AVE is a local-first AI video editor for Mac. It helps creators import footage, analyze transcripts and visual notes, search by what appears or is said in clips, then turn selected footage into reviewable timeline work. AVE is useful for launch videos, B-roll search, interview highlights, generated-footage assembly, and private local editing where the project should stay on the Mac by default.
Hi again Product Hunt,
I built AVE because I kept wanting the AI layer in a video editor to understand my own footage before trying to make anything. The first wedge is asset intelligence: import local clips, analyze transcripts and visual notes, search for moments by intent, then turn selected shots into reviewable timeline edits. It is Mac-first and local-first, so projects, media, analysis, timeline edits, and exports stay on the Mac by default. AVE is early, but the shape is finally right enough to start showing.
About AVE on Product Hunt
“Local-first AI video editor for Mac”
AVE launched on Product Hunt on July 23rd, 2026 and earned 74 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #30 on the daily leaderboard. AVE is a local-first AI video editor for Mac. It helps creators import footage, analyze transcripts and visual notes, search by what appears or is said in clips, then turn selected footage into reviewable timeline work. AVE is useful for launch videos, B-roll search, interview highlights, generated-footage assembly, and private local editing where the project should stay on the Mac by default.
On the analytics side, AVE competes within Artificial Intelligence, Influencer marketing, Video and OpenAI Day — topics that collectively have 478.3k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how AVE performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted AVE?
AVE was hunted by Oncel Cebeci. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of AVE including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Oncel Cebeci