Who is openshorts for?

openshorts is an open-source project built for content creators and video editors.

Does openshorts have a free plan?

Yes — openshorts is open source under the MIT license and free to use.

What platforms does openshorts run on?

openshorts runs on the web and the command line.

Is openshorts still active?

The GitHub repository shows 162 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to openshorts?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include isaac-acp, applyr, and cosmo-cli.

Who makes openshorts?

openshorts is developed by mutonby.

How long has openshorts been around?

openshorts first shipped in 2025.

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openshorts

Name: openshorts
Author: mutonby

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openshorts is a command-line interface for clipping long videos into vertical shorts suitable for platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts. It allows users to process and publish clips directly from the terminal. The tool is MIT-licensed and distributed as a Python package on PyPI.

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Overview

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openshorts is a CLI tools & terminal project. It focuses on clipping long videos into vertical shorts and publishing them directly from the terminal. It is built as an open-source project for content creators and video editors. The project is open source (MIT). It ships for the web and the command line.

It is developed by mutonby, and it first shipped in 2025. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 2.9k stars and 162 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include video clipping, vertical shorts creation, and terminal publishing.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Video clipping
Vertical shorts creation
Terminal publishing

Built with & integrations

Framework

FastAPI

Runs on

BrowserCLI

Trust & compliance

License

MIT

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HTTPSOpen Source GitHub · ★ 2.9kActive maintenance

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Frequently asked questions about openshorts

What does openshorts do?: Openshorts focuses on clipping long videos into vertical shorts and publishing them directly from the terminal. It is catalogued under CLI tools & terminal on PulseGate.
Who is openshorts for?: openshorts is an open-source project built for content creators and video editors.
Does openshorts have a free plan?: Yes — openshorts is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
What platforms does openshorts run on?: openshorts runs on the web and the command line.
Is openshorts still active?: The GitHub repository shows 162 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to openshorts?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include isaac-acp, applyr, and cosmo-cli.isaac-acp applyr cosmo-cli
Who makes openshorts?: openshorts is developed by mutonby.
How long has openshorts been around?: openshorts first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 2.9k
License: MIT
Built for: Content creators and video editors
Model: Open source
Solves: Clipping long videos into vertical shorts and publishing them directly from the terminal.

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GitHub: mutonby/openshorts
PyPI: openshorts

Developer

mutonby

Small team

GitHub

Open source

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Stars: 2,876
Forks: 801
Open issues: 10
Last commit: 5 Aug 2026
Commits 90d: 162
Contributors: 4
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Low · 64
Indexed: 5 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 5 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: openshorts-pypi-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 5 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 5 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.
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Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 5 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://www.openshorts.app

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