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# Introducing PromptCut: Edit Videos at the Speed of Thought

![Introducing PromptCut: Edit Videos at the Speed of Thought](https://legault.me/images/posts/introducing-promptcut-edit-videos-at-the-speed-of-thought/promptcut.jpg)

Editing video clips can be surprisingly painful. Even for the simplest tasks, trimming a clip, converting it to a different format, extracting audio, or merging a couple of shots, there’s usually a long chain of steps across different tools. Clicking through timelines, wrestling with export settings, opening yet another app… it all adds friction to the creative process.

[Download](https://promptcut.legault.me/)

### **What PromptCut Actually Does**

At its core, **PromptCut** gives you the power of video editing *without the traditional UI clutter*:

- ✂️ **Trim and cut clips** by describing exactly where to cut
- 🔄 **Convert formats** (like turning MP4 into GIF or MP3), just tell it what you want
- 📐 **Resize, crop, rotate, or flip** your footage
- 🎶 **Extract audio** or merge multiple clips together
- 🐇 **Loop, speed up, or slow down** your video
- 📸 **Capture thumbnails or reverse clips** in a few words

There’s no timeline dragging, no hidden menus, no hunting for the right button. You simply upload your footage, *describe your edit in natural language*, and PromptCut interprets it into the actions you intended. Under the hood, it translates your words into powerful [**ffmpeg**](https://www.ffmpeg.org/) video commands and gives you the result instantly, all *locally* and offline, without any AI API calls or cloud uploads. ([promptcut.legault.me](https://promptcut.legault.me/?utm_source=chatgpt.com))

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![](https://legault.me/images/posts/introducing-promptcut-edit-videos-at-the-speed-of-thought/promptcut-1.jpg)

### **Why I Built PromptCut**

I’ve spent countless hours working with videos, whether for tutorials, social clips, or presentations. Time and again I hit the same bottleneck:

Even the most basic edits feel *too complex* and fragmented, and when you’re trying to stay in flow, that breaks everything.

Most editing tools, from lightweight mobile apps to desktop editors, assume you want to climb a learning curve. They put timelines, layers, panels, and settings *front and center*, even when all you need is a simple clip cut or a quick conversion. Tools that simplify things often restrict what you can do, lock features behind templates, or require jumping through multiple screens.

I wanted something that felt **simple and expressive**, without masking power. The idea was to let someone *just say what they want*, like:

“Trim video from 2s to 10s"
 "Convert video to GIF”
 “Resize video to 1080p"
 "Extract audio”

and have it *just work*, no UI gymnastics, no memorizing commands. That desire for simplicity and speed in my own workflow became the guiding principle for PromptCut.

![](https://legault.me/images/posts/introducing-promptcut-edit-videos-at-the-speed-of-thought/promptcut-demo.gif)

### **How PromptCut Fits Into Your Workflow**

PromptCut isn’t meant to replace every editing tool, but it *should* replace the frustration of doing straightforward tasks across multiple apps or interfaces.

Whether you’re a content creator, educator, marketer, or someone who works with video clips regularly, PromptCut gives you:

- **Speed**, get edits done faster than traditional timeline editing
- **Focus**, stay in your creative flow instead of clicking through menus
- **Clarity**, no learning curve, just plain language instructions

It’s designed for people who want to *execute ideas*, not dig through documentation or search for the right button.

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