carvercat
Alpha 0.1.8 · Mac and Windows

Motion design software for you and your AI agent.

Design together, then carve it into editable Fusion or After Effects files in one click.

DaVinci Resolve
After Effects
Premiere Pro
FreeEvery feature, no account
OfflineRuns on your computer
LightweightA small native app
MCP-friendlyBuilt in, for any agent
Agents

Built for MCP.

A local MCP server is built in, so your agent works in the same project you do.

For agents →

One app

Design and animation, one app.

No node graph to wire. Carvercat builds the comp for you.

DesignText, shapes, paths, images, masks
AnimateKeyframes, easing, text stagger
CarveAn editable comp in your editor
Familiar units

Units you already know, for you and your AI.

Carvercat uses the same sizes, colours and timing as a website. Nothing new to learn, and your agent gets it right too.

SizesPixels, percent and points, like a web page
Colours and easingHex colours and easing names from CSS
TimeCount in frames, seconds or milliseconds
No silent guessesIf a value makes no sense, Carvercat says so and why
Carve

One click to editable files.

A carved comp keeps its layers. A video does not.

Rendered video

Launch day
One flat clip. Change a word? Render again.

Carved comp

DaVinci Resolve · Fusion nodes
Text+ HeadlineLaunch day RectangleBacking bar Text+ SubtitleSubtitle Merge Merge MediaOut
After Effects · timeline
0s1s2s3s4s5s
HeadlineLaunch day
Backing barShape
SubtitleText
Layers and keyframes kept. Change the word in your editor. Nothing to render.
Editors

Pick your editor.

Live

DaVinci Resolve

Editable Fusion comp.

Details →
Live

After Effects

Editable After Effects comp.

Details →
Through After Effects

Premiere Pro

Direct send is planned.

Details →
Questions

Questions.

What is Carvercat?

Free, lightweight, offline motion design software that is built for MCP. You and your AI agent design and animate in one project, then carve it into an editable Fusion comp for DaVinci Resolve or an After Effects comp in one click. Premiere Pro goes through After Effects for now.

Is it stable?

No. Everything in Carvercat is alpha. Expect glitches, missing features and changes as it grows. Tell us what breaks on Discord.

Is Carvercat free?

Yes. Every feature is included, with no trial and no watermark, and it is intended to stay free. The AI client you connect may have its own costs.

Which editors work today?

DaVinci Resolve (Free and Studio) carves as an editable Fusion comp. After Effects carves as an After Effects comp and needs After Effects installed on the same computer. Premiere Pro has no direct send yet.

How do I use it with Premiere Pro?

Through After Effects for now: carve to After Effects, save that project, then import the comp into Premiere or use Dynamic Link. We have not tested that route yet. A direct Premiere send is planned. You can also export rendered media and import it.

All questions →

Try it.

Free for Mac and Windows. Alpha 0.1.8.

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