Say the cut. kimo makes it.
youtighten the intro, grade it warm, add captions, export 1080p
- trim(clip_01, in: 00:02.10)✓
- grade(clip_01, warmth: +18)✓
- caption(track: en, style: lower-third)✓
- export(1920×1080, h264)✓
A free, open-source video editor with no interface. Your AI agent drives it over MCP, and every edit is a tool call.
scroll to edit02 what it is
kimo is a video editor without a screen of its own. Tell your agent what the film should feel like and it reaches into kimo to cut, trim, keyframe, grade, track, key, caption, mix and export. Every step stays an editable project, so the work is always yours.
- price
- Free
- license
- MIT, open source
- size
- ~15 MB binary
- needs
- CPU + FFmpeg
- speaks
- MCP
03 screenings
Made with kimo.
Watch it, then hear it.
This is kimo.
00:34 · 1080 × 108004 rendered by the engine
Six studies.
Every one, editable.
05 how it works
Three moves.
Zero panels.
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01
Connect
Point any MCP client at the kimo binary. That is the whole install.
{ "mcpServers": { "kimo": { "command": "/path/to/kimo-mcp" } } } -
02
Direct
Describe the edit in plain words. Your agent turns it into precise calls: cuts, keyframes, grades, keys, captions, mixes.
“Open on the dune. Hold two beats. Push in slowly and warm the highlights.”
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03
Render
kimo renders on your CPU through FFmpeg and saves a project you can reopen, tweak and render again.
→ film.mp4 · film.kimo.json
05.1 the finish
Same frame.
Different feeling.
A colour grade asked for in one sentence. Drag to compare the source with kimo's render.

06 the longer cut
A world in motion.
Narrated showcase · animation, 3D, compositing, grading, tracking and audio mix done in kimo.
07 get kimo · v3.0.0
get kimo.
Needs FFmpeg and FFprobe on your PATH. Runs on the CPU, no GPU required.
git clone https://github.com/naman-sharma12345/kimo.git
cd kimo && cargo build --release