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OpenMontage

Video production via your coding agent

WHO USES ITMarketer · Solo creator · Developer

Self-host

Turns a coding assistant into a full video production pipeline.

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START IN 5 MINUTES ↓
OpenMontage's Backlot board: a stage progress bar, an approved script page, a decision log and a four-scene storyboard.
OpenMontage's Backlot board: a stage progress bar, an approved script page, a decision log and a four-scene storyboard.
OpenMontage's Backlot board: a stage progress bar, an approved script page, a decision log and a four-scene storyboard.
OpenMontage's Backlot board: a stage progress bar, an approved script page, a decision log and a four-scene storyboard.

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An experiment in handing a whole video pipeline to a coding agent, notable for a free path that needs no keys.

Activity and discovery evidence
★ 74.4k▲ +6 / 7dDaily star increases over 14 days. Hollow bars mean no data. The last day may be partial.2026-10-19 no data2026-10-20 no data2026-10-21 no data2026-10-22 no data2026-10-23 no data2026-10-24 no data2026-10-25 no data2026-10-26 no data2026-10-27 +22026-10-28 no data2026-10-29 +22026-10-30 +22026-10-31 no data2026-11-01 no datalargest one-day increase in the 14 days+2last 14 days · stars per dayhollow = no data

74,397 stars · checked on GitHub · 7-day +6 observed via GH Archive (as of )

RANKS All-time #69 MEDIA #2

AT A GLANCE

LICENSE
AGPL-3.0
USAGE
Release source if you redistribute or host it as a service.
LANGUAGE
Python
PLATFORM
macos · linux · windows
ACTIVITY
last commit 4 days ago () · no releases
COMMUNITY
76 contributors · 424 open issues (incl. PRs) · made by: an individual
SOURCES
GitHub
OPEN SOURCE
YES
FIRST SEEN
CATEGORY
MEDIA · AI

A summary, not legal advice.

WHY IT MATTERS

One video pulls in a different tool for planning, subtitles, dubbing and editing. openmontage moves that chain into skills and pipelines a coding assistant can drive from one place. The repository lists 12 production pipelines, over 100 tools and more than 700 skill and production-knowledge files. It is written in Python and published under AGPL-3.0, so the terms depend on how you use it.

BUILD FROM THIS

  • An in-house line that drafts product videos automatically
  • A multilingual release flow that finishes subtitles and dubbing
  • A repeatable production run for social clips

WHO IT'S FOR

Marketer
drafts a product explainer video quickly
Solo creator
makes script, narration and captions in one pass
Developer
experiments with video automation from a coding agent

START IN 5 MINUTES

# Needs Python 3.10+, FFmpeg, Node.js 18+ and an AI coding assistant
$ git clone https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git
$ cd OpenMontage
$ make setup
# Open the project in your coding assistant and describe the video

CAVEATS

  • AGPL-3.0: check the terms before offering a modified version as a service
  • Image and video providers add per-video cost (README examples: $0.15 to $3)
  • It cannot run without an assistant such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

RECEIPT

FIRST SEEN
AT SOURCE
KEPT
CREATED → FIRST SEEN
167d
WHEN FIRST SEEN
58,025 ★
SOURCES
GitHub

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OpenMontage's Backlot board: a stage progress bar, an approved script page, a decision log and a four-scene storyboard.
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TIMELINE

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