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The basics

Discover DedCut, install it and find your way around.

What is DedCut?A free and open-source creative app for Windows: editing, recording, live streaming, image and music.Installing DedCutWhat DedCut needs to run and how to install it in seconds.UpdatesHow DedCut updates itself, safely.The home screen and the five spacesEdit, Record, Live, Image and Music: what each space is for.Projects and savingHow DedCut keeps your work: .dedcut files, auto-save and backup versions.Keyboard shortcutsThe keys that save time, and how to change them.Language, themes and settingsChange the language, the interface colours and the other settings.

Video editing

Everything to edit, dress up and export a video.

The timeline, tracks and clipsWhere your video is built: tracks, clips, cuts, groups and markers.Text, titles and elementsMore than 200 text styles, 100 fonts and a library of animated elements.Automatic subtitlesDedCut listens to your video and writes the subtitles, on your PC.Text-based editingCut your video by deleting words, like in a word processor.Effects263 stackable effects: glitch, lights, particles, person, face, Halloween…Filters and colours199 filters and fine colour settings to give your video a mood.Transitions82 transitions between two clips, including GPU-computed ones.Sound, music and voiceRoyalty-free music, sound effects, voice-over, voice cleanup and sound settings.Animation, masks and cutoutKeyframes, easing curves, masks and background removal without a green screen.Multicam, tracking and stabilisationThe advanced Edit tools: automatic multicam, object tracking, stabilisation and reframing.Vertical videos and ShortsSwitch to 9:16 for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, and create Shorts automatically.Exporting a videoMP4 up to 4K, GIF, audio only, presets for social networks, no watermark.

Recording

Capture your screen, a game, your webcam and your mic.

The studio: scenes and sourcesHow the Record (and Live) space works: scenes made of sources.Screen, game, webcam and micCapture your screen or a game with PC sound, your webcam and your voice.

Live streaming

Go live on one or several platforms.

Going liveStream to YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Kick and TikTok, even at the same time.Chat, alerts and live toolsShow chat and alerts on screen, have chat read aloud, polls and counters.OverlaysAnimated overlays for your streams and recordings: frames, name banners, waiting screens…

Image

Photo editing, thumbnails and drawing.

The Image spacePhoto editing with layers, masks, filters and AI cutout.Thumbnails and QR codesCreate YouTube thumbnails from templates, and add QR codes everywhere.Graphics tabletsDraw with pen pressure in the Image space.

Music

Compose, record your voice and export.

The Music spaceCompose a track: step beats, piano roll, instruments, mixing and export.Voice, pitch and harmoniesRecord your voice in several takes, correct the pitch and add harmonies.

Artificial intelligence

DedCut’s assistant and AI tools.

DedCut AI, the assistantAn assistant that edits for you and answers your questions, free and offline.Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Ollama and MCPPlug the AI of your choice into the assistant, or drive DedCut from Claude Desktop.AI videoCreate a short video from a text or animate an image, on your PC.

Help and privacy

Your data, common issues and how to reach us.

Privacy and securityWhat DedCut does with your data: nothing leaves without you.TroubleshootingSolutions to the most common issues.Reporting a bugTell ByKemi about a problem, in a few clicks.

Free software

Licence, source code and contributing.

Free software, licences and donationsDedCut is open source (GPL-3.0) and free forever.Building DedCut and contributingBuild DedCut yourself and suggest improvements or translations.

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