Who should use Drift?

Drift is a consumer product built for content creators.

What platforms does Drift run on?

Drift runs on Linux. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Drift still active?

Unverified. Drift has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Drift?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Cool FormKit Lite, Input Masks for Contact Form 7, and Tidy Author Box.

Drift is developed by CutWire Studios.

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Drift

Name: Drift
Author: CutWire Studios

FlathubDesign & Creative

Drift is a free and simple desktop video editor designed for quick editing of social videos, explainers, and everyday projects. It supports multi-track timelines, effects, transitions, auto-generated captions, subject cutouts, beat animation, green screen keying, and project bundling. There are no subscriptions, watermarks, or accounts required. It is available on Flathub.

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Overview

6 features

Drift is a Design & Creative project. It focuses on needing a free, easy-to-use, no-subscription desktop video editor without watermarks for quick social and explainer videos. Drift is a consumer product aimed at content creators. Drift costs nothing to use. Drift is available on Linux, and it can be self-hosted.

CutWire Studios builds and maintains Drift, and it first shipped in 2024. Among its 6 catalogued features are multi-track timeline, auto captions, and effects and transitions.

Multi-track timeline
Auto captions
Effects and transitions
Subject cutout
Beat animation
Project bundles

Built with & integrations

Runs on

LinuxSelf-hosted

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSFree tier

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed3 Aug · 18:42 UTC
Drift verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Drift

What is Drift?: Drift focuses on needing a free, easy-to-use, no-subscription desktop video editor without watermarks for quick social and explainer videos. It is catalogued under Design & Creative on PulseGate.
Who should use Drift?: Drift is a consumer product built for content creators.
Is Drift free?: Yes — Drift is free to use.
What platforms does Drift run on?: Drift runs on Linux. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Drift still active?: Unverified. Drift has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Drift?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Cool FormKit Lite, Input Masks for Contact Form 7, and Tidy Author Box.Cool FormKit Lite Input Masks for Contact Form 7 Tidy Author Box
Who develops Drift?: Drift is developed by CutWire Studios.
When did Drift launch?: Drift first shipped in 2024.

At a glance

Platforms: Desktop
Languages: English
Built for: content creators
Model: B2C
Solves: Needing a free, easy-to-use, no-subscription desktop video editor without watermarks for quick social and explainer videos.

Registered as

Flathub: org.cutwire.Drift

Developer

CutWire Studios

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70
Indexed: 3 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 3 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: drift-flathub-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 3 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 3 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Taken from the project's own store listing.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 4 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://flathub.org/apps/org.cutwire.Drift

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