Why I Started Building Another Video Editor

Tareq Aziz — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:09:08 +0000

There are already a ridiculous number of video editors.

So naturally, I decided to build another one.

The idea started with a pretty simple frustration.

Sometimes I just want to edit a video.

Cut a few clips. Move them around. Add some text. Add music. Make a few adjustments. Export.

But modern video editors can make even simple things feel complicated.

That's not necessarily a bad thing. Professional editors need professional tools.

But I started wondering:

What if the editor itself got out of the way?

That's where MotionCut started.

I'm trying to build a desktop video editor around a simple idea: the software should feel obvious.

You shouldn't have to spend your first hour learning the interface before you can make your first edit.

I'm not trying to win by having the most features.

I'm trying to win by making the features people actually use feel really good.

It's still early. There are things that are broken, things I haven't figured out yet, and plenty of decisions I'm going to change.

But that's exactly why I'm starting to show it now.

I'd rather have 20 people tell me honestly what sucks than have 20,000 people tell me everything looks great.

So if you edit videos, I'm curious:

What's the one thing about your current video editor that drives you crazy?

That answer might end up influencing what I build next.

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Tareq Aziz — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 04:15:57 +0000

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Why I Started Building Another Video Editor

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