Kookaburra CutGitHubDownload for Mac

Free & open source · macOS

Give every
feature
its moment.

Kookaburra Cut is a local, open-source studio for product films: AI-authored scenes, device mockups front and centre, every social format from one project. The call carries across the quiet; nothing leaves your Mac.

Download for Mac

Very early buildKookaburra Cut is just getting started. It may crash, slow down or render oddly, lighting is rough, and what's here is limited. Taking shape quickly; expect sharp edges.

The studio: stage, timeline and the Claude Code rail0:15 · 16:9

Brief it. Build it.
Export it.

Claude Code, in the app rail

  1. Brief: describe the film

    Tell the embedded AI what you want, or scaffold a device scene from a starter. It's a brief, not a prompt ritual.

  2. Build: editable scenes on the stage

    Claude Code and the toolkit build real scenes: text motion, counters, camera moves. Scrub, tweak, swap anything. Skip AI anytime; the wizards and edit bar are enough.

  3. Export: identical, frame for frame

    4K masters and social presets, rendered on your Mac. Your cut is ready: the same film, every time, byte for byte.

Main features

AI-authored films

Describe what you want; Claude Code builds editable scenes from a typed toolkit. Optional: the wizards work without it.

Device mockups front and centre

A screen recording on a studio-lit 3D handset: motion presets, soft shadows, per-scene camera orbit.

Motion that looks finished

Nine headline presets, counters, lockups, ten transitions, LUT grades and film grain. Deterministic, all of it.

One project, every feed

16:9, 9:16, 1:1 and 4:5 from one safe-area-aware layout, with platform presets for size and loudness.

Fully local

Preview and export run entirely on your Mac. Unreleased UI and client footage stay where they are.

Free & open source

Download the notarised app. Pay Claude only if you use the AI authoring path. No seat, no render fee.

Your app,
on a handset.

The screen is real media, frame-locked to the timeline. Orbit the camera, pick a colourway, stage it on a floor with true soft shadows, and export every aspect from one project.

Soft floatSpinPresentCamera orbit
your screen
recording

Ten looks, ready to wear.

Or duplicate one and make it yours.
STUDIO WHITE
PACIFIC
PAPER
GALLERY
SUNRISE
LOFT
MIDNIGHT
NEON
ABYSS
EMBER

One project.
Every feed.

Layout once, safe-area aware. Then one click toward the platform:

Instagram & Facebook Reels · Meta feed · TikTok · YouTube · YouTube Shorts · LinkedIn Organic · LinkedIn Ads · X · Reddit · Telegram · CTV · Web · Kookaburra Master · Kookaburra Standard

H.264 · H.265 · ProRes 422 HQ masters · up to 4K · loudness targeting

Free, open source

Download the notarised Mac app. Yours: no seat, no cloud render fee.

Optional Claude

AI authoring runs on your own Claude subscription, only if you want that path.

Local by default

Your Mac is the render farm. Nothing is uploaded to render.

Specs

Platform
macOS · Apple Silicon
Rendering
Single WebGL canvas · 60 fps
Resolution
Up to 4K
Video
H.264 · H.265 · ProRes 422 HQ
Audio
Soundtrack layer · AAC / PCM
Determinism
Byte-identical re-exports

Questions

Do I need a Claude subscription?

No. Wizards and the edit bar work without it. Claude Code is the optional AI-authoring path, on your own subscription.

Is this a generative video model?

No. You get an editable project and the same export every time, not prompt → surprise clip.

Can it mix dialogue or multi-track audio?

Not yet. Clips are picture-only today; music is a per-project soundtrack layer.

Windows, or Intel Macs?

No. macOS on Apple Silicon only.

Make what's new
worth watching.

Your latest work, given a clear moment, and your cut is ready, identical every time.

Download for Mac

Notarised .app · macOS (Apple Silicon) · Free & open source