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CutWire Drift vs Pitivi: catalog facts
CutWire Drift	Pitivi
Free Free and open source under the GPLv3, with no watermark or subscription.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android	Linux
No account, watermark or subscription Auto captions and cutouts processed locally	Clean timeline editor suited to beginners Auto alignment and precise waveforms
Positioned for creator-style edits rather than professional finishing Agent features require setting up an external MCP client	Last stable release was in 2023 Linux only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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