Terms of service

Your Content, Your Rights

You own everything you create. OpenCut AI runs entirely on your machine. All video editing, AI transcription, voice generation, and image generation happen locally. We have no access to your files, projects, or generated content.

• All processing happens on your hardware — nothing is uploaded
• You retain all intellectual property rights to your content
• AI-generated voiceovers, images, and subtitles belong to you
• No watermarks, no licensing restrictions
• Export and use your content however you choose

How You Can Use OpenCut AI

OpenCut AI is free for personal and commercial use. You can:

• Create videos for personal, educational, or commercial purposes
• Use OpenCut AI for client work and paid projects
• Share and distribute videos created with OpenCut AI
• Modify and distribute the OpenCut AI software (under MIT license)

What we ask: Don't use OpenCut AI for illegal activities, harassment, or creating harmful content. Be respectful of others and follow applicable laws.

AI Features and Processing

All AI features run locally on your machine via Docker containers:

• Transcription (Whisper), TTS (Coqui XTTS), LLM (Ollama), and image generation (Stable Diffusion) run on your hardware
• No AI processing is done on external servers unless you explicitly configure API keys
• Open-source AI models can be swapped, updated, or removed at your discretion
• Voice cloning uses only the audio samples you provide locally

If you add optional external API keys (OpenAI, ElevenLabs, etc.), those services process data per their own terms. This is your choice.

Account and Service

To use certain features, you may create an account:

• Provide accurate information when signing up
• Keep your account secure and don't share credentials
• You're responsible for activity under your account
• You can delete your account at any time

OpenCut AI is provided "as is" without warranties. While we strive for reliability, we can't guarantee uninterrupted service.

Open Source Benefits

Because OpenCut AI is open source, you have additional rights:

• Review our code to see exactly how we handle your data
• Self-host OpenCut AI on your own servers
• Modify the software to suit your needs
• Contribute improvements back to the community

View our source code and license on GitHub.

Third-Party Content

When using OpenCut AI, make sure you have the right to use any content you import:

• Only upload content you own or have permission to use
• Respect copyright, trademarks, and other intellectual property
• Don't use copyrighted music, images, or videos without permission
• You're responsible for any claims related to your content

Limitations and Liability

OpenCut AI is provided free of charge. To the extent permitted by law:

• We're not liable for any loss of data or content
• Projects are stored in your browser and may be lost if you clear browser data
• We're not responsible for how you use the service
• Our liability is limited to the maximum extent allowed by law

Since your content stays on your device, we have no way to recover lost projects. Consider exporting important videos when finished editing.

Service Changes

We may update OpenCut AI and these terms:

• We'll notify you of significant changes to these terms
• Continued use means you accept any updates
• You can always self-host an older version if you prefer
• Major changes will be discussed with the community on GitHub

Termination

You can stop using OpenCut AI at any time:

• Delete your account through your profile settings
• Clear your browser data to remove local projects
• Your content remains yours even if you stop using OpenCut AI
• We may suspend accounts for violations of these terms

Contact Us

Questions about these terms or need to report an issue?

Contact us through our GitHub repository, or reach out on X (Twitter).

These terms are governed by applicable law in your jurisdiction. We prefer to resolve disputes through friendly discussion in our open-source community.