Nuzky
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You just wanted to edit.
Now you can.

A free video editor. AI writes the captions in your language and cuts out the ums, the pauses and the retakes.

KICKFLIPFIRST TRY
A creator holding a serum bottle, talking to the camera
@mia.skin
OKAYTHISSERUMACTUALLYWORKS
slowmornings
Star on GitHub

Coming soon for Mac, Windows and Linux. One email when the first version is out. No newsletter, and I won't sell or share your address.

Everything where you expect it.
And an agent that edits with you.

Morning runSaved
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we made it
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Scale
112%
Opacity
90%
Rotation
0°
Volume
−2.0 dB
Speed
1.0×
Caption style
BoldCleanPop
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first light
on the ridge
we made it
to the top
worth it
Morning run
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IMG_2044.MOV
IMG_2047.MOV
IMG_2052.MOV
Sunrise.m4a

A timeline, a live preview and an inspector, laid out the way you already know.

Tomáš MachMakes videos, builds Nuzky

Two hours of captions and ums.
For every single video.

I make talking-head videos for Instagram and TikTok. Talking is the fun part. Then come two or three hours of writing captions and cutting out every um, every pause and every retake.

CapCut's cheapest paid plan costs 700 CZK a month here in Czechia, about $30. And its Czech captions were so bad that I retyped most of them anyway.

So I'm building the editor I wanted. AI on your computer writes the captions, with the model that knows your language best and the names you actually say. The ChatGPT or Claude you already pay for makes the rough cut. It doesn't make videos for you. It does the boring part.

Nuzky is free, and it stays free. There's no paid plan coming. The code is public, so nobody can take the free version away. Not even me.

Nuzky comes from nůžky, Czech for scissors.

From raw clips
to a finished cut.

1

Drop in your clips

Nuzky opens video from any phone or camera, including HEVC and variable frame rate.

00:04and caught first light
00:07on the ridge at six
00:11we made it to the top
2

Caption it

AI on your computer writes the captions in your language. Pick a style and fix any word it misheard.

morning-run.mp4 · 12.4 MB
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Export anywhere

Vertical for Reels and TikTok, widescreen for YouTube, any size up to 4K. The file matches the preview.

Or hand the cut to ChatGPT or Claude.
You watch, and one undo takes it all back.

Claude Code

The intro drags. Start on the first thing I say.

Trimming the quiet start of the first clip.

Find the first spoken word0.2 s
Trim 2.4 s from the start0.1 s
1 change
Trimmed the start to00:02.4

Put Sunrise under the whole video, quietly.

Adding it under everything at −18 dB, with a fade at the end.

Import Sunrise.m4a0.3 s
Set the volume to −18 dB0.1 s
Fade out over 2 s0.1 s
3 changes
Added music at00:00
Fade out from00:28.0

The caption at 0:07 should say “ridge”, not “bridge”.

Fixing the word in the transcript.

Correct “bridge” to “ridge”0.1 s
Rebuild 1 caption0.1 s
1 change
Fixed the caption at00:07.2

Looks good. Export it for Reels.

Exporting 1080 × 1920 at 30 fps.

Level the sound to −14 LUFS1.1 s
Render 0:30 of video9 s
Save morning-run.mp40.1 s
Exported · 12.4 MB
Saved toMovies/morning-run.mp4

Cut the ums and long pauses, then add captions in the Bold style.

On it. I'll transcribe first, then cut.

Transcribe 0:31 of audio12 s
Remove 14 filler words0.4 s
Cut 6 pauses over 0.8 s0.3 s
Add captions · Bold0.2 s
21 changesUndo
Cut “um” at00:09.4
Cut pause at00:12.1
Added 5 captions00:00–00:22
Ask for another edit…
Your turn

Every change goes through the same undo as yours. Your controls lock while it works and come back when it stops.

Connect your AI
ChatGPT with Codex
Claude with Claude Code
Runs on the ChatGPT or Claude plan you already pay for, with no credits to buy. The first time, Nuzky walks you through setting it up.

It learns how you edit.
Then cuts the next video your way.

