# Cutgraph Studio

> Cutgraph Studio is a local, Fair Source (FSL-1.1-ALv2; source-available, not open source) video editor where the transcript is the timeline. It transcribes footage on the user's own machine with WhisperX, cuts video when words are struck, adds motion graphics with a built-in drawing engine and a sample character called Lens, burns in captions, and exports with ffmpeg. An optional co-pilot uses the user's own Anthropic API key and only proposes edits. v0.1 is a free developer preview designed for source installation, tested on Windows 11, best-effort on Linux, not supported on macOS.

The developer preview is about to open. Join the waitlist on the Pricing page; the source is not public yet.

## Product

- [Features](https://cutgraph.app/features): every v0.1 capability, tagged Shipped, Preview or Planned
- [Story view](https://cutgraph.app/story-view): the Script, Board, Timeline and Source lenses
- [Meet Lens](https://cutgraph.app/lens): the sample character and its expressions, poses and moves
- [Changelog](https://cutgraph.app/changelog): what changed in each version

## Who it's for

- [For creators](https://cutgraph.app/for/creators): talking-head videos, explainers and first videos
- [For builders](https://cutgraph.app/for/builders): launch and demo videos, inspectable internals

## Using it

- [Get started](https://cutgraph.app/get-started): requirements and a preview of the upcoming source install
- [Pricing and licence](https://cutgraph.app/pricing): free preview, what FSL-1.1-ALv2 allows, possible future Cloud and Pro packs
- [FAQ](https://cutgraph.app/faq): short answers to common questions
- [Community](https://cutgraph.app/community): source preview opening soon and how to contact us

## Blog

- [Why we built a video editor where the script is the timeline](https://cutgraph.app/blog/why-the-script-is-the-timeline): The Cutgraph Studio source preview is about to open. Here is the idea behind it, what works today, and what is still rough.
- [Text-based video editing, honestly compared: Descript, Premiere and Cutgraph](https://cutgraph.app/blog/text-based-editing-honestly-compared): Three tools let you cut video by deleting words. Where each one is stronger, where Cutgraph is behind, and how to pick.
- [Your footage, your machine: what local-first means in Cutgraph Studio](https://cutgraph.app/blog/your-footage-your-machine): Media, transcripts and exports stay on your computer. Here is the complete list of the few things that can reach the network, and how to avoid each one.

## Source

- [Source preview coming soon](https://cutgraph.app/pricing#waitlist)