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VEED OpenEdit: let a coding agent caption and edit your video

VEED's open-source editing pipeline with no GUI: a coding agent such as Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI makes the edit and renders an MP4 [2].

Does
Captions, cuts and motion graphics from a text prompt
Best for
Developer vloggers and agencies using coding agents
Cost
Free; VEED transcription and AI tools use your VEED limits and credits [1]
Runs
Locally, with optional VEED cloud services
Open the repositoryOfficial siteQuick start
Updated 2 Nov 2026

OpenEdit installs as an agent skill. The agent transcribes, builds the edit as an HTML page, renders and checks the frames, and returns the file [2]. Each tool is a command in @veedstudio/openedit-cli [2][4]. Transcription: WhisperX locally for free, VEED's hosted service (free tier about ten minutes a month) or your own Whisper-format JSON [2].

What it does

Licence
Apache-2.0 for the pipeline [3][2]; VEED's renderer binaries are closed source, under PolyForm Shield 1.0.0 [1]
Agents
Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI [2]
Platforms
README: macOS, Windows or Linux, Node 20.18.1+ [2]. Help centre: Apple Silicon, macOS 26 only [1]
Output
MP4 with burned-in subtitles, saved in runs/ with its code [2]; silent H.264 (ProRes 4444 with --transparent) until audio is added [4]
CLI
@veedstudio/openedit-cli: transcribe, render, apply-edl, mix-audio, concat-videos, veed-project and more [4]
Status
Beta [1]

Integrations

InterfaceStatusDetail
MCP serverNot applicableVia agent tools
Command lineCLI · Built inCarries the skill and every command; npx @veedstudio/openedit-cli --help lists them [4].
API / libraryAPI · Built inToolchain accessible

Requirements and setup

  • Node 20.18.1+ and Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI [2].
  • ffmpeg: the first run installs it (Homebrew on Mac with your approval, user folder on Windows); on Linux, run the printed commands [2].
  • Local transcription: uv or pipx; about 2 GB of model downloads on first run [2].
  • A veed.io account for VEED transcription or AI tools only [1].

Licence, cost and privacy

  • Renderer binaries are free to use, you can sell the output, and Chrome rendering is an alternative [1]. Pipeline: Apache-2.0 [3].
  • WhisperX: nothing leaves your machine. VEED's hosted transcription uploads and stores the file for that job [2]; VEED says only audio is uploaded for captions [1].
  • Fabric generation, background removal and lip sync spend VEED AI credits or your fal key; generation quotes a price and waits for your yes [4][2].

Limitations

  • Platform claims conflict: the README says macOS was tested on Tahoe 26.0 [2]; the help centre rules out Intel, Windows and Linux [1].
  • Beta: captions are most polished; reframing, motion graphics, slides-to-video and web capture are still being improved [1].
  • Transcripts without word timings are refused [2].
  • 'Up to 2.2x faster' rendering is VEED's internal benchmark claim [1].
  • Linux is least tested; CI covers macOS and Windows [2].
Quick start

Quick start

In your project folder, install the skill, open your agent and ask for an edit [2].

Copied from the documentation · source [2]
npx skills add veedstudio/open-edit --skill open-edit
Copied from the documentation · Prompt in Claude Code, Codex or Gemini CLI · source [2]
Add subtitles to my video clip.mp4
Copied from the documentation · source [4]
npx @veedstudio/openedit-cli --help
Copied from the documentation · source [4]
npx @veedstudio/openedit-cli login

The first run checks Node and ffmpeg, pins itself as a dev dependency and asks how to transcribe [2]. VEED says renders typically take one to three minutes [1].

Uses for vloggers

  • Captions styled to match a reference image [2].
  • Cutting false starts and long pauses, then captioning [2].
  • A brand-coloured title sequence with no footage [2].
  • A 9:16 reframe with the speaker centred [1].
  • A finished edit sent to VEED's browser editor as an editable project [4].

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Sources

  1. How to Use OpenEdit: VEED's Agent-Driven Video Editor | VEED Help Center fetched 2 Nov 2026
  2. GitHub - veedstudio/open-edit: Open-source, agent-driven editing pipeline: create subtitles, motion graphics, slides, edit and render videos. · GitHub fetched 2 Nov 2026
  3. raw.githubusercontent.com/veedstudio/open-edit/main/LICENSE fetched 2 Nov 2026
  4. raw.githubusercontent.com/veedstudio/open-edit/main/README.md fetched 2 Nov 2026