iviCut

Hey Indie Hackers 👋

For the past few months, I've been deep in the pain of creating short-form video content (Reels, TikToks, YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn videos). Every single time I wanted to edit something quickly, I hit the same walls:

• Sign up walls

• Watermarks on free exports

• Forced cloud uploads (hello privacy concerns + slow speeds)

• Overly complex tools that slow me down

• I lost my work when I closed the tab

I got fed up. So I decided to build the video editor I always wanted.

Introducing iviCut

iviCut is a fast, simple, and truly private video editor that works directly in your browser. No sign-up. No account. No watermarks. No uploads. Everything runs 100% locally on your device.

It’s what I like to call “Figma for video editing” — powerful yet incredibly accessible.

Key Features

• Multi-segment timeline with drag & drop, trimming, and filmstrip previews

• Advanced text overlays (drag, resize with proportional/reflow, rotate, shadows, strokes, smart backgrounds)

• Auto subtitles in 14 languages (powered by Web Speech API) + SRT export

• Screen + webcam recording with floating Picture-in-Picture controls

• Image, emoji & shape overlays with precise timing and styling

• 9:16, 16:9, and 1:1 aspect ratio presets

• Local persistence — close the tab and come back later, your project is still there

• Hardware-accelerated rendering for smooth performance

I’ve made it completely free, with no limits, so that as many independent creators and small teams as possible can use it without any friction.

Why I’m sharing it here

I’m a big believer in the indie hacker community. I built this tool for people like us — bootstrapped creators, solo makers, and small marketing teams who just want to create great content without dealing with bloated SaaS pricing or privacy trade-offs.

I’d love your honest feedback:

• What’s your biggest frustration with current video editing tools?

• Would you actually use a fully local browser-based editor?

• Any features you’d love to see next?

Try it here (no sign-up needed): → https://ivicut.com

Looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions. This is very much an indie project built from real creator pain, and I’m excited to keep improving it based on real user feedback.

Thank you for reading! ❤️