Welcome to CutReady

CutReady home screen — create or open a workspace to get started

What is CutReady?

CutReady is a desktop application for producing demo videos. It provides a structured workflow for planning demos as sketches, refining them with AI, capturing browser interactions when useful, and collaborating through git-backed snapshots.

The core idea: instead of treating a live screen recording as the source of truth, you plan the demo as sketches and storyboards first. CutReady then helps you record browser interactions, refine the material, and preserve each iteration as a named snapshot.

Who is it for?

Developer advocates creating product walkthroughs
Product managers building demo reels
Educators producing tutorial content
Anyone who needs repeatable, polished screen recordings

The Workflow

CutReady follows a phased approach:

Phase	Name	Status
0	Sketch — Plan your demo with structured tables	Available
1	Organize — Sequence sketches into storyboards	Available
2	Refine — Use AI chat, sparkle buttons, visuals, and imported notes	Available
3	Version — Save snapshots, branch timelines, merge, and sync	Available
4	Record interactions — Capture browser actions for review	In Development
5	Produce video — Replay, FFmpeg capture, and FCPXML export	Planned

Technology Stack

CutReady is built on modern, cross-platform technologies:

Tauri v2 — Lightweight desktop runtime (Rust + WebView)
React 19 + TypeScript — Frontend UI
Rust + Tokio — Backend with async I/O
Zustand — Centralized state management
Playwright — Browser automation engine
CodeMirror — Markdown editing
gix (gitoxide) — Pure-Rust git for version history and remote operations
agentive — Shared LLM provider crate (Foundry, Azure OpenAI, OpenAI, Anthropic)
IOTA Stronghold — Encrypted vault for API keys and tokens

Next Steps

Installation — Download and install CutReady
Quick Start — Create your first demo workspace
Features — Explore what CutReady can do