Buckswood logo: antlers, a smiling face and a golden arrow

Ever searched for creative software that feels like a gift from the gods?

BUCKSWOOD

MAKE EVERYONE HAPPY

The AI Video Production Editor that does everything you need to create art. Script, storyboard, generate, design sets, edit, grade, mix and deliver in one studio. Free and open source.

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v3.1.0 · macOS (Apple Silicon) & Windows · GPL-3.0
The Buckswood moodboard workspace
The idea behind the logo

An arrow, a message, a smile.

Every creative project starts with a spark you can't quite explain. The Buckswood mark tells that story in three gestures.

Diana's arrow

The goddess of the hunt sends the golden arrow: the idea that finds you. Buckswood is built to follow it from the first line of a script to the last frame.

Hermes' message

The messenger of the gods carries it home. In Buckswood every tool speaks to every other, and to your AI agents, so nothing gets lost between departments.

Make everyone happy

The smile is the goal: for the director, the editor, the sound designer, the client and the audience. One studio, nobody left out.

Everything in one studio

From the first idea to the final deliver.

Pages you already know from the big professional suites, rebuilt around AI and connected end to end. Bring your own model keys or run models locally.

In 3.1
Create

Script & Story

Write, improve and break down your script with a director that plans coverage scene by scene.

  • Story bible, world, cast & outfits
  • Research graph & moodboards
In 3.1
Create

Storyboard & Generate

Turn shots into images and video with the models you choose: FLUX.3, Nano Banana, Qwen Image, Krea, Kling, Veo and more.

  • Node space for custom pipelines
  • Local models via Draw Things & ComfyUI
In 3.1
Review

Visual Continuity

A vision model checks every frame against its neighbours: wardrobe, props, eyelines, the 180° rule, and returns a concrete fix.

  • Automatic reverse angles
  • Comments & approvals
Coming next
Design

Set Design

A Blender-style 3D workspace to block sets, place props and lights, and shoot reference frames for generation.

  • Outliner, properties, viewport
  • Camera presets per shot
Coming next
Design

Scene Map

Plan blocking from above: actors, cameras, movement paths and the line of action, then turn it into a shot list.

  • 2D floor plan & 3D preview
  • Animated camera moves
Coming next
Edit

Edit & Effects

A Premiere-style timeline with a native OFX host and the Buckswood Post Plugins: Optics Lab lens presets, film emulation and grain.

  • GPU lens & film FX engine
  • Photo editor with the same plugins
Coming next
Color

Color & Compositing

Grade with nodes and LUTs, composite in a node graph, and keep looks consistent across every generated shot.

  • Film Look presets
  • Upscale & relight
Coming next
Sound

Sound

Mix in the view you prefer: a Fairlight-style console, a Pro Tools-style edit window, or a compact creator view.

  • Dialogue, music & effects tracks
  • AI voice & sound effects
Coming next
Deliver

Deliver

Export from a render queue laid out like DaVinci Resolve or from a Premiere-style export dialog. Same engine, your habits.

  • Presets for social, broadcast & review
  • XML/EDL handoff
Hermes, built in

Your AI agent can use every tool you can.

Buckswood runs a local MCP server and REST API. Connect Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Codex with one click in Settings, and the agent works on the same project you see, live.

  • Script, cast, storyboard, generation and continuity review
  • Long batches run as background jobs you can cancel
  • Every agent action is listed in Settings
# in Claude Code, with Buckswood open
> Break scene 3 into shots, generate the
  storyboard in 16:9 and check continuity.

● project_director_scenes   scene 3 · 7 shots
● project_generate_shot_images   7/7 done
● project_review_continuity   2 fixes applied

Done. The storyboard is open in the studio.
Free & open source

Download it here.

Install the desktop app, add your own AI provider keys or connect local models, and start creating.

Latest release: v3.1.0 release notes · All releases · Source code
The Windows installer is not code-signed yet. If SmartScreen asks, choose “More info” → “Run anyway”.