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Auto-Editor

Auto-Editor — effort-free first-pass video editing from the command line: automatically cut silence and dead space by audio loudness and motion, Unlicense (public domain)

★ 5.6k stars⑂ 691 forksUnlicenseupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

Auto-Editor is an open-source clipping project by WyattBlue (WyattBlue/auto-editor on GitHub). It has 5,557 GitHub stars and 691 forks, is released under the Unlicense license, and was last updated on GitHub on 19 October 2026.

GitHub stars
5,557
Forks
691
License
Unlicense
Last updated on GitHub
19 October 2026
Category
Clipping
Listing
Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install Auto-Editor

    Follow the official installing guide at auto-editor.com/installing for your platform (downloads and package routes are listed there).

  2. Make the first-pass cut

    Run auto-editor on your video — it analyses loudness and writes a new, tightened file with the silent sections removed.

  3. Tune or hand off

    Adjust --margin and thresholds (e.g. --edit audio:-19dB) until the pace feels right, or export the timeline to your editor with --export premiere / resolve / final-cut-pro.

// features

Why people love it

Silence cutting that respects pace

Audio-loudness analysis with --margin breathing room, plus motion analysis, so cuts tighten without sounding frantic.

Label-based editing rules

Multiple --edit:N classes with --when actions (cut, keep, speed up sections) for edits beyond simple silence removal.

Exports to real editors

Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Shotcut and Kdenlive timelines, plus clip-sequence export.

Public domain

Everything in the repo is under the Unlicense — use it anywhere, in any pipeline, without licence friction.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Install

    The official installing guide covers every platform.

    https://auto-editor.com/installing
  2. Cut a video

    The core command from the README.

    auto-editor path/to/your/video.mp4
  3. Tune the threshold

    Thresholds accept dB units, per the README examples.

    auto-editor example.mp4 --edit audio:-19dB --margin 0.2s
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who makes Auto-Editor?

WyattBlue (Wyatt) and contributors — WyattBlue/auto-editor on GitHub.

Is Auto-Editor free?

Yes — everything in the repository is public domain under the Unlicense. The optional online runner and desktop app at auto-editor.com use some separate proprietary assets, per the README, but the CLI itself is public domain.

What exactly does it cut?

By default, sections whose audio falls below the loudness threshold — silence and dead space. You control the threshold and margin, and can add motion-based and multi-label rules.

How does it compare to a well-known alternative?

Against jumpcutter-style scripts, Auto-Editor is the mature, maintained tool: dB thresholds, labelled rules, speed sections and exports to professional editors. Against an AI clipper, it makes no content judgements at all — it tightens the whole video deterministically, which is often exactly what you want first.

How do I get started?

Install via auto-editor.com/installing, then run auto-editor on any recording and compare the runtime — the first pass takes seconds to judge.

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// alternatives

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Get Auto-Editor

Free and open — grab the source, star the repo, and start creating.