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Tesseract by Mirage

Mirage's free local creative engine that lets an AI agent edit video, build motion graphics and design graphics in an editable project.

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Best for
Pro: editors and motion designers
Free plan
Yes
Agent-ready (MCP / API)
Yes
Platforms
macOS, Windows, Linux
Last verified
Oct 28, 2026

Overview

Tesseract is Mirage’s creative engine built for AI agents. You direct an agent, and it cuts footage, animates graphics, composites layers, shapes sound and makes the designs around a video, all inside an editable Tesseract project. Mirage says the same engine powers its Captions app.

Who it fits

It suits creators and editors who want an agent to handle the clicking while they keep control of text, layers, timing and sound. Mirage notes that agents work with video concepts such as layers and compositions rather than a webpage or React app.

What the plans include

The local engine is free on macOS, Windows and Linux, including preview and rendering, and needs no Mirage account. You pay only for your own agent’s subscription or usage.

Limits and alternatives

Tesseract edits existing media and makes motion graphics; it does not generate footage or avatars. HyperFrames builds video as HTML for an agent, Palmier Pro is a Mac editor an agent runs over MCP, and Remotion writes video in React.

Who it's for

A good fit if you are…

  • Creators and editors who want an AI agent to cut footage, animate graphics and shape audio in one editable project
  • People who want to move work between an agent and Premiere Pro or After Effects

Another tool may suit you better if you are…

  • Anyone who wants AI-generated footage or avatars (Mirage says those are separate tools)
  • People who want a traditional app window to click through rather than directing an agent

Pricing

The local engine is free, including local preview and rendering, with no Mirage account needed. Your AI agent's own subscription or usage costs are separate. As of Oct 2026, verify.

  • Local engine: free on macOS, Windows and Linux, with no Mirage account and no Adobe subscription needed.
  • You bring your own agent (for example ChatGPT, Claude or Codex) and its plan.
  • Captions, Mirage's app and cloud workspace, is a separate product with its own pricing.

Prices as of Oct 2026 (checked Oct 28, 2026), verify before buying. Source: vendor pricing page.

Key features

  • Agent edits a native project with layers, compositions, keyframes, masks, adjustment layers and sound
  • Motion graphics scenes and overlays on footage, plus thumbnails, social graphics and static ads
  • HDR footage, color grading with LUTs, ACES and curves, and 4K 60 fps renders
  • Import Premiere Pro or After Effects projects and export new editable Adobe projects (partial support; After Effects export is experimental)
  • Installs as a plugin or agent skills; the standalone engine has documented interfaces

Integrations: Installs as a plugin or skills in supported local and hosted agent environments, including ChatGPT (with ChatGPT Mobile running it in its hosted environment), and Mirage lists setup pages for Muse, Grok Bot and Instinct. Developers can call the standalone binary through its documented interfaces.

Agent-ready? Yes. Add the Tesseract plugin or skills to your agent, which then sets up the free local engine; Mirage describes plugins and skills rather than an MCP server.

See what it lets an AI assistant do next to other creative tools: MCP servers and connectors for video, image and design work.

Pros and good to know

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

Pros

  • Built for agents, which edit a real video project rather than describing changes
  • Free local engine with preview and rendering, and no Mirage or Adobe account needed
  • Runs on macOS, Windows and Linux
  • Keeps the project editable, so one title or keyframe can change without rebuilding the video
  • Mirage says the same engine powers its Captions app

Good to know

  • Needs an agent environment with access to your files and permission to run tools
  • Does not generate footage or avatars, so you bring your own media
  • Adobe round trip is partial, and After Effects export is experimental
  • New release, so expect changes to setup and features

Alternatives

  • HyperFrames: HeyGen's open-source framework where an AI agent builds a video as HTML and HyperFrames renders it to MP4.
  • Palmier Pro: A native Mac video editor built so AI agents like Claude or Codex can edit the timeline for you over MCP.
  • Remotion: Make videos and motion graphics with React code, render them in bulk, and let coding agents help.

Sources

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