{
  "id": 8571894,
  "title": "Figma-inspired video editing and motion design, done right",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/figma-inspired-video-editing-and-motion-design-done-right",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-20T00:49:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/codeideal/figma-inspired-video-editing-and-motion-design-done-right-5gcd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AtomCut is a Figma-inspired video editor that operates in the browser, providing a true multi-track timeline alongside the infinite canvas. This design choice allows users to frame their work, manipulate groups as clips, and animate every property with keyframes. The tool is free, requires no account, runs offline, and supports multiple export formats. AtomCut was built by a single developer and serves as an application that can be accessed at app.atomcut.net. The name AtomCut refers to its structure, where a group represents a clip, and frames hold duration and frame rate.",
  "summary": "A Figma-inspired video editor is one where the canvas is the place you work, the document is the truth, the browser is the runtime, and the free tier is the whole tool rather than a trial. AtomCut is that, with one addition Figma never made: a real multi-track timeline under the canvas, so a frame has a duration, a group is a clip, and every property you can see can be keyframed. It is free,…",
  "key_points": [
    "AtomCut is a Figma-inspired browser-based video editor",
    "Offers multi-track timeline and infinite canvas",
    "Free, offline, supports multiple export formats"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The browser-based video editor's Figma-inspired design enables a more flexible and intuitive creative process, allowing users to work freely with multiple tracks and customizable elements.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}