Is OpenCut still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 2 months ago. Latest release ffmpeg-8.1.3-1, 2 months ago.

Widely used. 98k stars, 1 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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OpenCut-app/OpenCut

The open-source CapCut alternative

Rust#editor#oss#videoeditor

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 97,876
Activity: Updated 2 months ago

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 2 months ago. Latest release ffmpeg-8.1.3-1, 2 months ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used98k stars, 1 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

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Start here

Website ↗opencut.appThe project's own site.

Heads-upBuilding it yourself? It also needs 1 setting in .env.

Download for macOS

FFmpeg 8.1.3 (build 1) (pre-release) · 9/24/2026 ↗

ffmpeg-8.1.3-macos-aarch64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 8.5 MB · 171 downloads · best match

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/OpenCut-app/OpenCut/releases/download/ffmpeg-8.1.3-1/ffmpeg-8.1.3-macos-aarch64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "ffmpeg-8.1.3-macos-aarch64.tar.gz"

Other macOS downloads (1)

ffmpeg-8.1.3-macos-x86_64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 9.1 MB · 111 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/OpenCut-app/OpenCut/releases/download/ffmpeg-8.1.3-1/ffmpeg-8.1.3-macos-x86_64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "ffmpeg-8.1.3-macos-x86_64.tar.gz"

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