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Introducing Tesseract, the video creative suite built for agents.

Keyframes, adjustment layers, compositions, timing, and sound are native parts of a Tesseract project. Your agent works with video elements directly, instead of translating an edit into HTML or React.

Install ChatGPT Plugin

Read the setup prompt

Set up Tesseract by Mirage so you can edit videos and create motion graphics locally. Read https://github.com/mirage-hq/Tesseract and check that this computer and agent support local execution on macOS or Windows. If Tesseract is not already installed, install both Tesseract skills for this agent. Follow their installation guide to set up the required CLI version, verify its checksum, and confirm it runs. Then ask me for my footage or the video I want to make.

Paste this into your agent

Set up Tesseract by Mirage so you can edit videos and create motion graphics locally. Read https://github.com/mirage-hq/Tesseract and check that this computer and agent support local execution on macOS or Windows. If Tesseract is not already installed, install both Tesseract skills for this agent. Follow their installation guide to set up the required CLI version, verify its checksum, and confirm it runs. Then ask me for my footage or the video I want to make.

Give your agent the engine.
Let it skip the interface.

Tesseract lets your agent edit projects and render video without opening Premiere or After Effects. That means more focus on creative decisions, less on clicking through menus.

Explore direct engine access
An agent sends a video brief directly to Tesseract Runtime. The editable project updates and a preview renders locally.

Professional video has a language. Now your agent speaks it.

Instead of translating from HTML, your agent works with the tools of professional video—so the result feels crafted, not coded.

Explore the editing tools
A sunset edit with a heat-refraction adjustment layer, animated intensity curve, footage timeline, and music. The agent is asked to ease the effect in with the music.

Bring your vision to life
without mastering a
different tool for every step.

Make the cut, animate the graphics, and shape the audio through one agent working on one connected project. You don’t need to learn a separate application for every discipline.

See how a social ad was made
A creator’s video with separately editable footage, a sound-wave graphic, and a camera-click sound. The agent adjusts the graphic while preserving the footage and music.

Create without
any subscription.

Tesseract is a free local engine. Install the ChatGPT plugin, add its skills to another local agent, or download the runtime and connect through its documented interfaces.

Explore Tesseract Runtime

Your agent’s own subscription or usage costs are separate.

Tesseract Runtime: a free local creative engine for video editing, motion graphics, and sound. Your computer previews and renders; your agent connects through documented interfaces.

Your agent made the video.
Now ask it to make
the editor.

Ask your agent to build the controls you want for timing, typography, color, or framing. Make an adjustment yourself, then let the agent continue on the same project.

Build your own editor
A custom editor for a Gather Creativity motion graphic, with title timing, accent-color swatches, and aspect-ratio controls.

Make your first video worth sharing.

Start with an example, review what your agent makes, and direct the next edit.

Example-project instructions beside a printmaker’s footage

Start with a working example.

Use the plugin’s documentation and example projects to give your agent a concrete starting point.

A green-screen shot, composited train-window scene, and finished video with graphics

See the edit as it develops.

Preview frames and motion before the final render. Give feedback while the project is still taking shape.

An editable timeline with separate typography, effects, footage, and music layers

Keep the changes you like.

Refine a specific layer or moment without changing the rest of your project.

The engine behind
millions of videos.

Tesseract powers Captions across iOS and web. The same engine has already produced millions of videos and served millions of users.

A Captions portrait video with a pink and blue glow and the words Start with an idea.

From your brief to a finished video.

Start with your agent. Keep your creative judgment in the loop.

  1. 01

    Install Tesseract

    Add the plugin or skills to your agent, then let it set up the free local engine.

  2. 02

    Bring your footage and brief

    Share the media, references, and direction for the video you want to make.

  3. 03

    Review, refine, render

    Watch the result, ask for changes, and render the finished video locally.

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A closer look at Tesseract.

What you can make, how it works, and what you need to get started.

What is Tesseract?

Tesseract is a creative suite built for AI agents. Its native engine combines video editing, motion graphics, compositing, and sound in one editable project. It runs locally on macOS and Windows.

How can I edit a video with ChatGPT or Claude?

Install the Tesseract plugin or skills in a supported local agent environment. Give the agent your footage and brief. It uses Tesseract to build the edit, preview the result, make revisions, and render a video on your computer.

Can an AI agent create motion graphics with Tesseract?

Yes. Tesseract supports full motion-design scenes and overlays on footage, including animated typography, keyframes, easing, compositions, and adjustment layers. Describe the result and refine its timing and design with your agent.

Can I make social ads and product launch videos?

Yes. Bring footage, screen recordings, brand assets, and audio. Direct your agent to combine the edit with graphics and sound, then revise the hook, pacing, or framing for the campaign you are making.

Can I change one part without recreating the whole video?

Yes. Tesseract keeps the project editable. Your agent can change a title, adjust a keyframe, move a clip, or rebalance audio while keeping the rest of the project in place.

How is Tesseract different from HTML or React video tools?

Tesseract uses a native creative project model built around video layers, compositions, timing, and sound. Agents work directly with editing concepts rather than representing the video as a webpage or a React application.

Is Tesseract free to use?

The local creative engine is free, including local preview and rendering. Your AI agent’s subscription or model usage costs are separate. You do not need an Adobe subscription to use Tesseract.

What computer and agent setup do I need?

Tesseract supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and 64-bit Windows 10 or later, with a compatible local agent. Linux, WSL, and cloud execution are not supported. Use the ChatGPT or Claude setup guide for installation. A browser-only chat cannot run the local binary on your computer by itself.

Do I need to know how to code or use After Effects?

You can direct the creative work in plain language through the plugin. Tesseract gives the agent editing documentation and examples. Developers can also use the binary and documented interfaces directly.

Can I use another agent or build my own video editor?

Yes. The standalone engine has documented interfaces and runnable examples. Connect another agent, or ask it to build manual controls for timing, typography, color, and framing around the same editable project.

Does Tesseract generate footage or AI avatars?

Tesseract focuses on editing existing media and creating motion graphics. Bring recorded or generated footage, images, and audio into the project. Footage generation and avatar creation are separate tools.

How is Tesseract related to Captions?

Mirage makes both products. Tesseract is the engine and agent product. Captions is the app and cloud workspace, powered by Tesseract. Local Tesseract use requires no Mirage account. Captions services are separate from the local plugin release.

Your next video.
Made with your agent.

Install ChatGPT Plugin

Read the setup prompt

Set up Tesseract by Mirage so you can edit videos and create motion graphics locally. Read https://github.com/mirage-hq/Tesseract and check that this computer and agent support local execution on macOS or Windows. If Tesseract is not already installed, install both Tesseract skills for this agent. Follow their installation guide to set up the required CLI version, verify its checksum, and confirm it runs. Then ask me for my footage or the video I want to make.

Paste this into your agent

Set up Tesseract by Mirage so you can edit videos and create motion graphics locally. Read https://github.com/mirage-hq/Tesseract and check that this computer and agent support local execution on macOS or Windows. If Tesseract is not already installed, install both Tesseract skills for this agent. Follow their installation guide to set up the required CLI version, verify its checksum, and confirm it runs. Then ask me for my footage or the video I want to make.

Professional creative tools for your AI agent. Free on Mac and Windows.