AI agents that help you edit videos and add captions

44 AI agents and agent tools that help you edit videos and add captions. Ranked by momentum this week, with setup difficulty for each.

In short

  • Gaining the most momentum this week: Digital Human Koubo, chaojifeng-video-design, and ffmpeg-skill.
  • Easiest to start with (nothing to install, or adds to an AI app you already use): human-writing.
  1. #1

    Digital Human Koubo

    Digital Human Koubo is an agent skill that turns one photo and one sentence into a finished talking-head video for creators and marketers.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Not stated 1,692 GitHub stars

  2. #2

    chaojifeng-video-design

    A skill that lets an AI agent turn a song, theme, or material into a finished video with an editable project for creators.

    Skill or plugin Install a desktop app or browser extension Free and open source 497 GitHub stars

  3. #3

    ffmpeg-skill

    ffmpeg-skill is an Agent Skill that gives coding agents 42 local FFmpeg tools to cut, caption, reframe, and export video for creators.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 4,321 GitHub stars

  4. #4

    video-shotcraft

    video-shotcraft is a skill that makes product promo videos from your own screenshots and copy for Claude Code or Codex users.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 16k GitHub stars

  5. #5

    Mesh Avatar Studio

    Mesh Avatar Studio is a local tool that turns one illustration into an animated 2D avatar for creators who want a talking, blinking character.

    Agent app Guided command-line setup Free and open source 1,807 GitHub stars

  6. #6

    HyperFrames

    HyperFrames is a skill set that lets AI coding agents write HTML and render it into MP4 videos for creators and developers.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 77.4k GitHub stars

  7. #7

    OpenFilm

    OpenFilm is an agent app that lets a coding agent make videos and lets you edit them by hand for anyone making films with AI.

    Agent app Guided command-line setup Free and open source 4,180 GitHub stars

  8. #8

    Hypit

    Hypit is a skill that lets Claude Code or Codex clone viral videos and make variants of them for social media creators.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free tier plus paid plans 27.5k GitHub stars

  9. #9

    OpenMontage

    OpenMontage is an agent system that turns an AI coding assistant into a video production studio for people who want to make videos from plain-language descriptions.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 74.7k GitHub stars

  10. #10

    huashu-motion

    huashu-motion is a skill that lets a coding agent build product launch films from a one-line request, with a browser editor for point-and-comment edits, for people making promo videos.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 2,034 GitHub stars

  11. #11

    Arsaze

    Arsaze is a video editor that lets an AI agent or you edit a real timeline, for video creators and their teams.

    Agent app Install a desktop app or browser extension Free tier plus paid plans

  12. #12

    video-talkcraft

    video-talkcraft is an agent skill that turns Claude Code or Codex into a motion-design studio for making voiceover explainer videos.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 2,018 GitHub stars

  13. #13

    EAC design world

    EAC design world is a local video and design plugin that edits, grades, and exports videos and slides for creators.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 404 GitHub stars

  14. #14

    onetake

    onetake is a Claude Agent Skill that makes continuous-take motion films for product launches and feature demos.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 3,630 GitHub stars

  15. #15

    capcut-cli

    capcut-cli is a command-line tool that edits CapCut and JianYing video projects for editors and AI agents, with subtitles, timing, and long-to-short cuts.

    Agent app Guided command-line setup Free and open source 1,088 GitHub stars

  16. #16

    Remotion Agent Skills

    Remotion Agent Skills is a set of instruction files that teach AI coding agents to build and edit videos with Remotion.

    Skill or plugin Install a desktop app or browser extension Free and open source 6,067 GitHub stars

  17. #17

    claude-remotion-skill

    Claude Remotion Skill is a skill that teaches Claude to create and edit motion graphics videos from a single prompt for people who want polished short videos without video software.

    Skill or plugin Install a desktop app or browser extension Free and open source 767 GitHub stars

  18. #18

    vvv

    vvv is a skill that turns photos and text into an editable video template for a new film, run by a coding agent for people making wedding or memory videos.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 515 GitHub stars

  19. #19

    video-editor-skills

    Video-editor-skills is a set of skills that teaches Claude Code to do a first-pass edit of YouTube videos in DaVinci Resolve for vloggers and teachers.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 385 GitHub stars

  20. #20

    motion-graphics

    motion-graphics is a set of Claude Code skills that edits videos with motion-graphic B-roll, sound effects, and product promo cuts for video creators.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 1,003 GitHub stars

  21. #21

    motion-video-kit

    Motion Video Kit is a Claude Code skill kit that helps make polished launch-style business commercials with AI footage and code-built motion.

    Skill or plugin Install a desktop app or browser extension Free and open source 1,331 GitHub stars

  22. #22

    Papermorph

    Papermorph is a skill that turns textbooks, stories and books into narrated, animated web lessons and films for Claude Code or OpenCode users.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free tier plus paid plans 1,062 GitHub stars

  23. #23

    OpenChatCut

    OpenChatCut is an open-source desktop video editor that lets an AI agent edit a real multitrack timeline for creators and developers.

