in to an agent engine such as Codex CLI or Claude Code.

Follow the official instructions in the project README.

Things to check

  • Licence is not clearly stated (NOASSERTION), so check terms before commercial use
  • Agent features need a signed-in Codex CLI or Claude Code account, which may be paid
  • ffmpeg and ffprobe are not bundled
  • Windows packages are unsigned
  • Local models are large downloads and run best with a GPU

Who's talking about it

Checked 01 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.

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