Developer Builds Local-First Video Editor zylcut in Two Weeks Using Claude Code
Comfortable_Cake_989 · reddit · 2026-11-08
A developer released zylcut.com, a local-first video editing app (Mac/Windows/Linux, free for basic edits) that treats video projects like VSCode-style codebases.
- The entire project was built in two weeks with Claude Code as the primary assistant, handling architecture, file management, and integration debugging
- Blends Premiere Pro with GitHub Copilot ideas: git versioning for video projects, and works with any coding agent (opencode, Gemini CLI, Codex, Claude Code); opencode free models handle basic edits
- Users can define editing styles as custom skills, or feed reference videos to auto-generate skills; it can generate footage, audio, and scripts from a topic prompt when you have nothing
- Full manual control remains alongside AI actions
The author is undecided between open-sourcing and pushing customer acquisition, and is asking for advice.
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