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Palmier Pro

A native Mac video editor built so AI agents like Claude or Codex can edit the timeline for you over MCP.

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Best for
Pro: editors and motion designers
Free plan
Yes
Agent-ready (MCP / API)
Yes
Platforms
macOS
Last verified
Oct 14, 2026

Overview

Palmier Pro is our pick for pros in Agents & MCP: an editor an AI agent operates for you. Instead of you clicking through the timeline, the agent works it while you direct. The editor and MCP link are free, and you bring your own Claude, Codex or Cursor subscription. Paid plans add generation credits, cloud transcription and built-in chat, and Palmier says editing itself stays free.

It is better suited to editors and technical creators today than to someone new to video: it is Mac-only (macOS 26), a young product (its GitHub repository dates from April 2026), and the agent workflow assumes you are comfortable setting up MCP. Video generation credits go fast, and the two paid tiers were on limited-time pricing as of Oct 2026. If you are new to video, Descript is our pick for editing by text without learning a timeline, and our Start here page covers the other starting points.

Who it's for

A good fit if you are…

  • Editors and creators who want an AI agent to do the first cut and still have a real editor for the finish
  • People who make the same video format every week (it can save a process as a reusable Skill)

Another tool may suit you better if you are…

  • Windows users (macOS 26 Tahoe on Apple Silicon is the listed requirement)
  • Anyone who wants a purely browser-based or no-install tool

Pricing

Editor and MCP connection are free; Pro $29/mo (limited-time, normally $49) and Max $69/mo (limited-time, normally $99) add generation credits. As of Oct 2026, verify.

  • Free: full multi-track editor, Claude, Codex or Cursor over MCP, no account, local transcription and footage search, render or export NLE XML.
  • Pro: $29/mo limited-time (normally $49), 5,000 generation credits a month, every supported media model, cloud transcription and in-app chat.
  • Max: $69/mo limited-time (normally $99), 12,000 credits a month and priority support.
  • Enterprise: custom, with volume credits and procurement support.
  • Palmier's rough guide: 5,000 credits is around 333 images, or a few minutes of generated video; usage varies by model, resolution and duration.

Prices as of Oct 2026 (checked Oct 14, 2026), verify before buying. Source: vendor pricing page.

Key features

  • Multi-track editor with trim, text, keyframes and colour grading
  • Local MCP server so Claude, Codex or Cursor can build a timeline and export
  • Generate images, video, voiceover, music, sound effects and dubs on the timeline, plus upscaling and lip sync
  • Export H.264, H.265 or ProRes, or NLE XML for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut
  • Save an agent's editing process as a Skill and re-run it, and reframe to vertical or square

Integrations: Hands off to Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Final Cut via XML export. Supported generation models listed on the pricing page include Seedance, Kling, Runway Aleph, Ideogram, Recraft and Nano Banana Pro.

Agent-ready? Yes. Runs a local MCP server; connect Claude, Codex or Cursor with your existing agent subscription and review or undo edits in the app.

Pros and good to know

Drawn from the vendor's own documentation and public sources.

Pros

  • Designed from the start for agents, so the agent makes real timeline edits instead of describing them
  • Editor and MCP connection are free, with no account
  • Exports XML so you can finish in Premiere, Resolve or Final Cut
  • Skills let you repeat a workflow across similar videos
  • States that customer content is not used to train Palmier or third-party AI models

Good to know

  • Requires macOS 26 (Tahoe) on Apple Silicon, so it is Mac-only and needs a recent OS
  • New product (its GitHub repository was created in April 2026), so expect fast changes and rough edges
  • AI generation and cloud features need a paid plan and credits, which are used up quickly on video
  • You need your own agent subscription (Claude, Codex or Cursor) for the agent part
  • The project's GitHub shows the source was open (GPLv3) through v0.7.6, with later binaries proprietary; check current terms if licence matters

Alternatives

  • Descript: Edit video and audio by editing a text transcript, with AI tools for filler words, captions, clips and more.
  • DaVinci Resolve: Professional editing, colour, VFX, motion graphics and audio in one app, with a free version and a DaVinci AI Neural Engine in Studio.
  • Remotion: Make videos and motion graphics with React code, render them in bulk, and let coding agents help.

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