cli-anything-openscreen

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Command-line interface for Openscreen — a screen recording editor. A stateful CLI for editing screen recordings with zoom, speed ramps, trim, crop, annotations, and polished exports. Built on the Openscreen JSON project format with ffmpeg as the rendering backend. Designed for AI agents and power users who need programmatic video editing.

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cli-anything-openscreen

A stateful command-line interface for editing screen recordings. Transform raw captures into polished demo videos with zoom effects, speed adjustments, trimming, annotations, and beautiful backgrounds.

Installation

pip install cli-anything-openscreen

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
ffmpeg must be installed on your system

Usage

Basic Commands

cli-anything-openscreen --help
cli-anything-openscreen                     # REPL mode
cli-anything-openscreen project new -v recording.mp4 -o project.openscreen
cli-anything-openscreen --json project info

REPL Mode

Run cli-anything-openscreen without arguments to enter interactive mode. Type help for available commands, quit to exit.

Command Groups

project

Create, open, save, and configure projects.

Command	Description
`project new [-v VIDEO] [-o PATH]`	Create new project with optional video
`project open <path>`	Open existing .openscreen project
`project save [-o PATH]`	Save project to file
`project info`	Show project metadata and region counts
`project set-video <path>`	Set source video file
`project set <key> <value>`	Set editor setting (padding, wallpaper, etc.)

zoom

Manage zoom regions — smooth zoom effects on specific timeline areas.

Command	Description
`zoom list`	List all zoom regions
`zoom add --start MS --end MS [--depth 1-6] [--focus-x 0-1] [--focus-y 0-1]`	Add zoom
`zoom remove <id>`	Remove zoom region

Zoom depths: 1=1.25x, 2=1.5x, 3=1.8x, 4=2.2x, 5=3.5x, 6=5.0x

speed

Manage speed regions — speed up idle time, slow down important moments.

Command	Description
`speed list`	List all speed regions
`speed add --start MS --end MS [--speed 0.25-2.0]`	Add speed change
`speed remove <id>`	Remove speed region

Valid speeds: 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0

trim

Manage trim regions — cut out sections of the recording.

Command	Description
`trim list`	List all trim regions
`trim add --start MS --end MS`	Cut out a section
`trim remove <id>`	Remove trim region

crop

Set the visible area of the recording.

Command	Description
`crop get`	Show current crop region
`crop set --x 0-1 --y 0-1 --width 0-1 --height 0-1`	Set crop (normalized)

annotation

Add text overlays to the recording.

Command	Description
`annotation list`	List all annotations
`annotation add-text --start MS --end MS --text "..." [--x 0-1] [--y 0-1]`	Add text
`annotation remove <id>`	Remove annotation

media

Inspect and validate media files.

Command	Description
`media probe <path>`	Show video metadata (resolution, duration, codec)
`media check <path>`	Validate a video file
`media thumbnail <input> <output> [-t TIME]`	Extract a frame

export

Render the final polished video.

Command	Description
`export presets`	List available export presets
`export render <output_path>`	Render project to video file

preview

Capture truthful review bundles from the current Openscreen project.

Command	Description
`preview recipes`	List available preview recipes
`preview capture --recipe quick`	Render a low-res preview bundle
`preview latest [--recipe quick]`	Return the latest existing bundle

Current preview support is static rather than live. A quick bundle typically contains:

a low-res preview clip
sampled frames
a hero frame for quick inspection
summary.json with trim/zoom/speed facts

Bundle capture also writes or updates a stable recipe-level trajectory.json beside the preview root so agents can reconstruct preview history over time.

Viewer commands:

cli-hub previews inspect /path/to/bundle
cli-hub previews html /path/to/bundle -o page.html
cli-hub previews open /path/to/bundle

session

Manage session state with undo/redo.

Command	Description
`session status`	Show session info
`session undo`	Undo last operation
`session redo`	Redo last undone operation
`session save`	Save session state to disk
`session list`	List all saved sessions

State Management

Undo/Redo: Up to 50 levels of undo history
Project persistence: JSON .openscreen files
Session tracking: auto-tracks modifications

Output Formats

Human-readable (default): Formatted key-value pairs
Machine-readable (--json): Structured JSON output

Editor Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`aspectRatio`	string	"16:9"	16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 4:5
`wallpaper`	string	"gradient_dark"	Background preset
`padding`	int	50	0-100, padding around video
`borderRadius`	int	12	Corner radius in pixels
`shadowIntensity`	float	0	0-1, drop shadow strength
`motionBlurAmount`	float	0	0-1, motion blur during zoom
`exportQuality`	string	"good"	medium, good, source
`exportFormat`	string	"mp4"	mp4, gif

For AI Agents

Always use --json for parseable output
Check return codes — 0 = success, non-zero = error
Parse stderr for error messages in non-JSON mode
Use absolute file paths
After export render, verify the output exists and probe it
Times are in milliseconds for all region commands
Coordinates (focus, crop, position) are normalized 0-1
Use preview capture --json to validate zoom, trim, annotation, and timing visually
Read returned bundle artifact paths from the JSON payload; images and clips live on disk
Use cli-hub previews ... only to inspect/open existing bundles

Version

1.0.0

Other versions

Version 2 on GitHub