    Agent app Install a desktop app or browser extension Not stated 2,850 GitHub stars

  24. #24

    opus-video-skills

    opus-video-skills is a set of Claude Code skills that make complete videos in set visual styles for people who want animated or motion-graphics video without video software.

    Skill or plugin Install a desktop app or browser extension Free and open source 417 GitHub stars

  25. #25

    yovoice

    yovoice is an agent app that turns text into speech, cloned voices, and songs on your own computer for creators who want to avoid per-character cloud fees.

    Agent app Install a desktop app or browser extension Free and open source 2,025 GitHub stars

  26. #26

    native-subtitle-quote-image

    native-subtitle-quote-image is a skill that turns video frames into 3:4 social image strips, keeping burned-in subtitles or drawing reviewed script lines, for creators and marketers.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 2,841 GitHub stars

  27. #27

    explainroo

    explainroo is a local tool that turns a script into a narrated explainer video or product demo for developers and creators who use a coding agent.

    Agent app Guided command-line setup Free and open source 717 GitHub stars

  28. #28

    AutoClip

    AutoClip is a desktop app that turns long podcasts, interviews, and courses into short vertical videos with captions, covers, and posting copy for platforms like Douyin, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts.

    Agent app Install a desktop app or browser extension Free tier plus paid plans 9,922 GitHub stars

  29. #29

    DaVinci Resolve MCP Server

    DaVinci Resolve MCP Server is a connector that lets AI assistants control DaVinci Resolve Studio video editing software for video editors.

    MCP server or connector Guided command-line setup Free and open source 3,895 GitHub stars

  30. #30

    Audio Studio MCP

    Audio Studio MCP is a connector that lets Claude and other AI apps generate background music and sound effects on your own computer for creators and game developers.

    MCP server or connector Guided command-line setup Free and open source 563 GitHub stars

  31. #31

    Oh Story DSH

    Oh Story DSH is a plugin that adds writing workspaces for novels, short dramas, games and video recaps for writers.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 667 GitHub stars

  32. #32

    human-writing

    human-writing is a skill that makes AI-written Chinese read like a specific person wrote it, for essays, posts, stories, and scripts.

    Skill or plugin Adds to an AI app you already use Free and open source 4,317 GitHub stars

  33. #33

    OpenCreator

    OpenCreator is a desktop app that handles video translation, dubbing, and content creation with AI agents for creators and social media publishers.

    Agent app Install a desktop app or browser extension Free and open source 14.1k GitHub stars

  34. #34

    claude-motion-design

    claude-motion-design is a Claude Code skill that makes motion design videos from code, for people who want animated videos without After Effects or a video editor.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 749 GitHub stars

  35.  

    Palmier Pro

    Palmier Pro is a macOS video editor that lets AI agents create and edit directly on the timeline for video creators.

    Agent app Install a desktop app or browser extension Not stated 14.7k GitHub stars

  36.  

    gtrk

    gtrk is a command-line video tool that lets an AI agent turn talking-head footage into editable video projects for creators.

    Agent app Guided command-line setup Free tier plus paid plans 968 GitHub stars

  37.  

    Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP

    Adobe_Premiere_Pro_MCP is an MCP server that lets AI apps edit local Adobe Premiere Pro projects for video editors.

    MCP server or connector Guided command-line setup Free and open source 804 GitHub stars

  38.  

    BeatDesign

    BeatDesign is a local-first canvas and video editor that lets AI image and video tools and MCP agents build media projects for creators.

    Agent app Guided command-line setup Free and open source 310 GitHub stars

  39.  

    code-video-showcase

    Code-video-showcase is a skill that makes 30 to 90 second style showcase videos from code, with no video or music generation models, for people who want reproducible beat-synced films.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 266 GitHub stars

  40.  

    oh-my-cassette

    Oh My Cassette is an MCP server that lets Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode or Hermes edit video by chat with the Cassette editing agent.

    MCP server or connector Guided command-line setup Not stated 204 GitHub stars

  41.  

    ghost-editor

    ghost-editor is a Claude Code skill that turns raw talking-head recordings into finished short reels for social media on a Mac.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free tier plus paid plans 156 GitHub stars

  42.  

    BB-Video

    BB-Video is an agent skill that makes explainer and promo videos in pure code for creators and marketers who want a styled video without an editing app.

    Skill or plugin Guided command-line setup Free and open source 115 GitHub stars

  43.  

    rigby2d

    rigby2d is a free, open-source 2D skeletal animation editor that rigs and animates characters for games and film.

    Agent app Install a desktop app or browser extension Free and open source 112 GitHub stars

  44.  

    Grounded SAM

    Grounded SAM is a demo tool that finds and cuts out objects in images from text descriptions for developers and researchers.

    Agent app Guided command-line setup Free and open source

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