If you edit on Linux, you know the drill: the newest tools arrive on Windows and Mac first, and you wait, or you run them in a browser tab and hope. The Arsaze desktop app runs on Linux, Mac and Windows, and the free tools that use your own computer work on all three.
What the desktop app gives you
The browser editor and the desktop app are the same editor. What the desktop app adds is your own computer's power, and with it a set of jobs that are free on every plan:
- Exports rendered on your computer, as many as you like, with no watermark.
- Transcription of your clips, English on your computer today.
- Background removal for video, with no green screen.
- Background noise cleanup for voice.
- Motion and face tracking, for blurs, follow cams and labels.
- Private projects, whose video, audio and images stay on your computer and are never uploaded.
The AI comes with you
Connect your assistant, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok or another one that supports MCP, and it edits the same timeline in the desktop app. In a private project, the AI looks only at the moments it needs, and nothing it looks at is kept. You can switch AI access off for a project, or for the whole computer.
Tab works the same everywhere
Tab, the editor's suggested next edit, is in the desktop app on every platform. Make an edit, and the next one you were about to make shows up on the timeline. Press Tab to take it.
Which platforms
- Linux: a 64-bit AppImage. Make it executable and run it, there is nothing to install.
- Mac: a beta for macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, on Macs with Apple silicon.
- Windows: 64-bit Windows 10 and 11.
The download page lists the current version for each one.
What still needs the internet
Signing in, AI generation, cloud transcription for languages other than English and review links all need a connection. Editing a private project, rendering and the free tools above work on your computer.
Get it
Download it from the download page. For what the free plan covers, read everything you get on Arsaze Free, and for footage that must stay private, the private video editor page.
Questions people ask
Is there an AI video editor for Linux?
Yes. Arsaze has a desktop app for Linux, as a 64-bit AppImage, with the same editor and AI as on Mac and Windows. Rendering, transcription, background removal and noise cleanup run on your computer for free.
Does Arsaze work on Mac?
Yes. The Arsaze desktop app runs on Macs with Apple silicon, as a beta for macOS 14 Sonoma or newer. Exports rendered on your Mac are free with no watermark.
Is the Arsaze desktop app free?
Yes. The desktop app is free to download and use on the free plan. Exports, English transcription, background removal, noise cleanup and tracking on your computer are free on every plan. AI generation needs a paid plan.
Can I edit video offline with Arsaze?
You can edit a private project, render it and use the free on-computer tools without uploading anything. Signing in, AI generation, cloud transcription for other languages and review links need an internet connection.