Kino AI

What it does

Kino AI is a desktop video editor and footage library for video editors, creators, and production teams. Import video and ask an agent for a cut; Kino places the clips on a timeline that the editor can refine. The product describes footage as transcribed and described shot by shot, with search across spoken and visual content and filters for metadata such as codec, camera, lens, and shoot day.

Teams can edit together and share review links. Collaborators watch in a browser without an account, and their comments appear on the timeline for the editor or agent to address. Kino says camera originals can play without transcoding; cloud proxy footage supports streaming when local files are unavailable. The desktop app runs on the user's computer and provides an MCP server for supported AI clients. The site offers Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu downloads; it does not state version or hardware requirements.

The pricing page describes a free tier with the full editor, unlimited imports and exports, real-time collaboration, and MCP connections. Paid upgrades add shareable links, searchable footage, and AI editing. AI credits are measured in footage hours, reset each billing cycle, and can incur on-demand overages; proxy storage is based on hosted footage. Confirm current paid rates and included footage allowances with Kino.

What it can do

• AI-assisted rough cuts and timeline editing
• Transcribe and describe footage shot by shot
• Search footage by spoken and visual content
• Filter footage by codec, camera, lens, and shoot day; save filters as smart bins
• Share review links and receive comments on the timeline
• Expose footage and projects to supported AI clients through an MCP server

Works with

• ChatGPT
• Claude Code
• Codex
• Cursor
• MCP

Before you choose

• The editor runs on a computer; browser access is described for reviewing shared links, not for running the editor.
• The free tier covers local editing, while sharing, searchable footage, and AI editing are listed as paid upgrades.
• AI credits are measured in footage hours and overages are billed on demand; proxy storage is based on hosted footage. The public pricing page gives no paid rates.

Listed under

• Creative
• Video editing
• AI agents
• Collaboration
• Creators
• Filmmakers
• Semantic search

Get started

The site offers Mac, Windows, and Ubuntu downloads. The docs say to enter an email to receive a link to open Kino on the computer.

1. Download Kino for Mac, Windows, or Ubuntu, or enter an email on the docs page to receive a link to open it on your computer.
2. Import footage into the desktop app and edit on its timeline.
3. For agent access, use a supported AI client with Kino's desktop MCP server; share a review link for browser-based comments.

Monthly or yearly billing is offered. AI credit allowances reset each billing cycle; overages use on-demand rates. Proxy storage is based on hosted footage. Confirm numeric rates and allowances before upgrading.

Source: kino.ai/pricing, checked 1 Nov 2026. Prices can change; check before you buy.

Sources for this overview

Product pages, documentation, and pricing checked 1 Nov 2026. Each source supports part of the overview; availability and prices can change.

• Kino — AI video editor for teams and agents ↗kino.ai
• Kino Docs ↗kino.ai
• Pricing – Kino ↗kino.ai
• Kino — AI video editor for teams and agents ↗kino.ai

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Last checked 1 Nov 2026. Every field keeps its source and date; unknown means we couldn’t confirm it.