# ChatCut vs Riverside Source: [ChatCut vs Riverside]() Content index: [llms.txt]() Last updated: 2026-11-08 Riverside records and repurposes conversations. ChatCut edits your footage through an AI agent. [Start creating now](https://app.chatcut.dev/) [Download for macOS Download for Windows Download Desktop](https://api.chatcut.dev/desktop/download/macos) [Download for macOS Apple Silicon](https://api.chatcut.dev/desktop/download/macos) [Download for macOS Intel Chip](https://api.chatcut.dev/desktop/download/mac-intel) [Download for Windows](https://api.chatcut.dev/desktop/download/windows) Use it in your Agent ![](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/codex-plugin/chatgpt-mark.svg) ![](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/codex-plugin/claude-mark.svg) chatgpt ![](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/codex-plugin/chatgpt-mark.svg) ChatGPT claude ![](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/codex-plugin/claude-mark.svg) Claude Enter the prompt below into any task on your ChatGPT desktop app /goal Read chatcut.io/web-plugin/chatgpt to install the ChatCut plugin and set up a new task for me. Enter the prompt below into any session on your Claude Code desktop app /goal Read chatcut.io/web-plugin/claude to install and use the ChatCut plugin Paste the prompt below into any session on your desktop app Read ChatCut.io/desktop to install ChatCut ## Any footage, your AI Riverside is a remote recording studio with MCP and XML export locked to higher tiers. ChatCut edits any footage on a live timeline, open to Claude and Codex with free 4K and XML export. | Capability | ChatCut | Riverside | | --- | --- | --- | | AI-native editing | | Reusable editing skills | Yes — Portable skill files | Partly — Studio workflow presets | | Export CapCut or Jianying drafts | Yes — Desktop | No | | Native Windows desktop app | Yes | No — Browser on Windows | | Your AI runs the editor | | Motion graphics from your agent | Yes — Editable layers | No — In editor only | | Desktop app open to your AI | Yes — Local MCP | No — Cloud MCP only | | Any MCP agent | Yes — Antigravity, WorkBuddy… | Partly — Cloud MCP, Grow+ | | Free in ChatCut, paid in Riverside | | Claude Code and Codex | Yes — Free Local MCP | Paid: Grow — Grow plan and up | | 4K export | Yes — Free on desktop | Paid: Paid plans — Free is 720p | | Export to Premiere or DaVinci | Yes — Free XML | Paid: Business — Business plan | | Both do it | | Edit by describing it | Both | | Remove filler words and pauses | Both | | Cut a multicam podcast | Both | | Long video to shorts | Both | | Auto captions | Both | | Motion graphics from a prompt | Both | | AI video, images and avatars | Both | | Translate and dub | Both | Riverside details from its own pages, checked November 7, 2026 (2026-11-07): [Riverside pricing](https://riverside.com/pricing) · [Riverside MCP](https://riverside.com/new/mcp-early-access) · [Riverside workflow presets](https://support.riverside.com/hc/en-us/articles/38589127048477-Automatically-generate-assets-after-recording) · [Riverside editor](https://support.riverside.com/hc/en-us/articles/16673658517277-Riverside-editor-Overview) · [Riverside timeline export](https://support.riverside.com/hc/en-us/articles/5701862492829-Export-edited-timeline) · [Riverside supported platforms](https://support.riverside.com/hc/en-us/articles/5252134218013-System-requirements-and-supported-browsers) ## Turn raw studio tracks into finished episodes Bring your recorded Riverside tracks into ChatCut and ask the agent for the cuts, animated captions and explainer graphics each episode needs. ### Cut guest restarts and filler words Drop in your separate Riverside tracks and ask ChatCut to slice out false starts, filler words and long pauses across the timeline. [Try Speech Cleanup](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/speech-cleanup) ### Turn full episodes into captioned shorts Pull the sharpest guest quotes from a long interview into vertical 9:16 clips with animated captions styled for your show. [Try Add captions](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/add-captions) ### Animate kinetic callouts beside your host Prompt editable kinetic typography, brand badges and charts around what your guest is explaining, even when driving edits from Claude or Codex. [Try Editorial Explainer](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/motion-graphics?template=mg-packaging-editorial-explainer) ### Localize podcast clips across languages Review and edit the translated script first, then dub your interview and pair it with multilingual kinetic captions on the timeline. [Try Video Translation](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/video-translation) ## Edit Riverside recordings from Claude or Codex Unlike Riverside's Grow-tier cloud MCP, ChatCut Desktop opens your local timeline and motion graphics directly to Claude Code and Codex for free. ### Claude Code Edit a guest interview Read chatcut.io/desktop to install ChatCut, then import my downloaded Riverside interview footage, keep the strongest answers, remove repeated takes and long pauses, and make a captioned 60-second vertical teaser. ### Codex Illustrate a podcast explanation Read chatcut.io/desktop to install ChatCut, then turn my downloaded podcast clip into a 90-second explainer with editable charts, speaker name cards and animated captions, keeping each graphic aligned with what the guest says. [How the Agent Plugin works](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/chatcut-products) ## Reusable workflows for podcasts and interviews Pick a reusable skill to clean up guest tracks, illustrate podcast segments, package kinetic titles or localize interviews for new audiences. - [**Speech Cleanup**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/speech-cleanup) - [**Add captions**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/add-captions) - [**Editorial Explainer**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/motion-graphics?template=mg-packaging-editorial-explainer) - [**Runway Rebel**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/motion-graphics?template=mg-packaging-runway-rebel) - [**Video Translation**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/video-translation) - [**SaaS Kinetic Type Launch**](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills/app-promo?template=app-promo-kinetic-type) [See all skills](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/skills) ## ChatCut vs Riverside FAQ Is ChatCut a Riverside alternative? Yes, for editing recorded interviews and turning them into finished videos. Both offer AI editing agents, captions, clips and generated visuals; ChatCut also opens its desktop timeline and editable motion graphics to Claude Code and Codex for free, with free desktop 4K and Premiere or DaVinci XML export. Riverside is a strong fit when remote guest recording, live streaming and podcast hosting are central to your workflow. Can I keep recording my podcast in Riverside? Yes. Download your recorded video and audio files from Riverside, then import them into ChatCut for editing, captions and graphics. This uses your media files rather than transferring the Riverside editor project. Is ChatCut free? Yes. The Free plan includes the editor, uploads, transcription, captions and standard exports. AI generation and the built-in agent use credits, and AI video generation needs a paid plan. [See ChatCut pricing](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/pricing) Can I use ChatCut from Claude Code or Codex? Yes. The ChatCut plugin runs in Claude Code and the Codex app, and ChatCut Desktop connects Claude Code, Codex and other agents through a local MCP server. Your agent edits the real timeline, which you can keep adjusting by hand. [How the plugin works](https://pr-824-preview.chatcut.dev/docs/chatcut-products) Can I finish a ChatCut edit in another editor? Yes. ChatCut exports XML timelines for Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, and ChatCut Desktop also exports editable CapCut drafts. It does not export Final Cut Pro XML (FCPXML). 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