Edit without uploading footage
Import media, organize assets, build sequences, make timeline changes, review the result, and export from the native Mac app. AVE does not require a cloud project before you can start editing.
Local and offline AI video editor
A local AI video editor without a required cloud workspace.
AVE starts from the Mac: local project folders, local media, local analysis, timeline editing, and native export. Work offline with local tools, then connect an external provider only when the job calls for it.
Offline-capable workflow
What you can do without uploading a project.
AVE does not use “offline” as a blanket promise. The core editor is local; optional external intelligence is clearly separated.
Analyze with local tools
Transcription, visual analysis, footage retrieval, and project context can stay in the local workflow. Installed local models can provide AI planning without sending the project to an AVE service.
Go online only by choice
Claude, Codex, custom API endpoints, and image or video generation providers are optional connections. Those services need a network and operate under their own terms.
Default posture
Local unless you opt into something else.
Project files, imported media, local analysis, timeline operations, and exports stay on your Mac by default.
External assistants, custom API endpoints, and BYO generation providers are optional choices.
Local models and installed assistants can be used for planning when configured.
Provider keys are handled by the desktop app and stored using encrypted secure storage where supported.
The AVE 1.2.3 Mac download is distributed through GitHub Releases.
Network boundary
Know what stays local and what leaves by choice.
Local-first does not mean pretending the network does not exist. It means the local editor is the default, while external services are explicit connections. Read the full privacy policy and security details before connecting a provider.
Work that stays on your Mac
Project files, imported media, transcripts, visual analysis, Footage Memory, timeline changes, renders, and exports remain in AVE's local workflow. Importing footage does not silently upload it to an AVE cloud workspace.
Connections you choose
If you connect an external assistant, custom API endpoint, or generation provider, the selected service may receive the prompts and context needed for that request. You choose the connection, credentials, and provider terms before using it.
Questions
Local and offline AI video editing.
Is AVE an offline AI video editor?
AVE supports a local editing workflow without requiring footage uploads or an AVE cloud workspace. Timeline editing, local media analysis, review, and export stay on the Mac. Installed local models can also run locally; external assistants, API endpoints, generation providers, downloads, and updates require a network connection.
Does AVE upload my footage to the cloud?
Not by default. Imported media, project files, transcripts, visual analysis, timeline changes, renders, and exports remain in the local AVE workflow. A service receives context only when you deliberately connect and use that external provider.
Can AVE use a local AI model?
Yes. AVE can use installed local models for planning and analysis when configured. You can also connect a CLI assistant or your own API endpoint when a project needs a different model.
What works locally in AVE?
Project organization, footage import, media analysis, Footage Memory, timeline editing, visual review, rendering, and export are built around the local Mac workspace.
Which Macs can run AVE?
AVE 1.2.3 requires Apple Silicon, M1 or later running macOS 14.0 or later.