I really like the idea of an open source alternative to CapCut, but the project is currently very far from the ease-of-use that makess CapCut one of my favorite editors on Windows.
Very few casual desktop CapCut users are going to get past the prerequisits of instal "Bun, Docker and Docker Compose, and Node.js"
Blender, Shotcut, OpenShot, or Kdenlive are probably the better open source video editor options right now.
I like the idea but looks fishy at this point even if I did not look at the code or try it yet.
So many GitHub stars and not a single screenshot of it anywhere, not on GitHub, not on Google, not on the official webpage that just have a wait-list and their twitter Bash capcut with screenshots of capcut but none of opencutapp.
And I mean I wish something like that to succeed, but it doesn't look like that they have much to show for at the moment.
I don't know if this style of... discussion is something the Cluely team made popular recently, or if it took off sooner, but I really hope it doesn't catch on further.
I’m really excited about the concept of an open-source alternative to CapCut. However, the current state of the project is far from being as user-friendly as CapCut, which is one of my favorite video editors on Windows. The requirement to install Bun, Docker, Docker Compose, and Node.js as prerequisites will likely deter most casual desktop CapCut users from even trying it out.
I’m hopeful that with continued development and community support, this new project can evolve into a truly accessible and powerful alternative to CapCut. There’s a lot of potential here, and I’m excited to see where it goes!
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Very few casual desktop CapCut users are going to get past the prerequisits of instal "Bun, Docker and Docker Compose, and Node.js"
Blender, Shotcut, OpenShot, or Kdenlive are probably the better open source video editor options right now.
https://kdenlive.org/
So many GitHub stars and not a single screenshot of it anywhere, not on GitHub, not on Google, not on the official webpage that just have a wait-list and their twitter Bash capcut with screenshots of capcut but none of opencutapp.
And I mean I wish something like that to succeed, but it doesn't look like that they have much to show for at the moment.
Maybe the next version can be called OpenWound or ShotCutStabbed
Well then.
Thats a weird bit of code. If the function changes execute it ?
Ref: https://github.com/OpenCut-app/OpenCut/blob/main/apps/web/sr...
Also if you love the F word read this file: https://github.com/OpenCut-app/OpenCut/blob/main/apps/web/sr...
I don't know if this style of... discussion is something the Cluely team made popular recently, or if it took off sooner, but I really hope it doesn't catch on further.
Honestly the 'Project Structure' section which is just a directory listing, feels like it was generated by an LLM.
What are the pros and cons of this one?
0. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_of_applications/Multim...