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Edit videos with Claude

Daydream is the best interface for editing videos with Claude. Bring the Claude Code account you already have, say what you want in plain language, and Claude makes the edit on a real timeline you can still touch by hand.

Available for free. No credit card required.

Editing a video with Claude in Daydream: transcript, video preview, agent chat, and a multi-track timeline

What Claude can do in Daydream

  • Remove bad takes, silences, and filler words by editing the transcript
  • Find b-roll by searching your footage for scenes you describe
  • Generate captions in over 30 languages and style them to your brand
  • Build motion graphics directly on the timeline
  • Swap between 16:9 and 9:16 for long-form and short-form
  • Export a watermark-free MP4 or XML for Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Premiere Pro

How to edit videos with Claude

01

Connect Claude

Daydream automatically connects to your Claude Code. Prefer your own setup? Connect to Daydream over MCP from your own terminal app or client. Need more info? Check out our guide to connecting Claude Code.

02

Describe the edit in plain language

No more scrubbing through hours of footage. Just prompt it. 'Tighten the intro', 'Cut the silences', 'Add b-roll that matches my voiceover', 'Create captions that look like movie subtitles'. Daydream gives Claude a feature-rich editing toolkit that will turbocharge your editing sessions.

03

Export as MP4 or XML

Render a watermark-free MP4, or export your timeline into Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, or Premiere Pro. Your footage stays on your device the whole time. How exporting works.

Common questions

Can Claude edit videos?

Yes, when paired with Daydream. Daydream gives it a real editor to drive, whether you use Claude Code in the built-in chat or connect over MCP. Ask it to cut bad takes by transcript, find b-roll in your footage, add captions, or build motion graphics, and it does the work on a real timeline you can still tweak by hand.

Can I use Claude Code from my terminal instead of Daydream's chat?

Yes. Connect Claude Code to Daydream's local MCP server and drive the editor from your terminal. How to connect via MCP.

Try Daydream free

Full editing capabilities and unlimited watermark-free exports on the free plan. No credit card required.

Daydream also works with Codex and MCP agents.