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VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files

  • Hacker News

Hi HN, I built VidStudio, a privacy focused video editor that runs in the browser. I tried to keep it as frictionless as possible, so there are no accounts and no uploads. Everything is persisted on your machine. Some of the features: multi-track timeline, frame accurate seek,...

  • Published: Apr 21, 2026
  • First seen: Apr 21, 2026
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Hi HN, I built VidStudio, a privacy focused video editor that runs in the browser. I tried to keep it as frictionless as possible, so there are no accounts and no uploads. Everything is persisted on your machine. Some of the features: multi-track timeline, frame accurate seek,...

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Why it matters

Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Key Features

  • Primary public product URL is https://vidstudio.app/video-editor.
  • Description: Hi HN, I built VidStudio, a privacy focused video editor that runs in the browser. I tried to keep it as frictionless as possible, so there are no accounts and no uploads. Everything is persisted on your machine. Some....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files".
  • Source description: Hi HN, I built VidStudio, a privacy focused video editor that runs in the browser. I tried to keep it as frictionless as possible, so there are no accounts and no uploads. Everything is persisted on your machine. Some....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-21.

Use Cases

  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.
  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-21).
  • Primary public product URL is https://vidstudio.app/video-editor.
  • Description: Hi HN, I built VidStudio, a privacy focused video editor that runs in the browser. I tried to keep it as frictionless as possible, so there are no accounts and no uploads. Everything is persisted on your machine. Some....
  • Listed on Hacker News as "VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files".

Why Now

VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files is appearing on fresh discovery surfaces, so it is worth reviewing while momentum is still forming. Confidence is currently low (41/100), so treat this as an early signal rather than a settled trend.

Community Signals

Trend score

51.2

24h momentum

Rising

Hacker News points

118

Rising

Facts / Signals / Inference / Unknowns

Facts

  • Listed on Hacker News as "VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files".
  • Source description: Hi HN, I built VidStudio, a privacy focused video editor that runs in the browser. I tried to keep it as frictionless as possible, so there are no accounts and no uploads. Everything is persisted on your machine. Some....
  • Source publish date is 2026-04-21.
  • Description: Hi HN, I built VidStudio, a privacy focused video editor that runs in the browser. I tried to keep it as frictionless as possible, so there are no accounts and no uploads. Everything is persisted on your machine. Some....
  • Primary public product URL is https://vidstudio.app/video-editor.

Signals

  • Hacker News mention is recent (2026-04-21).
  • Primary discovery source is Hacker News.

Inference

Trust data is still pending

The evidence pipeline has not produced enough structured trust blocks for this product yet.

Unknowns

  • Documentation is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • No tagline is stored on the current product record.
  • Pricing details are not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.
  • Recent changelog or release history is not explicitly linked in the current allowed evidence set.

Evidence Snapshots

VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files

Listed on Hacker News as "VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files".

VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files official profile

Primary public product URL is https://vidstudio.app/video-editor.

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