Frequently asked questions

ContentFactory is a desktop video editor for short-form video, talking-head clips, vlogs and tutorials. It runs on macOS (Apple silicon) and Windows and includes a multi-track timeline, automatic captions, filters and transitions, keyframes and hardware-accelerated export. It is made by Wakitsoft (Zhuhai Wake Software Technology Co., Ltd.).

Nothing. Version 0.1.0 is free to download and use, and you don't need an account.

Mac: macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon (M1 or newer). Windows: Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. A dedicated GPU speeds up export but isn't required.

Not at the moment. The Mac version is built for Apple silicon (M1 or newer) only.

Not yet. The app's interface is in Simplified Chinese; this website is available in English and Chinese.

You only need a connection once, to download the speech-recognition extension (about 240 MB). After that, transcription runs entirely on your computer and neither video nor audio leaves it. It handles Chinese, English (including mixed Chinese–English speech), Cantonese, Japanese and Korean, and you can edit each line and export SRT.

No. There is no analytics or telemetry built in, and the app only contacts cf.wakitx.com when you download an extension. See the privacy policy.

MP4, encoded as H.264 (best compatibility) or HEVC (smaller files), at 720p, 1080p, 2K or 4K and 24, 25, 30, 50 or 60 fps.

Yes, automatically. On Mac it uses VideoToolbox. On Windows it tries NVIDIA NVENC, Intel Quick Sync and AMD AMF in that order, and falls back to software encoding if none is available. Exports run in the background, so you can keep editing.

Yes. New projects can be 16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3 or 21:9.

Yes. The app has a built-in MCP server (127.0.0.1 only, token required) with 53 tools. Once Claude Code, Claude Desktop or another MCP client is connected, the agent can read the timeline, look at rendered frames, cut clips, add captions and titles, and export. Each AI edit is one undo step and is highlighted in the editor. See AI editing.

Any MCP client. Claude Code and other clients connect over Streamable HTTP; Claude Desktop uses the bundled cf mcp command over stdio. The AI button in the app's title bar has ready-to-copy configs. There's no AI model inside the app itself.

The app itself uploads nothing. When the agent calls a tool it receives the project structure, transcript text and any frames it requests; whether those go to your AI provider depends on the client you use. Every call is logged locally.

On Mac in ~/Library/Application Support/ContentFactory/projects; on Windows in %APPDATA%\ContentFactory\projects. Each project is a plain, unencrypted JSON file. Projects save automatically with periodic backups, and uninstalling the app leaves them in place.

This version isn't notarized by Apple yet. The first time, right-click the app in Applications and choose Open. On macOS 15 or later, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway. Step-by-step instructions are in the install guide.

The app doesn't update itself or download anything in the background. Grab the new version from the download page and install it over the old one; your projects and extensions are kept. See the changelog for what changed.

ContentFactory is smaller (installers under 100 MB), needs no account, transcribes captions offline, stores projects in an open format, and lets AI assistants work on the timeline directly. CapCut and Jianying have far bigger template and asset libraries, and DaVinci Resolve is much stronger for color grading and professional finishing. See the full comparison.