Mac beta for indie app developers
Cutwork turns app-building videos into ready-to-post short clips.
Drop in a long developer video. Cutwork finds clip-worthy moments, renders vertical shorts with hooks and captions, lets you trim and fix them, then optionally uploads approved drafts to Post Bridge.
Apple Silicon Mac only. First beta access is for active Skool community members.
Built for developers who already make long-form content.
Tutorials, build logs, livestreams, product walkthroughs, course clips, and app demos all contain short-form moments. Cutwork gets you from long video to reviewable shorts without manually scrubbing the whole timeline.
Finds the moments
Cutwork reads the transcript and selects clips that can stand alone as short-form posts.
Renders the shorts
Each clip is rendered as a vertical 9:16 video with a hook and burned captions.
Lets you review
Approve, reject, trim, fix captions, edit post text, and upload only the clips you want.
The workflow
Cutwork is not a marketing dashboard. It is the production step between long video and short-form drafts.
Drop video
Use a local file from a tutorial, livestream, or app walkthrough.
Process
Transcription and rendering run locally on your Mac.
Review
See clips, hooks, captions, and why each moment was selected.
Adjust
Trim timing, fix caption words, edit hooks, and update post captions.
Upload
Send approved clips to Post Bridge as drafts when you choose.
What you need
- Apple Silicon Mac.
- macOS 14 or newer.
- Codex CLI, Claude Code, or an Anthropic API key configured in Cutwork.
- Active Skool community email for beta access.
- Post Bridge API key only if you want draft uploads.
- Enough disk space for source videos, rendered clips, and the bundled transcription model.
Private by default.
Cutwork is designed around local video processing and explicit uploads, so you can test real content without quietly sending source videos around.
Video stays local
Video probing, transcription, clipping, and rendering run on your Mac.
AI provider is your choice
Transcript text and clip-selection prompts go only through Codex, Claude, or the API provider you configure.
Uploads are explicit
Rendered clips are uploaded to Post Bridge only when you click upload.
Questions
Who can join the beta?
The first beta is for active Skool community members using Apple Silicon Macs. Use the email attached to your community membership when you request access.
Will Cutwork be paid?
The first beta is for active Skool community members. Future public access and pricing may change after the beta, once the workflow and support load are clearer.
Does Cutwork upload my videos?
No. Videos stay local unless you choose to upload approved clips to Post Bridge drafts.
Do I need Post Bridge?
No. Post Bridge is optional. Use it if you want approved clips uploaded as drafts instead of manually moving files into your publishing workflow. If you need an account, get it here.
Do I need an AI API key?
Not necessarily. You can use a signed-in local Codex or Claude CLI session. Anthropic API key mode is also supported.
Can I use it without Post Bridge?
Yes. Cutwork can render local clips without connecting Post Bridge.
How does Post Bridge upload work?
Cutwork uploads only approved clips when you choose. Rejected clips stay local, already-uploaded clips are skipped, and the Post Bridge API key is stored in Keychain on your Mac.
Does it replace manual editing?
No. It gets you most of the way there: selection, rendering, captions, hooks, and optional draft upload. You can still trim and adjust before posting.
Why Apple Silicon only?
The public-test runtime is packaged and tested for Apple Silicon Macs first.
Request Skool beta access
Fill out the form below with the email attached to your active Skool membership. Approved testers will get the private Mac beta link and setup notes.
Access is limited during beta so install/setup issues can be handled properly.