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Frameyard
Open-format video editor that runs in your browser, with no lock-in
- Score
- 33
- confidence 45
- Evidence
- 3
- items on the page
- Rivals
- 1
- named in sources
- First version
- 70 d
- estimate
- Type
- Desktop app
- PWA: runs in the browser, installs on Mac and Windows
- Market since
- 2002
- Mature market · AI estimate
ScreensConcept
Desktop app: Video creators cut on multitrack timelines, edit transcripts and work with clients—extended editing sessions with complex timelines best served on larger screens. Sample screens on a computer, in the proposed brand. Their numbers are sample data.
Timeline
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About this appAI proposal
Frameyard is a browser-based video editor for creators who want to cut, trim, caption and export without a proprietary subscription. Edit on a multitrack timeline, work on files that stay on your device, and export when you are done.
Every project is saved as a plain, documented text file that you own and can open, diff and script. If you stop paying, your edits stay readable. The editing core is meant to be inspectable, in the spirit of the open-source editors that are drawing interest from people who want out of vendor lock-in.
It is a lighter tool than a full desktop suite. It is aimed at rough cuts, social video, interviews and short films, with a project format that can move to other open editors.
- Tagline
- Cut your video. Keep your files, your format, your choice.
- Voice
- PlainDirectOpenPractical
- Why this name
- A frame is the unit of video, and a yard is a shared open workspace. Two plain words, easy to say, and no link to a known editor.
In the first version
Members say which features they would use. It tells PWAS what people want; it changes no score.
Multitrack timeline
Cut, trim, ripple-delete and layer video, audio and title tracks with keyboard shortcuts built for fast editing.
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Local-first media
Source files stay on your device. Editing and export use your own hardware, so nothing is uploaded unless you choose to.
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Open project file
Projects save as readable text with a published spec. Open them in version control, script changes, or move them elsewhere.
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Offline as an installed app
Install it as a PWA and keep cutting on a plane or a location shoot with no connection.
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Brand identityAI proposal
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Palette
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Typography
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Frameyard
PricingAI proposal
The material gives no competitor prices and no monetization. These tiers are a starting point to test, with a free core to match the open-source appeal.
Free
Free
- Unlimited local projects
- Export up to 1080p
- Open project file
- Offline install
Creator
$9 a month
- 4K export
- Transcript cuts and captions
- Review links
- Plugin support
Studio
$19 a month
- Everything in Creator
- Shared review workspace
- Brand caption templates
- Priority support
Would you pay Creator · $9 a month?
Your answer tells PWAS which prices people accept. It changes no score.
No answers yet.
What it could be worthEstimate
What a software business making this much sells for today, from real deals. Pick a monthly revenue.
If it makes
Worth about
$194,000
Sale range $132,000 to $263,000
$120,000 a year in revenue
From 87 software businesses listed and sold on Empire Flippers in the last year, revenue vetted by the broker: they sell for about 19× their monthly revenue, most between 13× and 26×.
Measured on profit, the middle deal is 32× monthly net profit: about 2.7 years of profit.
An estimate, not an offer or financial advice. A real price depends on profit, growth, churn, how much of the work is the owner's, and the buyer.
How it would growAI proposal
How the product would reach new customers through its own use, and how the first ones would be found. A plan to test, not a result.
- Built-in loop
- Shared outputs. Creators send review links and publish exports. The review page shows a small 'Edited in Frameyard' mark on free plans, and clients can see how the cut was made.
- Do they become customers?
- Clients who open a review link are often editors' customers and may not edit video themselves. Test whether a meaningful share of viewers click through and start a free project.
- First customers
- Solo YouTube and short-form creators and small freelance video editors who currently pay for a desktop editor subscription and mostly make talking-head content.
- Where to reach them
- Open-source communities: Post the project spec and a demo in video-editing and open-source forums, and invite feedback on the file format.
- Creator video tutorials: Publish short walkthroughs that edit a real interview from raw clip to captioned export in the browser.
- Freelancer groups: Offer free Creator accounts to freelance editors in return for feedback and review-link use with their clients.
- First milestone
- Twenty free users finish a captioned export each week, and ten of them pay for Creator within 60 days.
Why people already pay for this
- VerifiedGitHub repository gained 4503 stars in 8 days
- Public claimAn open-source alternative to proprietary video editing software addresses demand from users seeking freedom from vendor lock-in and licensing costs.
- AI inferenceThe project has attracted significant community interest and adoption within 8 days of publication, signaling demand for an alternative to proprietary video editors.
Tech stack
Every proposal builds on the same PWA base, installable from the browser on any phone or computer. Dashed boxes are what this app adds.
- AppNext.js and TypeScript
- PWAManifest and service worker
- UITailwind CSS
- Data and authSupabase Postgres
- PaymentsStripe
- EmailResend
- HostingVercel
- This app · Video processingWebCodecs with a WebAssembly media libraryDecoding, preview and export run on the user's device in the browser.
- This app · Speech to textOn-device speech model, optional cloud fallbackTranscript cuts need word timings, and local use keeps media private.
RisksAI inference
- TechnicalBrowser video editing is limited by memory, codec support and mobile hardware. Long 4K projects may be slow or fail, especially on phones and Safari.
- CommercialFree open-source editors already exist, and people may not pay for a web editor. The only evidence is GitHub stars, which do not show willingness to pay.
- Intellectual propertyThe source project calls itself a clean-room reimplementation of a proprietary editor. Copying its look or file format could raise legal issues, so this product needs its own design and format.
- PlatformFile access, background export and codec support differ across browsers and may change, which could limit what a PWA can do offline.
- AITranscripts may be wrong for accents, noisy audio and less common languages, so automatic cuts must be reviewed before they are applied.
Everything marked AI proposal or AI inference was written by a model from the evidence on the opportunity page. The proposed name must be checked against trademark registers before it is used.