auto-editor
by WyattBlue
Auto-Editor is a command-line tool that automatically cuts dull sections, such as silence or stillness, out of video and audio files. It is meant for a quick first-pass edit, and it can export the result to common editing programs.
- Stars
- 5.7k +8 a day
- Licence
- Unlicense
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Nim
- Age
- 2376 days
What you can do with it
- Cut silent sections out of a long recording with one command
- Remove still, motionless parts of a video using motion detection
- Export the cuts as a project for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Shotcut or Kdenlive
Make money with it
A freelancer could offer low-cost podcast or YouTube first-pass editing, using the tool to cut the time spent on each job.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Speed up editing of recorded webinars, lectures and tutorials by removing dead air automatically
- Offer faster turnaround on podcast or talking-head video editing for clients
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install it by following the instructions at auto-editor.com/installing, then run it from the command line with a video file path.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Command-line only, so less friendly for non-technical users
- The separate online app and desktop application use proprietary assets under a different licence
Who's talking about it
- raiscui (gh-trends): GitHub trends — 2026-10-27 Featured in a roundup
Checked 01 Nov 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
