OpenShorts open-source AI short video editing tool released
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OpenShorts is released as open source under the MIT license, capable of cutting long videos into 9:16 short videos, competing with OpusClip. Users can self-host or use its cloud version. Self-hosting is free, but users must provide their own machine and API keys and maintain it themselves; the cloud free tier offers 20 minutes per month with a watermark and no credit card required, while paid plans start at $12 per month with no watermark. Open source does not cover all code: the cloud/ directory (billing, hosted keys, and the hosted service infrastructure behind the BILLING_ENABLED switch) is provided as "source-available" under the OpenShorts commercial license.
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- Hacker News AIOpenshorts: Open-source / self hosted AI clip generator (OpusClip alternative)
OpenShorts is an MIT-licensed, self-hostable tool that turns long videos into 9:16 shorts using Gemini for viral moment detection, faster-whisper subtitles, and AI reframing modes including face tracking and split-screen layouts. It also bundles an AI Shorts UGC creator and a YouTube Studio toolkit, and exposes the pipeline via an MCP server, REST API, webhooks and CLI. Self-hosting is free with bring-your-own API keys, while a hosted cloud plan starts at $12/mo after a watermarked 20 min/mo free tier.
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