Give Nuzky a few raw recordings and the videos you cut from them. It writes down how you edit, with examples from your own videos, and your AI follows it on every new video. Change a line, and the next cut changes with it.

IMG_3104.MOV4:12 → 0:41
IMG_3117.MOV3:05 → 0:34
IMG_3131.MOV5:40 → 0:52
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Your recordings and the videos you cut from them

EDIT.md
# Editing style
## What gets cut- Retakes: keep the last attempt- “um” and “like”: cut 9 of 10- Pauses over 0.4 s
## Captions- 3 words a line, low in the frame
## Zoom- In to 1.2×, about 4 times a minute
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Your style, written down in a file you can read and change

ACTUALLYWORKS
Following EDIT.md
IMG_3188.MOV3:48 → 0:39
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Your AI cuts the next recording the way you would

Built like a pro tool.
Without the price of one.

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00:12.04frame 371

Frame accurate

Every cut lands on the exact frame you picked, even in iPhone and Android video.

Selfie video shown the right way up
HEVCVariable fpsFront camera

Opens the right way up

Selfies and sideways phone videos open the way you shot them, in the preview and in the export.

ACTUALLYWORKS
Preview
ACTUALLYWORKS
Export

What you see is what you export

The file you post looks exactly like the preview.

EnglishČeštinaEspañol
a pak jsme vylezli až nahoru

Captions in your language

Pick your language and the model that knows it best, and tell it the names you use. It runs on your computer, with no limit.

ReelsTikTokShortsYouTube

As loud as the feed

Export levels your sound the way social apps expect, so nobody has to turn you up.

Morning runSaved
Split IMG_2044.MOVnow
Edit caption “first light”12 s
Trim IMG_2041.MOV40 s
Claude Code · 21 changes2 min

Saves every edit

A crash or a closed window never costs you a cut.

$0per month, forever

No account,
no watermark,
no subscription.

Free, for good

The code is public, so it stays free. Your videos stay on your computer while you edit, caption and export.

Before you switch.
The usual questions.

Is Nuzky really free?

Yes. No subscription, no watermark on your videos, no sign-up and no paid plan coming. The code is public, so it stays free. If you let AI do the cutting, it runs on the ChatGPT or Claude plan you already have.

When can I download it?

Soon. The first version for Mac, Windows and Linux is on its way. Leave your email below and you'll get one email when it's out. If you're on GitHub, you can also watch the releases. Nuzky releases on GitHub

How is Nuzky different from CapCut?

Nothing in Nuzky is locked behind a paid plan, so export never asks you to upgrade. It's made for editing on a computer. CapCut has more templates and effects, and a phone app. Compare Nuzky and CapCut

Are the auto captions free?

Yes, with no limit. AI on your computer writes them from what you say. Pick the model that's best for your language, give it the names and words you use, and fix anything it still gets wrong. Then pick a style and make the spoken word light up.

Are my videos private?

Yes. Your videos stay on your computer, and nothing gets uploaded to edit, caption or export them. If you ask an AI to edit for you, it sees what's said in the video and the frames it checks.

Can AI edit the video for me?

Yes. Type what you want, like “cut the ums and pauses and add captions”, and watch it edit in the app. Stop it any time, and one undo takes it all back. It runs on the ChatGPT or Claude plan you already pay for, and Nuzky walks you through setting it up. It doesn't work on Windows yet.

Do I need ChatGPT or Claude?

Only if you want AI to make the rough cut. Editing, captions and export work without them. AI cutting doesn't work on Windows yet.

Will videos from my phone work?

Yes. iPhone and Android videos open the right way up, selfies included, and every cut lands on the exact frame you picked.

Is it ready for TikTok, Reels, Shorts and YouTube?

Yes. Pick the Reels & TikTok export and you get a vertical 1080 × 1920 video with the volume levelled for social apps. For YouTube, export widescreen at any size up to 4K.

Who makes Nuzky?

Tomáš Mach, a creator from Czechia who got tired of spending hours on captions and rough cuts. The name comes from nůžky, Czech for scissors.

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