# capcut-cli

> Edit CapCut project drafts from a CLI — An unofficial CLI that edits CapCut/JianYing project files directly on your machine — no upload, no account.

- Page: https://tesign.com/en/item/capcut-cli/
- JSON: https://tesign.com/en/item/capcut-cli/index.json
- Korean Markdown: https://tesign.com/item/capcut-cli/index.md
- Generated: 2026-09-23 04:12 UTC

## Numbers

- 554 stars — checked on GitHub 2026-09-18 07:45 UTC
- 7-day +5 observed via GH Archive (as of 2026-09-22 23:00 UTC)
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.

## AT A GLANCE

- LICENSE: MIT (permissive) — https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html
- USAGE: Use, change and redistribute, commercially too. Keep the notice.
- OPEN SOURCE: YES
- LANGUAGE: JavaScript
- PLATFORM: cli · macos · windows
- CATEGORY: DEV TOOLS · MEDIA
- Tags: 영상 편집 · cli · 비공식 도구 · 자동화
- How to start: Install to use
- SOURCES: GitHub https://github.com/renezander030/capcut-cli
- INSTALL: https://renezander.com/projects/capcut-cli

## ACTIVITY

- Last commit: 2026-09-18 07:38 UTC
- Latest release: [unconfirmed]
- Contributors: [unconfirmed]
- Open issues (incl. PRs): [unconfirmed]
- Made by: [unconfirmed]
- Checked on GitHub: 2026-09-18 07:45 UTC

## TESIGN TAKE

Working directly on a commercial editor's local files with no server is the hook; publicly disclosing and quickly patching its own security issues is what earns the trust.

## WHY IT MATTERS

CapCut and JianYing normally mean clicking through the timeline by hand. capcut-cli reads and writes the local draft file (draft_content.json) directly, so cutting, captioning and speed changes become a one-line command or script — and the result still opens in CapCut with every track editable.

## BUILD FROM THIS

- A zero-dependency Node.js CLI that works directly on the local draft store — no server, no upload. Whisper and FFmpeg plug in optionally for captions and rendering, and it installs as an agent skill for Claude Code, Codex and others.

## WHO IT'S FOR

- Editors churning out short-form video in CapCut/JianYing at volume, and anyone who wants to script captioning and cutting.

## START IN 5 MINUTES

```
# Install with npm install -g capcut-cli, then run capcut quickstart my-first --video clip.mp4 and open the result in CapCut.
```

## CAVEATS

- The README states clearly it is an independent project, not affiliated with ByteDance. Versions up to 0.17.0 had a local command-injection issue, and up to 0.17.2 could leak a device identifier — use 0.18.0 or later.

## RECEIPT

- FIRST SEEN BY TESIGN: 2026-09-18 07:44 UTC
- AT SOURCE: 2026-04-13 08:19 UTC
- KEPT: 2026-09-23 02:05 UTC
- Published on TESIGN: 2026-09-23 02:05 UTC
- Text last updated: 2026-09-23 02:05 UTC

## How to read this

- This file was produced by the same build, from the same data, as the tesign.com item page. The text is editorial; the numbers are stored observations.
- null in the JSON means not observed — never zero. The Markdown writes [unconfirmed] for it.
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.
- A summary, not legal advice.

[Image] https://tesign.com/img/capcut-cli-fe3aaa5fea.png