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Kino AI: a code-first video editor where agents and teammates cut together
YC S23 Kino relaunched as a desktop video editor and media manager where Claude Code and Codex edit the same timeline as human teammates, with every cut expressed as code.
Why it matters
Video editing as code: timelines, motion graphics and review notes are all code, so coding agents can cut footage alongside a team in real time, built on Remotion.
What you could build with it
A small content team could let a coding agent cut daily social clips from raw footage in Kino, with a human reviewing the timeline by link before publishing.
Does it hold up?
Free desktop editor shipping now for Mac, Windows and Linux, with teams already running daily agent-made videos; Pro at $25 per editor per month adds share links and storage.
Built with Kino AI
- How to Use Kino AI for Beginners (Free Guide 2026)aitoolsteps.com · Step-by-step guide to the relaunched editor: import clips, prompt the agent, review the cut, export.
- Kino | Creators Toolboxcreatorstoolbox.com · Tool listing: free editor with MCP server for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, Pro adds share links and AI editing.
- Kino AI founder Luke Igel launches Kino video tool for collaboration with Claude Code and Codexababnews.com · Founder background and launch summary: end-to-end video production with agents, from MIT documentary roots.
- remotion-dev/remotiongithub · 71,171 ★ · The React-based video framework Kino builds its code-first timelines and motion graphics on.
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