capcut-cli

Name: capcut-cli Review
Item: capcut-cli
Rating: 3.8
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Documents & Content Solid

Works inClaude Code

Solid 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.

960 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

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

Stars960Contributors13Last updated2026-10-25LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-10-27 · scanner v1

Community Pulse Active

Discussed on Hacker News, 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.

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 911 GitHub stars; 12 contributors; last commit 7d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

4/5

Versatility

4/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.85 / 5.00 SolidEvaluatedOct 2026

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 911 GitHub stars; 12 contributors; last commit 7d ago; license MIT.

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