capcut-cli

Name: capcut-cli Review
Item: capcut-cli
Rating: 3.2
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Documents & Content Usable

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Usable Scanned — metadata only

Enables programmatic video editing workflows without CapCut API access, allowing teams to automate subtitle insertion, timing adjustments, and long-form-to-s…

CLI to edit CapCut and JianYing projects — subtitles, timing, speed, volume, templates, cut long-form to shorts. No API needed, reads draft_content.json directly.

Automate subtitle addition to CapCut projects without opening the desktop application.
Extract and batch-edit video timing and speed settings across multiple project files.
Convert long-form videos into short-form clips by cutting segments via command line.

223 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Enables programmatic video editing workflows without CapCut API access, allowing teams to automate subtitle insertion, timing adjustments, and long-form-to-shorts conversion at scale.

Best for

Content production teams automating video post-processing pipelines and bulk editing tasks.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/renezander030/capcut-cli

By renezander030

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install renezander030/capcut-cli

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First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me automate subtitle addition to CapCut projects without opening the desktop application

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars223Contributors7Last updated2026-07-24LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-07-25 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Growing

Discussed on Reddit

CapCut Version Guard - Block unwanted auto-updates and keep your preferred versi — Reddit · 3 pts
Looking for CapCut alternative or CLI tool for batch video exports + styled lyri — Reddit · 2 pts
Still editing CapCut subtitles one at a time? Try my CLI. — Reddit

3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 223 GitHub stars; 7 contributors; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.25 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedJul 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 223 GitHub stars; 7 contributors; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

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