NOW LET US – AI RAG SaaS Studio TP.HCM
NOW LET US
Digital Product Studio
Back to news
DEV-TOOLS...1 min read

Lazycut: A simple terminal video trimmer using FFmpeg

Share
NOW LET US Article – Lazycut: A simple terminal video trimmer using FFmpeg

A terminal-based video trimming tool that allows you to mark in/out points and export trimmed clips with aspect ratio control.

Terminal-based video trimming tool. Mark in/out points and export trimmed clips with aspect ratio control.

brew tap emin-ozata/homebrew-tap
brew install lazycut

Download the latest Windows binary from the releases page:

lazycut_X.X.X_windows_amd64.zip

Extract and add to your PATH, or run directly.

Dependencies:

  • ffmpeg: winget install ffmpeg

or download from ffmpeg.org - chafa: Install via Scoop: scoop install chafa

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/eminozata/lazycut.git
cd lazycut
go build
./lazycut video.mp4
lazycut <video-file>

| Key | Action | |---|---| Space | Play/Pause | h / l | Seek ±1s | H / L | Seek ±5s | i / o | Set in/out points | Enter | Export | ? | Help | q | Quit |

Repeat counts work: 5l

= seek forward 5 seconds.

© 2026 Now Let Us. All rights reserved.

Source: Hacker News

Advertisement
Ad slot ready: 5887729102

More in this category

EXPLORE TOPICS

Discover All Categories

Deep dive into the specific technology sectors that matter most to you.