Edit MindEdit Mind

Your footage,

finally searchable.

Turn hours of editing into minutes with AI that finds every scene, object, and pixel in your footage.

Optimized for Apple Silicon
Windows with NVIDIA GPU support
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Pre-order desktop app

$199 one-time - Ships for early access in Q3, 2026

Lifetime license - Pre-orders only

Self-host on GitHub

Free for individuals · license details

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Starred on GitHub by people working at (based person's current employer per their LinkedIn).

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You filmed everything.

You can't find any of it.

Three steps from
footage to findable.

Every frame analyzed. Every word transcribed. Every scene described. All of it stays on your machine.

Podcast being transcribed
01

Transcribe audio

Every spoken word is timecoded so names, quotes, and topics become full-text searchable.

Frame analysis
02

Analyze frames

Objects detected, faces recognized, on-screen text read, and each scene described in natural language.

Data saved locally
03

Save data locally

Text, visual, and audio signals fused into multi-modal vectors and written to an on-device database. Zero bytes leave your machine.

Search by what

happened.

Search your footage…
00:14:2297%

Ilias excited about Edit Mind video agent

Medium shot, hands gesturing, leaning forward, big smile.

Jump to frame →
00:47:0893%

Ilias excitedly describing how Edit Mind helps find moments in footage

Medium shot, hands gesturing, leaning forward, big smile.

Jump to frame →
01:32:5589%

Ilias talking about how Edit Mind finds moments across footage

Medium shot, hands gesturing, leaning forward, big smile.

Jump to frame →

Describe any moment. Edit Mind finds it across all your footage.

After the search

Find the frame.
Keep the edit moving.

Once Edit Mind finds the exact moment, the next question is simple: does it slow your edit down, or keep it moving?

Self-hosted

Search locally.
Move clips manually.

Best when you want the open-source stack and do not mind a few extra steps between finding the clip and using it.

After search

Download the result, switch context, and bring it into the editor yourself.

Manual
1
Index footage locally via Docker
2
Search: "@ilias talking about AI"
3
Jump to the exact frame
4
Download the clip or ZIP
5
Import it into your editor manually
Desktop App

Search once.
Send it straight to the timeline.

A companion app that stays local, skips setup friction, and keeps your editor in flow with a one-click handoff.

After search

Hit send and the clip lands in your editing workflow without exporting or dragging files around.

Instant
1
Open Edit Mind Desktop
2
Search: "@ilias talking about AI"
3
Jump to the exact frame
4
Click Send to Final Cut Pro
5
Keep cutting without switching context

Integrations

DaVinci Resolve (Free and Studio)Ready
Final Cut ProReady
Adobe Premiere ProComing soon

Your footage
never leaves
your machine.

Safe for NDAs, unreleased content, and personal archives. Search stays local from index to result.

Stays here

Your footage remains on your disks, arrays, and backups. No cloud transfer required.

~/ssd 2/wedding_2024/
~/sdd backup/documentary/raw/
~/volumes/NAS/NDA_project/

Where this goes next

A knowledge base today.
Your creative partner tomorrow.

Start with searchable footage, grow into a faster editing workflow, and eventually arrive at a tool that understands how you cut.

Desktop App

Video knowledge base.
Instantly searchable.

Plug and play on Mac. Search every frame, send clips to your NLE, and stay in flow without extra setup friction.

Best for

Fastest route from search result to working timeline.

  • Natural language search across all footage
  • Jump to exact frame in seconds
  • Send clips to Final Cut Pro via plugin
  • DaVinci Resolve plugin included
  • Runs 100% locally with no cloud upload
  • Apple Silicon optimized
  • NIVIDA GPU optimized for Windows
Pre-order the desktop app
Editor Companion

Your AI editor.
Trained on your style.

Edit Mind studies your past edits, learns your instincts, and starts helping with rough cuts and smart suggestions.

Best for

Searchable archive first, editing partner next.

  • AI learns your editing style from past work
  • Auto-suggests B-roll from your own library
  • Drafts rough cuts in your signature style
  • Helps you publish more with less effort
  • Turns your footage into a creative moat
Included with Desktop App

Early reactions.
From engineers and the community.

Feedback from people who immediately understood the pain of finding the right footage inside large video libraries.

Industry perspective

"First of all, congratulations on the great work. Your project is definitely a product which will be needed by many people and companies."
Paramount

Senior Software Engineer at Paramount

Reddit

r/selfhosted

"Holy crap, this is the most incredible personal project I've seen on here in a long time. This is so cool. I have terabytes of old videos and photos and it's a nightmare trying to find anything. Definitely going to try this. Great work."

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Reddit

r/selfhosted

"Mate this is amazing work! Thank you so much for that. I see one challenge here, which is that people mostly use software to manage their library like immich or Google, or any other cloud/self-hosted platform so integration might not be straightforward. In any case this is an amazing first step and I'll be definitely trying it out. Great work!"

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Reddit

r/selfhosted

"First of all I love this community because of people like you. The timing of this is just perfect. I just uploaded our whole family's library to self hosted Ente which has been an amazing experience. All faces are tagged etc. Your solution is really the icing on the cake, especially because Ente nor immich does not scan or index video content. I'll spin it up and see what I end up with but it looks promising. Thanks again."

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FAQ

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Before you pre-order.

A few practical details about hardware, formats, shipping, and pre-orders.

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Search your footage
everywhere.

Local-first. Privacy-first. Every frame instantly searchable, with desktop and self-hosted paths that now feel like the same product story.

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